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Left: An undated entry from British officer Orde Wingate's personal notebook showing his notes in studying Hebrew, now available at the National Library in Jerusalem; Right: A 1944 photograph of British officer Orde Wingate, available at the National Library in Jerusalem. (Orde Wingate Archives, National Library of Israel)
February 5, 2026, 3:01 pm
New Wingate papers shed light on British officer revered in Israel as ‘the friend’
Hebrew study sheets, photos and plans for the formation of a Zionist military are among items recently donated to Jerusalem’s National Library
By Ethan Rubinson
Maj. Gen. (res.) David Tolkowsky speaks in an interview with the Toldot Yisrael Israeli history podcast filmed January 3, 2011. (Screen capture: Toldot Yisrael via Youtube)
November 28, 2025, 4:39 pm
Dan Tolkowsky, former air force commander and Israeli tech pioneer, dies at 104
Tel Aviv-born Royal Air Force vet stayed in Britain to help Haganah obtain first planes for budding air force, which he led between 1953-1958; went on to found Israel’s 1st VC fund
By Emanuel Fabian and Stav Levaton
Yaakov Nimrodi (L) with his son Ofer at the President's Conference held in Jerusalem on May 13, 2008. (FLASH90)
August 22, 2023, 10:04 am
Yaakov Nimrodi, Israel’s first military envoy to Iran, dies at 97
Baghdad native moved from Iraq to Mandatory Palestine shortly after birth, served in Haganah, Palmach, and took part in secret IDF operations, including first-ever targeted killing
By Michael Horovitz
Aharon Ariel (Courtesy Yael Ariel-Goldschmidt)
July 19, 2023, 6:49 am
Scholar Aharon Ariel, War of Independence vet and ‘walking encyclopedia,’ dies at 97
Jerusalemite Hagana fighter and ex-POW carved out career as journalist, translator, Hebrew teacher and encyclopedia editor, as well as advocating for son captured in Yom Kippur War
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
A compass and other items from a 1948 War of Independence battle that have been found on Ha-Lamed Heh Battle Hill, April 2023. (Yoli Schwartz/Israel Antiquities Authority)
April 24, 2023, 2:59 pm
75 years on, newly found compass points to heart of 1948 battle where 35 troops died
Researchers also unearth bullet casings at site of famous Lamed Heh battle in War of Independence, shedding rare light on an incident from which there were no Palmach survivors
By Michael Bachner
A memorial dedicated to the Jewish boatmen lost at sea during World War II in North Tel Aviv. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
February 25, 2023, 9:05 am
Hundreds of Jewish fighters were lost at sea in WWII. Here’s how Israel honors them
560 warriors from Mandate Palestine who fought with the British against Axis powers are still missing. While a nonprofit searches for them, Israelis dedicate a day to their memory
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Illustrative: A digital rendering of a development plan to build a complex of four mixed-use buildings, including a 17-story tower and a residential building of 200 apartments in Tel Aviv's bohemian Florentin neighborhood, December 2022. (Cityel/Florentin Square/3DVision Ltd)
December 14, 2022, 11:58 am
Developers secure funds to build proposed Florentin Square project in Tel Aviv
Re-development of iconic Florentin district finds financing alliance outside of the regular players, with financial corporations
By Danielle Nagler
Firearms are seen at a Haganah exhibit in Kibbutz Mishmar HaSharon in central Israel. Some 20 weapons were stolen from the site on September 10, 2022. (Hefer Valley Regional Council)
September 10, 2022, 7:26 pm
Thieves break into Haganah war exhibit, steal 20 decommissioned weapons
Police launch investigation to retrieve stolen 1940s firearms; secret weapons cache in Kibbutz Mishmar HaSharon was turned into a museum in recent years
By Emanuel Fabian
Tamar Eshel, pictured when serving on the board of the Bezalel arts academy in 1991 (Family photo, via Wikipedia)
July 24, 2022, 10:30 pm
Trailblazing former MK, diplomat Tamar Eshel dies on her 102nd birthday
Born in London but raised in Mandatory Palestine, Eshel served in Haganah, was first Israeli to serve as chair of a UN commission, later sat in Knesset and Jerusalem city council
By Michael Horovitz
From left: Yaakov Stutsky, Yitzhak Mordecai, Haim Poznansky, Mordecai Franco. (Courtesy/Curator Beit Hapalmach)
April 28, 2020, 6:03 am
The shepherd, the pilot, the long-lost grave: 5 stories of Israel’s 1948 fallen
Hundreds of Jews died in the fight for Jerusalem, including teenage immigrants and seasoned veterans; today, monuments and battle sites remain outside the capital
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Tom Derek Bowden at Arnhem, Netherlands. (via UK Jewish News)
July 2, 2019, 10:41 pm
British soldier who founded IDF parachute school dies at 97
WWII veteran and ‘Machal’ volunteer Tom Derek Bowden was wounded in the same battle in which Moshe Dayan lost his eye
By ToI Staff
Shalom (Zvi) Harry Davidowitz, an American rabbi who helped draft Israel's constitution (far left) with Shaul Tchernichovky, Eliyahu Goldenberg, Tel Aviv mayor Israel Rokach and Simon Dubnov (Courtesy Toldot Yisrael)
May 8, 2019, 10:28 pm
Video project tells tales of American Jews who helped fledgling Israel take wing
Toldot Yisrael is racing to interview anyone with a role in the establishment of the state, from those who ‘schlepped’ backpacks for the Haganah to a Davidka bomb maker
By Jessica Steinberg
A Jewish family stands outside of their ransacked home following the Kishinev pogrom of 1903. (public domain)
April 9, 2018, 5:05 am
How a small pogrom in Russia changed the course of history
Until the Holocaust, the Kishinev pogrom of 1903 was the archetype for anti-Jewish persecution, according to a new book about the massacre’s long afterlife
By Matt Lebovic
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
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
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