The Ever-Elusive Peace: A History of Rejection
As pressure to reach a peace agreement mounts, strong voices urge Israel to relinquish the land that has borne the name and history of the Jewish people for four millennia. Chaim Weizman, the first President of Israel, was once asked, “Why don’t you just accept the offer to establish a Jewish State in Uganda?” He […]
Al Jazeera America: Twisting Israel News, Targeting Opinion Makers
By Myron Kaplan and Eric Rozenman/JNS.org Al Jazeera America, the satellite and cable television news network owned and operated by the wealthy sheikdom of oil and gas-rich Qatar, can’t seem to present its Arab-Israeli news straight. This should come as no surprise. The Qatari ruling family supported the Muslim Brotherhood-led government of ousted Egyptian President […]
Nine Forgotten Dead Sea Scrolls Rediscovered (Photos)
Nine tiny, previously unexamined scroll fragments from the world-renowned Dead Sea Scrolls have turned up among the Israel Museum’s collection. The newfound…
Home is Where the Heartland Is
There is a famous story in Jewish tradition about two women who are fighting over a baby, each claiming that the baby belongs to her. They appear before King Solomon, whose wisdom was legendary, to have the king decide between them as to which woman was the real mother. King Solomon’s solution was to cut […]
Oldest Masks in Existence Unveiled in Time for Purim
With the Jewish holiday of Purim around the corner, during which people traditionally don costumes and masks, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem is opening an exhibition
“Herod the Great” Show
If you want to know what life in the Holy Land looked like 2,000 years ago, step inside Jerusalem’s Israel Museum to see the world’s 1st exhibition on the life of King Herod, who built the Caesarea harbor, Masada and much more.
Israel: A Look Back in a Facebook Movie
Watch this creative take on the birth of the modern State of Israel through the lens of Facebook.
Archaeologists Uncover 3,200-year-old Silver Earrings in Israel
ABEL BETH MAACAH – A hoard of silver dating back to the time of the Biblical Exodus, was discovered by American and Israeli archaeologists last summer at Abel Beth Maacah, a 35-acre tel and the northernmost site in Israel. Among the artifacts discovered were five complete silver hoop earrings, three silver earring fragments, three ingots […]
From Expulsion to Expediency: Spain, the Jews and Israel
Somewhere, deep in the bowels of hell, Spanish King Ferdinand and his wife Queen Isabella are most assuredly burning with rage. Over five centuries after the wicked monarchs cruelly expelled the country’s Jews in 1492, Spain now finds itself clamoring for their return. In an irony as sweet as it is long overdue, the government […]
Names: The Fight for History
My Russian History professor in college shared the following joke: A survey was being conducted, and a man was asked the following questions: First question: Where were you born? Answer: St. Petersburg. Second Question: Where did you go to school? Answer: Petrograd. Third Question: Where do you live now? Answer: Leningrad. Final Question: Where would […]
