Inside Jerusalem’s 1948 siege through the eyes of a child who survived the Old City’s fall
In her book ‘Forever My Jerusalem,’ Shteiner recalls life in the Old City before its fall in 1948 and the emotional return decades later.
History
Switzerland to release sealed files on Nazi doctor Josef Mengele - report
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This month in Jewish history: Revelation, thrill of victory, agony of defeat
On this day: Adolf Eichmann captured in Argentina by Mossad
Eichmann was hanged at midnight on June 1, 1962; he was the only person in Israel’s history to be executed by the state.
DNA analysis identifies four more members of John Franklin's lost Arctic expedition
The failed British voyage set sail in 1845 to map the unnavigated passes of the Northwest Passage and attempt to study magnetic data and figure out if it could be used to better perfect navigation.
Divers find wreck of Coast Guard ship torpedoed by Germans, US’ largest naval loss of World War I
Tampa was one of six USGC cutters assigned to escort convoys during World War I, losing only two ships out of 18 convoys. She earned a special commendation for exemplary service.
18th-century prayer book of Luria’s teachings to go on display at ANU ahead of Lag Ba’omer
The holiday will be marked at the museum with the unveiling of a unique siddur from Rabbi Isaac Luria, known as Ha'ari.
The Maccabiah Games’ crucial role in shaping Zionism and aliyah
Since the quota for olim had been cut by the British, the Maccabiah offered a great opportunity to come but not leave.
Keeping time: How Jews preserved ritual and hope in the Holocaust’s darkest days
Yad Vashem exhibition chronicles the times and lives of Jewish communities before and during the Holocaust.
Titanic survivor’s signed life jacket sells for over $900,000
Laura Mabel Francatelli was on Titanic’s lifeboat No. 1, with only eleven other passengers, despite the small vessel's 40-person capacity.
Ink and irony: A closer look at the cartoonist who chronicled Israel’s formative years
From a discarded book at the National Library to iconic sketches of Arieh Navon, a personal journey through the satirical heart of early statehood reveals the humor and grit of our founding years.
British professor uncovers location of Shakespeare’s London home using previously unknown documents
Munro’s find is historically significant, painting a very different picture of where Shakespeare may have spent time in his later years then what was originally thought.
'Godfather of denim’: an Italian designer whose Jewish father was murdered at Auschwitz
Adriano Goldschmied, who died April 5 at 82, following a battle with cancer in a hospital in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy, credited himself with founding or developing at least 50 jean brands.
