History
Music to our ears, and hearts: How music shaped Israel’s identity over 78 years
The 1967 Six Day War changed everything, as this then-fledgling country, bursting with self-confidence, began to open up to the Western world.
Grapevine: Remembrance, appreciation
British professor uncovers location of Shakespeare’s London home using previously unknown documents
When refusal becomes a strategy - opinion
'The Road to October 7': The long centuries of hatred that led to Hamas’s attack - review
This review of The Road to October 7 follows an interview with its author published in the Magazine earlier this month.
'Playmakers': How Jews shaped the American Dream through toys and teddy bears - review
Marginality and antisemitism gave Jews the edge they needed to innovate and invent.
New study rewrites the story of King Harold’s loss of England to William the Conqueror
Analysis of battlefield sources and chronicles deepens the mystery around the last anglo-saxon monarch.
Decades after Romania’s secret police trailed a Jewish photographer, their files have become a film
“Plan contraplan/Shot Reverse Shot,” which premiered at the Berlinale international film festival, features photojournalist Edward Serotta’s reminiscences about Romania in the 1980s.
Israel digs up the West Bank – and reignites a battle over history
As Israel expands excavations in the West Bank, ancient ruins become entangled in a modern political struggle over land, history, and identity
Rewind history to the Gulf War with these Israeli classics
TV Time: The Israel Film Archive has a wealth of clips going back over a century, including home movies, footage of weddings, nature scenes, inventions, fashion shows, folk dances, and movies, etc.
The Judean Desert in bloom: Following ancient paths of healing just beyond Jerusalem
Again and again, I discovered that some of the most profound healing environments lie just beyond Jerusalem’s crowded streets.
Why the future of war belongs to the improvers, not the inventors - opinion
A future large-scale war will not be won with a handful of expensive drones, but those that are flexible enough to adapt and numerous enough to matter.
From Khaybar to Khamenei: Historic battles and their echo in modern Iran - opinion
Historic battles and religious memory echo across generations, from the Battle of Khaybar to the death of Khamenei.
From Shushan to Tehran: Purim’s story repeats itself - opinion
Again and again, the pattern returns: a decree of destruction, a sudden fall, a people still standing.
