Although in 1944 the allied victory over Nazi Germany was not in doubt, new danger faced the Jews of Hungary. Refugees fleeing from Hitler’s Germany had almost doubled Hungary’s Jewish population to 800,000. Although Hungary was allied with Germany, the Hungarian government had provided a brea…
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Springs run dry in the Judean Hills
Like Australia, Israel has experienced periods of low-rainfall in recent years. In Israel, successive drought years are having a direct effect on the springs in the Judean Hills. A recent study by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority found that one thi…
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Seventy years ago, the then leader of the Palestinian Arabs persuaded Hitler to reject a plan to release Jewish children from Europe. In 1943, Haj Amin el-Husseini, better known as the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, heard of a plan to allow 4,000 Jewish children, accompanied by 500 adults, to travel to P…
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In the recent devastating earthquakes that struck Nepal, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) brought in rescue dogs to search through the rubble in Kathmandu to locate survivors2. Along with the rescue dogs, over 250 doctors and emergency personnel were part of an IDF delegation which responded to the c…
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One of the most important Latin inscriptions discovered so far in Jerusalem has been uncovered north of the Damascus Gate. Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists, Dr Rina Avner and Roie Greenwald, found the inscription, dedicated to the Roman Emperor Hadrian, on a large slab of limeston…
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Evidence of Joseph’s rule in Egypt
Egypt’s Al Ahram newspaper has reported that archaeologists have discovered what they describe as “ancient Egyptian coins” bearing the name and image of Joseph in the collection of the Museum of Egypt in Cairo (“Archeologists find ‘Joseph-era’ …
From 1948 until the early 1970s, life in Israel was dominated by the Histadrut, the federation of labour set up by Jews in the land before the Jewish state was established. Cooperative and collective settlements, such as the kibbutzim, were the way of life for the majority of Israelis. Marketing…
Living Standards in Modern Israel Read More »
“The capture of Beersheba allowed British Empire forces to break the Ottoman line near Gaza and then advance into Palestine, a chain of events which eventually culminated in the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.”[1]
This remarkable statement is quoted from the text on the back of an…
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Over a decade before the State of Israel was established, the Palestine Symphony Orchestra gave its inaugural concert in Tel Aviv on 26 December, 1936. With the Orchestra’s first note a new era opened for the Jewish people, and marked the start of their impact on the international musi…
How Jewish Musicians Escaped Nazi Europe by Joining an Orchestra in Palestine Read More »
A recent article in Biblical Archaeology Review provides archaeological evidence that confirms the existence of fifty people who are named in the Bible.[1] Supporting documentation detailing the Bible references and inscriptions for each of the people listed in the article has also been posted on …
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