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That Galilee Affair – Julius Caesar

Henry Goldblum

Was the fate of Judea as a Roman province sealed from the moment Julius Caesar switched sides in the Hasmonean leadership struggle? Or could Herod’s brutal path to kingship still have been blocked? Either way,...

AntiquityArticlesGeneralsIssue 26 | May 2015Land of Israel

Hasmonean Palaces

Eyal Regev

Did the later Hasmoneans really become Hellenized, as many have theorized? Or were they like their palaces – Hellenist on the outside but Jewish within? The Hasmoneans were among the first to struggle to forge...

AntiquityArticlesHanukkahIssue 45 | November 2018Land of IsraelReligions

Full Circle – Hora

Amit Assis

Though nostalgically associated with Israel’s early days, the hora was originally neither socialist nor Jewish. So how did this folk dance become synonymous with young Zionists circling under a starry sky? There was no road...

20th centuryArticlesIsrael Independence DayIssue 45 | November 2018Land of IsraelZionism

Tale of a Trail | Allenby Square Jerusalem

Tamar HaYardeni

The sick man on the Bosphorus had lost his grip on Jerusalem, but to whom exactly did he surrender? Parades, ceremonies, and monuments marking the conquest of Israel’s future capital. Where To? Allenby Square, JerusalemSite...

ColumnsIssue 69 | June 2024JerusalemPre-state of Israel

Evasive Action – Building the Second Temple

Yaakov Medan

The Second Temple was begun with a building permit from the Persian empire, but when it was rescinded the exiles found creative ways to continue construction. The "illegal" building they erected inspired later generations in...

AntiquityArticlesIssue 1 | April 2010JerusalemPurim

Tel Aviv’s Unsung Heroes

Nir Mann

"Tel Aviv is at the flicks", mocks the song from 1948, describing the functioning of the first Hebrew city during the War of Independence. But the reality was quite different: Tel Aviv, the heart of...

ArticlesIsrael Independence DayIssue 1 | April 2010Land of IsraelPost-1948

Shlomo Moussaieff’s Antiquities – Solomon’s Treasures

Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

Stepping into the world of Shlomo Moussaieff's antiquities collection at his home in Herzliya is more like walking into a magical Aladdin's cave than a neatly categorized museum. His fascinating – and controversial – collection...

20th centuryArticlesIssue 1 | April 2010Land of IsraelMiddle East

Bar Kokhba – The Fighters’ Antique

Nir Rachkovsky

Rappelling to access hidden passages within the depths of the Te'omim cave, archeologists discovered a treasure trove of coins from the Bar Kokhba revolt. The greatest surprise was one peruta, a small bronze coin minted...

AntiquityArticlesHolidaysIssue 1 | April 2010Lag B'OmerLand of IsraelMiddle East

Victory at a Price – British Counter-Guerrilla Warfare

Haggai Olshanetsky

Is there any basis for the claim that guerrilla forces are invincible? The British Empire has bested them in a few vicious wars – but at what cost? And for how long? The answers often...

20th centuryAfricaArticlesIssue 69 | June 2024Middle East

Past Present – Ultra-Orthodox Holocaust Commemoration

Michal Shaul

Although ultra-Orthodox Israelis don’t stand as the siren blares on Holocaust Memorial Day, the memory of European Jewry’s destruction continues to shape their community Looking on from the sidelines, one might think Israel’s ultra-Orthodox ignore...

20th centuryArticlesHolocaust dayIssue 69 | June 2024Land of IsraelReligions

Awakening from Despair – Yosef Haim Brenner

Amit Assis

Yosef Haim Brenner’s stories are steeped in his own experiences. Deeply troubled by the Jewish people’s desperate state, he saw no solution in the land of Israel yet spoke up for it heroically. In life,...

20th centuryArticlesIssue 69 | June 2024Land of IsraelLiterature and CultureZionism

Asia

That Galilee Affair – Julius Caesar

Hasmonean Palaces

Full Circle – Hora

Tale of a Trail | Allenby Square Jerusalem

Evasive Action – Building the Second Temple

Tel Aviv’s Unsung Heroes

Shlomo Moussaieff’s Antiquities – Solomon’s Treasures

Bar Kokhba – The Fighters’ Antique

Victory at a Price – British Counter-Guerrilla Warfare

Past Present – Ultra-Orthodox Holocaust Commemoration

Awakening from Despair – Yosef Haim Brenner

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Asia

That Galilee Affair – Julius Caesar

Hasmonean Palaces

Full Circle – Hora

Tale of a Trail | Allenby Square Jerusalem

Evasive Action – Building the Second Temple

Tel Aviv’s Unsung Heroes

Shlomo Moussaieff’s Antiquities – Solomon’s Treasures

Bar Kokhba – The Fighters’ Antique

Victory at a Price – British Counter-Guerrilla Warfare

Past Present – Ultra-Orthodox Holocaust Commemoration

Awakening from Despair – Yosef Haim Brenner

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