Land of Israel

It was a close competition between artists to see who would receive the honor of designing the National Emblem

The then-revolutionary photochrom method gave the world its first color pictures — based on the imagination of the employee working the printing plates.

Years before Eichmann was brought to Israel to stand trial, the notorious mass-murderer visited Mandatory Palestine in 1937 while disguised as a journalist.

Discovered in the National Library archives, Himmler’s message to the Mufti decried the “Jewish invaders”, while sending “warm wishes for your continued struggle…”

In the Six Day War of 1967, the entire city of Jerusalem came under Israel’s control, including the Old City and the Western Wall. These pictures captured the emotions of the days which immediately followed…

It was 1937 and publisher Salman Schocken was looking for an original gift for his friends. The result: 40 spectacular photographs capturing the cities and landscapes from the skies.

How the First World War halted one young Jewish boy’s carefree life.

A letter sent by a soldier in the Jewish Legion in 1919 gives us a glimpse into the depression and despair felt by the youth of the Land of Israel at the end of the war which “liberated” the Land of Israel from Ottoman oppression.