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Rachel Cohen-Kagan was one of the most prominent activists for the advancement of women’s rights in the young State of Israel. Her efforts led to her being among the signatories of the Declaration of Independence
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The story of the rogue Israeli pilot, failed politician and hamburger-joint owner Abie Nathan, who decided to “hop over” to Egypt in the interests of promoting peace.
Meet the artist who risked time in prison by drawing the massacre of the Jews in the Land of Israel in 1929.
In 1948, Israel sought to encourage Aliyah to Israel by promoting a strong work ethic, Jewish identity, and showcasing that the newcomers would not be alone.
Yehiel De-Nur felt that “Yehiel Feiner” was destroyed in the Holocaust, and so he wished to destroy the book he published before the Holocaust
Diaspora, Land of Israel
The letter addressed to her brother George was written in English to ensure it would pass through the British military censors.
The figure of Ze’ev Vladimir Jabotinsky drew controversy even well after his death. The father of Revisionist Zionism and the ideological pillar of the Israeli right-wing, was finally brought to rest in Israel in 1964, 24 years after his passing.
The majority of comic books published in Israel are aimed at Haredi children. Here is a glimpse into the world of “The Fearful Heroes” and “A Yiddishe Kop.”
Judaism, Land of Israel
History is being preserved at the National Library of Israel with the conservation of two pages from an original Gutenberg Bible.
What do the Golem of Prague and one of Israel’s first computers have in common? Gershom Scholem explains.
The drama that had disappeared almost entirely from the official history of the Eichmann trial.
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