Long before he became the first Israeli to be launched into space, Ilan Ramon, as a 23-year-old fighter pilot, asked Prof. Yeshayahu Leibowitz: “What is man’s purpose in this world?” Leibowitz did his best to answer
The blockade of Jerusalem began during the first few days of the War of Independence, spreading from the Old City’s Jewish Quarter to the rest of Jerusalem. These color photos from 1948 show us what life was like in the city that was cut off from the rest of the country…
The trial of Adolf Eichmann had a profound effect on Holocaust discourse in the young State of Israel. During the trial, a heated debate raged within Israeli society over the appropriate punishment for the senior SS officer…
The tragic circumstances that led to the surrender of the Jewish Quarter’s defenders in Jerusalem’s Old City during the War of Independence
From the first election 72 years ago to the first snap election 70 years ago, Israel’s vibrant democracy is a work in progress
The story behind Ben-Gurion’s refusal to wear a head covering at the funeral of S.Y. Agnon…
Why did Rabbi Reines, the founder of Religious Zionism, support the British Uganda Proposal?
As a young grad student 30 years ago, Prof. Brian Horowitz was an active witness to history
You can’t keep a good excuse for a party down. From the time the British introduced the Gregorian calendar, Israelis have celebrated New Year’s Eve.
