Although the vast majority of the ancient Jewish community of Yemen was airlifted to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet in 1948-49, a small remnant remained in the country. In succeeding...
The story of Natan Sharansky is that of a modern-day Jewish hero, no less. Originally named Anatoly Scharansky (later changed and Hebraicized to Natan Sharansky), he was born on January 20,...
Ilan Ramon (June 20, 1954-February 1, 2003) was a groundbreaking pilot and will be forever known in history as the State of Israel’s first astronaut. The mission that gave Ilan Ramon...
If you are walking around in the middle of downtown Jerusalem, not far from the Friends of Zion Museum you will likely come across a short street called Herbert Samuel...
It seems hard to believe today, but just about 100 years ago, an agreement was signed between the president of the World Zionist Organization, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, and the head...
It was the dead of winter, January 27, 1945. A date that marked the beginning of the end of one of the darkest chapters in human history, a time that...
Tower and Stockade is the name of an operation that the leaders of the pre-state Jewish community in the Land of Israel initiated during the British mandate period in the...
On December 1, 1932, The Jerusalem Post was born. Though, its beginnings came in January 1925, it was then that The Palestine Bulletin was founded by the founder of the...
Born August 3, 1829 in Cape Town, a colony of the British Empire (Cape Colony), Laurence Oliphant would be known for his authorship, diplomatic works and as a Christian Zionist. In...
Chaim Weizmann was the first president of the State of Israel. He was born on November 27, 1874, in the village of Motal, located in present-day Belarus, at that time part...