World war i
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.
America’s ‘luck’ is running out: The lost industrial engine that powered US greatness - opinion
Divers find wreck of Coast Guard ship torpedoed by Germans, US’ largest naval loss of World War I
Voices Israel anthology 2025: Celebrating English poetry shaped by war, love, and memory
IDF confirms Gaza Commonwealth war cemetery damaged in operation to destroy Hamas terror tunnels
The IDF's operation to dismantle Hamas tunnels in Gaza has damaged a Commonwealth military cemetery, raising concerns about the preservation of war graves and the handling of sensitive sites.
'Post' writer rediscovers grave of fallen British World War I hero in Jerusalem
HISTORICAL AFFAIRS: Private Sam Greyman's journey took him from Russia to Leeds to Jerusalem.
Letters from the dead: Letter written by WWI soldiers found in bottle off Australian coast
The letter penciled in 1916 finally reached the families of Malcolm Neville, 27, and William Harley, 37, decades after their death.
How US President Donald Trump is boxing Israel, Hamas into a Gaza deal - analysis
To get to “yes” on both sides, Trump reached into his toolbox of his concept of dealmaking - as well as his own doctrine about big ideas and peace in the Middle East.
Divers discover World War I cruiser HMS Nottingham in the North Sea
Undisturbed at a depth of 82 meters, the wreck of HMS Nottingham bore a tragic human toll - 38 crew members perished when the cruiser was torpedoed by the German submarine U-52 on August 19, 1916.
Ralph Vaughan Williams: A humanist composer who opposed the Nazis, helped Jews
So, next time you hear the rapt, silken poetry of The Lark Ascending, give a thought not only to Vaughan Williams the composer, but to the humanist who opposed the Nazis.
Captain Alfred Drefyus to be posthumously promoted to Brigadier-General, 90 years after death
France's National Assembly's Defense Committee unanimously approved the bill on Wednesday, citing the desire to "repair a historical injustice."
‘Proud American Jew’ killed during World War I gets Jewish star over 100 years after burial
The Jewish soldier finally had the cross marking their graves replaced with a Star of David.
This week in Jewish history: Jerusalem seized, Nazi death camps begin
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Turkey's Acik Radyo silenced as broadcast license revoked amid free speech concerns
The station was suspended in May and fined after a guest, speaking on April 24, referred to the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as genocide.
