On this day in 1933, the YMCA in Jerusalem was dedicated. Designed by the same architects who built the Empire State Building, the Jerusalem YMCA housed the city’s first heated…
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On this day in 1909, 66 Jewish families gathered on a desolate sand dune to parcel out the land by lottery using seashells. This humble ceremony marked the beginning of…
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Mar Bar-Ilan was an Orthodox rabbi, author, and religious Zionist activist, who served as leader of the Mizrachi movement in the United States and pre-state Israel. Bar-Ilan University, founded in…
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Yitzhak Rachamim Navon was an Israeli politician, diplomat, and author. He served as the fifth President of Israel between 1978 and 1983 as a member of the center-left Alignment party.
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On this day, a one-of-a-kind clay seal was discovered, bearing the name of Nathan-Melech who is mentioned in the Bible in 2 Kings 23:11. He was an official in the…
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Born in Cordoba, Spain in 1135, Maimonides was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher. Also known as Rambam, he became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the…
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People of all ages celebrate Purim together on the streets of Tel Aviv! Grown-ups and children alike dress up in fun costumes to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, which…
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Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, an Achaemenid Persian Empire official who was planning to kill all the Jews, as recounted…
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Former Chief of Staff for the IDF and son of the renowned archaeologist Eliezer Sukenik, Yigael Yadin became one of the most famous archaeologists in the new state of Israel.…
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Yonatan Netanyahu was the brother of Prime Minister Netanyahu and commander of Operation Entebbe, a daring raid that freed 105 Jewish hostages being held in the Entebbe, Uganda airport. He…
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Max Brodenheimer was a lawyer and one of the main figures in German Zionism. An associate of Theodor Herzl, Brodenheimer was the first president of the Zionist Federation of Germany…
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The Jerusalem Marathon is an international running competition held annually in Jerusalem during the month of March. The course begins at Israel’s parliament, passes through Mount Scopus and the Old…
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Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77, and 1992 until his assassination in 1995.…
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Ariel Sharon was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. Sharon was a commander in the Israeli…
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Haim Arlosoroff was a Zionist leader of the Yishuv during the British Mandate for Palestine, prior to the establishment of Israel, and head of the Political Department of the Jewish…