History
This week in Jewish history: The SS Exodus, Tisha B’Av, and Nobel pioneers
From the destruction of the Temples to Nobel Prize breakthroughs, the coming weeks mark defining moments of Jewish loss, resilience and achievement.
Lincoln Memorial to pull historic documents from public display over fear of heat damage - report
The global war to delegitimize Israel: The war for which Israel built no shelters - opinion
Middle Israel: How Jews and Palestinians became masters of historical denial
Games of chance and society in the Middle East
Was Netanyahu chosen by God, or judged too harshly by man? - opinion
There was a young man who was chosen. He did not choose himself. In fact, he had no plans to enter politics and no ambition to become prime minister. Yet God often chooses people who never expect it.
Outcry in Germany over controversial plans to demolish Nazi bunker for luxury apartment building
The bunker is part of a subterranean bunker complex constructed over a period of ten years, and which served as the headquarters of the Nazi regime until the last week of World War II in Europe.
Breaking the individual to break the collective - opinion
Occupation does not begin at a border. It begins inside the human mind. That is why sexual violence has remained such an effective weapon across centuries.
The Somme, 110 years on: The Jewish soldiers who fought and died
The Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest and most infamous battles in history, was intended to break the German lines and bring World War I closer to an Allied victory.
Sorin Hershko, soldier most severely wounded in Entebbe, honored on operation's 50th anniversary
The recognition was awarded by the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, whose chairman is Chemi Peres, son of former prime minister Shimon Peres.
On this day: Bodies of Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel, and Eyal Yifrah found in West Bank
The murder of the three teenagers led to the IDF’s invasion of Gaza the next week, launching the 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge.
Jewish hero’s inclusion in French Panthéon uncorks divisions over who wears mantle of resistance
About 80 national heroes have been inducted over two centuries in the Paris monument, from philosopher Voltaire and writer Victor Hugo to magistrate and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil.
Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties
Tours of synagogues and meetings with religious leaders highlight renewed interest in Jewish history and unresolved questions over historic sites, property, and diaspora ties.