Haganah

Clearing the shadow: Celebrated American Col. David ‘Mickey’ Marcus’s true contribution to the IDF

David “Mickey” Marcus (nom de guerre – Mickey Stone) was a rare Jewish graduate of America’s prestigious West Point Military Academy, and served in the US Army during World War II.

IDF CONVOY of supplies on the Burma Road to Jerusalem during the War of Independence, June 14, 1948.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot

Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu to televised debate, US tourist arrested outside IDF's Kirya complex

The search for the remains of the Altalena, published August 24, 2026.

From lost ship to new battleground: Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir using Altalena in election spat - analysis

Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.

Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99


Israeli Air Force hero Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky passes away at 104

Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky will be laid to rest, with a full military ceremony, on Monday at 2:30 PM at the Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery in Tel Aviv.

Maj. Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky

Looking at the enduring inspiration of Leon Uris’s ‘Exodus’ - opinion

Sixty-five years later, would the book, the movie, and the music have been welcomed with such global approbation?

Alexander Smukler presents a samizdat copy of Exodus in Russian to author Leon Uris in Moscow, November 1989.

This week in Jewish history: Haganah formed in Israel, Google acquires Waze

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

 THE WAZE app came out in 2013 (hence, the older-model smartphone pictured)

Large fire breaks out near Tel Aviv's Haganah station

The fire is said to have started in a nearby factory, and residents reported a large cloud of smoke rising from the area.

 Footage of the fire as seen from the train station in Tel Aviv.

The Jewish community should reevaluate its priorities and reconnect with its mission - opinion

This is a moment of catharsis. It is a time to instill in younger generations a sense of purpose, resilience, and pride in their heritage.

A GALA celebration of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress takes place at the original venue, the Stadtcasino Basel, Switzerland, in 2022.

How Zionist party divisions hindered Israel's progress in the 1940s

"Efforts at isolation proved unsuccessful, although four planned Irgun attacks on June 20 in Jerusalem were passed on to the British by the Hagana and had to be called off."

 JEWISH YOUTH mobilized to train for the Hagana, April 4, 1948.

Thank you Hagana, for leading Jewish insurgency and securing the Israeli state - opinion

We owe an enormous debt to the brave members of the Hagana. So, on Independence Day, let us sing their praises with gusto.

 HAGANA POSTER, 1940s.

Nazi hunter with Mossad ties new focus in BBC documentary 

The ex-Shin Bet agent gained unprecedented access into Ireland's IRA.

Haganah volunteers evacuate wounded 370

Mystery as old as Israel: Who is the little girl buried with Hahagana fighter?

An eight-year-old girl was buried with a fallen Hahagan fighter in 1948, but nothing is known about her.

 PARATROOPERS SALUTE after placing flags on the graves of fallen soldiers, during preparations for Remembrance Day ceremonies on the Mount of Olives.

Nazis, disease, bombs, refugees: Ruth Sitton's journey to Israel

The astonishing journey of compassion of Ruth Sitton: The Nazi Adolf Eichmann helped her and her father come to Mandatory Palestine, though bombs and disease got in the way.

 Sitton’s family before the Holocaust. She is on her father’s lap.