History is happening in 'Israel Valley, The Technology Shield of Innovation' - book excerpt
'The geographical and academic proximity of hi-tech, venture capital, and young entrepreneurs underpins one of Israel’s recipes for success.'
History
When Jewish athletes dominated Polish sport: A lost legacy
This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali
82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest
Margaret Thatcher biography: All about the UK prime minister in one centenary volume - book review
There is no doubt that Thatcher admired Jews for their community spirit, entrepreneurial skills, scholarly prowess, and general contribution to British society.
Mastering the short story: Twelve vignettes capture America’s Jewish world - book review
'You’ve Told Me Before,' proves, if proof were needed after her first wonderful foray into this specialized literary field, that Jennifer Anne Moses is a master of the short story genre.
'The Accomplices': Restaging history of efforts to save European Jews from the Holocaust
Inside the creative process of a play that forces us to reflect on what happens when the world looks away – from the 1940s to today.
Hugo Boss became wealthy off SS uniform production, study finds
In an article by Dr. Magdalena Ickiewicz-Sawicka, Hugo Boss's success is attributed to being the "creator of Nazi elegance," supplying uniforms to the Hitler Youth and the SS.
500-year-old Bible map inadvertently shaped modern ideas of national borders, study asserts
Study author, University of Cambridge Professor Nathan MacDonald, described this map's inclusion as "simultaneously one of publishing’s greatest failures and triumphs.”
Newly-discovered Einstein letter surfaces in Tel Aviv, reveals praise for Jewish assistant
The letter has not yet been authenticated but is most likely genuine, according to external expert opinion given to TPS-IL.
Nazi killer in infamous ‘Last Jew in Vinnitsa’ picture finally identified using AI
Jakobus Onnen, a teacher from the town of Tichelwarf, was identified as the Nazi gunman in the 1941 photograph titled ‘The Last Jew in Vinnitsa.’
Where are your Jews?: Israel marks expulsion of Jews from Arab countries and Iran
Israel honors the Jews expelled from Arab nations and Iran on November 30, recalling the mass immigration to Israel after 1948.
Abba Hillel Silver: The American Zionist leader who brought Israel into being
We have the state, but could it have been different if Abba Hillel Silver’s ideas had been embraced?
A book about Germans who had status, safety and power; and still chose to defy Hitler - review
In September 1943, a group that included aristocrats, a diplomat, a pioneering educator, and an intelligence officer gathered in a Berlin drawing room. Not to gossip, but to defy the Nazi regime.
