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
'Zaidy's Band': Revealing Canada’s contribution to World War II - review
Aron Heller's new book brings into the public arena the little-publicized history of the contribution in World War II of the Canadian Armed Forces, particularly its Jews.
Letters from the dead: Letter written by WWI soldiers found in bottle off Australian coast
The letter penciled in 1916 finally reached the families of Malcolm Neville, 27, and William Harley, 37, decades after their death.
Revisiting JPost's coverage of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, 30 years later
The following is the full text of the article published on the front page of The Jerusalem Post on the morning of November 5, 1995, following the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
On This Day: Israeli former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin assassinated 30 years ago
Rabin was shot by far-Right Jew Yigal Amir following the prime minister's agreement to cede Israeli territory to the Palestinian Liberation Organization in an attempt to achieve peace.
'Moshe Dayan': Shedding analytical light on an Israeli war hero - review
Moshe Dayan: The Making of a Strategist is an outstanding book on multiple levels, offering valuable historical assessments and useful derivative opportunities to learn from Israel’s past.
'The Writers' Castle': Nazis at Nuremberg, impossible to defend - review
Uwe Neumahr provides an engaging account of the experiences (and sexual liaisons) of more than a dozen reporters in Nuremberg, their varied responses to the trial.
Messages in bottles from WWI Aussie soldiers wash up on Western Australia beach after 107 years
"The bottle is in excellent condition, there is no fading or attachment of sea organisms.".
On This Day: Israel, Jordan sign 1994 peace treaty, ending forty-six years of war
Following Egypt in 1979, Jordan was the second Arab country in the Middle East to sign a peace treaty with Israel.
'Frequencies of Deceit': Propaganda broadcasting in the heyday of the radio age - review
From the previously under-appreciated source of radio broadcasting, Margaret Peacock sheds new light on how and why today’s Middle East has developed.
'The Jewish South': Comfort and discomfort of southern Jewry - review
Most pioneering is her description of the Jews’ participation in the Confederate government and army, pinpointing by name the Jewish “rebels” serving in the army.
