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Before lecturing Israel, Britain should remember its record on Jewish refugees - opinion

A country whose government restricted the escape of persecuted Jews while the Nazi killing machine was gathering momentum should be extremely cautious before preaching morality to the Jewish state.

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Behind the Premier League’s rivalries and football lies a deep Jewish history that helped shape some of its clubs and communities.

Premier League clubs with strong ties to Jewish history and communities

From biblical times to hair-transplant clinics in Istanbul, people have never truly made peace with baldness — even if baldness itself was never really the problem.

A long history of baldness from the Leviticus to modern Istanbul

WEIMAR GERMANY: DEATH OF A DEMOCRACY by Victor Sebestyen

'Death of a Democracy': Exploring the rise and fall of Weimar Germany - review


What remains of America’s 9/11 memory - and what is disappearing

While September 11 is not being scrubbed from the record, demography, partisan fights, and a shift in public language all point to fading lived memory and a softer or redirected story.

AMID ‘THE PILE’: New York City fireman calls for additional firemen.

On This Day: Remembering the September 11 terror attacks in New York, 25 years later

The attacks sparked the NATO-allied US invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq and began the global war on terror.

Smoke pours from the World Trade Center after being hit by two planes, in New York City, September 11, 2001

Switzerland releases digital files on Josef Mengele to public with 'as little as possible' redacted

In light of the “exceptionally high public interest,” the authorities decided not to limit access to individual reviews at the archives, but instead publish the file online.

Josef Mengele, in a document released by the Swiss intelligence service, September 10, 2026.

Secret 1993 Peres-Hussein meeting helped pave way for Israel-Jordan peace, revealed documents show

The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation described the historic exchange as a kind of "testament for peace" by two leaders who sought to change the region.

THE LATE Shimon Peres at his desk in 1994.

Hangzhou offers a glimpse of China’s journey from silk to silicon

A journey through Hangzhou and Zhejiang reveals a China embracing both its ancient heritage and a high-tech future, from tea fields and historic canals to AI and robotics.

ONCE A poverty-stricken farming community, Wuzhen is now a must for visitors to Zhejiang province.

What do the Altalena and the Heritage Ministry have to do with the approaching elections? - opinion

The discovery of the Altalena wreck has revived old political divisions, with the Right using its legacy as a weapon ahead of Israel’s elections.

 Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu attends a protest in Tel Aviv, November 27, 2024

KKL-JNF unveils archival photos showcasing Israeli classrooms in honor of new school year

The photographs show how children learned before modern technology, whiteboards, and even before they had classrooms.

Children studying outdoors in Kfar Hasidim in August, 1925.

On This Day: UK's Princess Diana dies in tragic car crash in Paris

Princess Diana is held in high regard by many in the UK and around the world, with many labeling her one of, if not the most beloved British royals in history.

Britain's Princess Diana holds Prince Harry during a morning picture session at Marivent Palace, where the Prince and Princess of Wales are holidaying as guests of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia in Mallorca

Holocaust novel Delicate finds its English-speaking audience at last

Inspired by Holocaust testimonies, Delicate is narrated by a survivor whose memories are too tangled for the reader to understand what is true.

Polish born Mordechai Fox, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor, wears a yellow Star of David on his jacket during a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day

The old pillar: Israel’s kibbutzim have changed beyond recognition - so what keeps them alive?

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Israel's kibbutzim and moshavim have shed many of their founding structures, but October 7 revealed that their social bonds and communal identity remain deeply resilient.

Kibbutz members of all ages take part in traditional Shavuot celebrations at Kibbutz Hukok in the Lower Galilee, northern Israel, May 21, 2026