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From the "Survivors' Haggadah" written for the 1947 Survivors' Seder in Munich, Germany (Courtesy National Library of Israel)
March 27, 2018, 9:21 pm
Post-Holocaust Haggadahs reflect altered versions of slavery and freedom
An exhibit at Israel's National Library highlights themes of nontraditional Passover Seders in post-war Europe and pre-state Palestine
By Jessica Steinberg
Detail from travelogue poster for 'With Allenby in Palestine' and 'Lawrence in Arabia' by Lowell Thomas. (Courtesy)
December 21, 2017, 4:07 am
How the 1917 Battle of Jerusalem surrender flag ended up in Greenville, Ohio
From the Jaffa Gate to a small Midwestern museum, an artifact representing the creation of the modern Middle East makes an incredible journey
By Marshall Weiss
Viscount Allenby of Megiddo and Felixstowe at The Tower of David Museum, December 10, 2017 (Ricky Rachman)
December 11, 2017, 9:38 am
100 years later, Allenby returns to Jerusalem
The Old City's Tower of David Museum launches an exhibit in honor of the centennial of the capture of the Holy City from the Ottoman Turks by British forces
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Alison Pick (Emma Lee Photography)
October 21, 2017, 6:12 am
Acclaimed Canadian author explores dark side of pioneers’ Zionist utopia
On first Israel visit, Alison Pick delves into human drama of early 1920s kibbutz life to write her compelling new novel, 'Strangers with the Same Dream'
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A Palestinian poster campaign planned for the Balfour centenary in the UK (Palestine Mission to the UK)
October 18, 2017, 9:18 am
Anti-Balfour Declaration posters banned from London underground, buses
Banners showing contrasting images of Palestinians before and after 1948 fail to meet guidelines for sensitive issues
By Stuart Winer
Children posing for a photo in hats that read 'Exodus 1947' in a displaced persons camp in Germany, September 1947. (Robert Gary/via JTA)
October 7, 2017, 2:52 pm
Incredible photos of Holocaust survivors from the SS Exodus up for auction
Under the hammer on October 31, journalist Robert Gary's album of post-Holocaust life in DP camps is one of the highest-quality records to survive
By Andrew Tobin
Part of the draw for scholars attending the 17th World Congress of Jewish Studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem on August 6-10, 2017, is the chance to catch up with old friends. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
August 10, 2017, 4:46 pm
At 70, Jerusalem’s Jewish Studies ‘Olympics’ still a good brain workout
Held every four years, the World Congress of Jewish Studies brings together the field's finest with those who want to walk in their footsteps
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Survivors gathered around the Exodus memorial, July 18, 2017. (Laura Ben-David)
July 27, 2017, 12:31 pm
In pictures, the 70th anniversary of the SS Exodus in Haifa
Israelis honor the sacrifice made by over 4,500 Holocaust survivors and potential immigrants who were sent back to Germany by the British
By Laura Ben-David
The Exodus ship (photo credit: Wikimedia commons)
July 9, 2017, 5:16 pm
France marks 70 years since ‘Exodus’ ship voyage to Israel
Survivors of journey that had profound influence on creation of Jewish state gather in Mediterranean port of Sete to mark anniversary
By Isabelle LIGNER
From left: Moshe Jakubowitz, Moshe Ha-Elion, Esther Miron, Max Privler, Jeannine Stephane-Bouhanna, Elka Abromovitz, and Moshe Porat, the torch lighters for the 2017 Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem (Yaakov Schwartz/Times of Israel)
April 21, 2017, 9:52 am
With stories as varied as their accents, survivors ready for Holocaust memorial ceremony
Emotional dress rehearsal at Yad Vashem introduces the six torch-lighters and the woman who will share her story with the country at Sunday's event
By Yaakov Schwartz
Tour guide Moshe Ben Yehuda speaks at the Lehi Museum in Tel Aviv. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
April 1, 2017, 8:08 am
In Tel Aviv, a glimpse into the turbulent years when the British ruled
Lehi leader Avraham Stern was gunned down 75 years ago in an unassuming apartment; it now houses a museum dedicated to the underground group
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
March 23, 2017, 10:39 pm
Night in Tel Aviv
Musings on homeland, terrorism, London casualties, the complications of occupation, and naive Israeli hot-heads
By Maxim Reider
Illustrative photo of people on the streets of downtown Haifa during a cultural event. (Shay Levy/Flash90)
February 7, 2017, 5:47 am
Downtown Haifa goes upscale with urban makeover
After years of neglect, port area is showing signs of rebirth as trendy pubs and restaurants and funky designers set up shop
By Jessica Steinberg
Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold meeting with Tehran Children in Israel in February 1943. (Jewish Agency for Israel via JTA)
January 26, 2017, 8:01 am
Tehran Holocaust refugees generating new interest amid global migrant crisis
Thousands of Jews escaped to Uzbekistan during WWII; 800 children made tortuous journey via Soviet Union, India, Egypt and Iran to pre-state Israel
By Cnaan Liphshiz
S. Y. Agnon lived in his home in Jerusalem's Talpiot neighborhood until his death in 1970. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
December 24, 2016, 9:13 am
On a small Jerusalem street, a historic literary rivalry
Nobel laureate S. Y. Agnon and historian Josef Klausner were once grouchy neighbors in Jerusalem's Talpiot. And they're not the only major figures with echoes in the leafy neighborhood
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
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