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
Divers discover World War I cruiser HMS Nottingham in the North Sea
Undisturbed at a depth of 82 meters, the wreck of HMS Nottingham bore a tragic human toll - 38 crew members perished when the cruiser was torpedoed by the German submarine U-52 on August 19, 1916.
This week in Jewish history: Israel and Jordan end state of enmity
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Team behind Nazi Gold Train 'discovery' cite pseudoscientific radiesthesia as main tool
The team asserts a hidden tunnel contains three wagons of Nazi treasures.
Shipwreck of Japanese destroyer Teruzuki found off Guadalcanal
Discovery of the wreck was announced on July 12 by the Ocean Exploration Trust.
This week in Jewish history: Miracle aids and antibiotics
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
'The Illegals': Soviet infiltration, observation, and subversion into the West - review
Shortly after the 1917 October Revolution, Meir Abramovich Trilisser, the forerunner of the KGB, introduced the “illegals” as a weapon into an anti-Communist West
Inside the Tuam Dig: Archaeologists battle time to identify babies buried under St. Mary's
The two-year forensic dig, led by an 18-member international team, will probe the disused septic tank where the Bon Secours order is believed to have buried the children between 1925 and 1961.
This week in Jewish history: Moses breaks the Tablets
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
The New Zealand-Zionist connection: How one family helped shape Israel’s birth
Yitzhak Treister's great-uncle helped nudge New Zealand toward the ‘yes’ that changed history.
Staro Sajmiste: Belgrade's fairground of death for the Balkans' Jews
From formidable fairground to a camp of death, the dark history of the Nazi camp within Belgrade’s borders
