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75 years of investing in Israel: The Genius Investor

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND IN COLLABORATION WITH ISRAEL BONDS — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:01:29 GMT

Albert Einstein, one of the greatest minds in history, purchased the 200,000th Israel bond for $500 on October 30, 1951.

75 years of investing in Israel: Sam Rothberg — A Titan of Israel Bonds

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND IN COLLABORATION WITH ISRAEL BONDS — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:49:55 GMT

Sam Rothberg was a passionate supporter of the State of Israel and emerged as an ideal leader for Israel Bonds.

Israel finds lost Altalena ship intact on Mediterranean seafloor, 78 years after IDF sinking

BY ALEX WINSTON — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:37:30 GMT

Heritage Ministry: Altalena found 503 meters deep, 20 kilometers off Israel's coast • Ship's discovery a 'defining moment for our national memory,' minister Eliyahu declares

WATCH: Malki Roth’s family fought to bring her Sbarro killer to justice - but leaders failed to act

BY TOBY KLEIN GREENWALD — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:36:53 GMT

In pursuing US justice, the family of Sbarro bombing victim Malki Roth sought out meetings with ambassadors to Israel, starting when Tamimi was released.

Renowned IDF paratrooper, architect of Kurdish relations, Tzuri Sagi dies aged 92

BY SHLOMI GABAI — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:54:34 GMT

During Sagi's 32 years of service, he held operational positions in the IDF’s regular Paratroopers Brigade, the reserve Paratroopers Brigade, and served as commander of regional brigades.

Iran’s Baloch uprising: A rising lever or a strategic illusion? - opinion

BY SALEM ALKETBI — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMT

The core issue therefore centers not on the raw strength of the Baloch movement alone but on whether it holds attributes that make it a strategic asset major powers can viably invest in.

75 Years of Investing in Israel: Launching Israel Bonds

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND IN COLLABORATION WITH ISRAEL BONDS — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:04:51 GMT

David Ben-Gurion presented the transformative vision of Israel Bonds to American Jewish leaders in September 1950.

Nazi war criminal's chilling account of Warsaw Ghetto destruction reaches English readers

BY SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:30:06 GMT

After decades of being translated into over 15 languages and adapted for the stage and screen, “Conversations with an Executioner” was published Tuesday for the first time in English.

The champions we never knew

BY SCOTT SAUNDERS — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:36:58 GMT

As we mark the 90th anniversary of the Berlin Olympics where Jesse Owens defied the Nazis' supremacist ideology, remembering all those who never had the chance to compete may be the greatest victory

'Our Partisan Kingdom' and 'Written in a Barn': Holocaust survival up close and personal - review

BY BARRY DAVIS — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:59:43 GMT

An American octogenarian oleh, born in a DP camp in Italy, offers his Holocaust survivor parents’ tales to the world.

'Children of Abraham': Over a millennium of Jewish-Muslim relations - review

BY NEVILLE TELLER — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:50:04 GMT

The French have a saying: “Tout comprendre c’est tout pardonner” (to understand all is to forgive all). Marc David Baer's work may help many on that journey.

The Sbarro bomber’s saga: Ahlam Tamimi was released from Israel, US failed to bring her to justice

BY TOBY KLEIN GREENWALD — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 22:20:14 GMT

On the official site Congress.gov, the following appears: “The United States requested Tamimi’s extradition in 2017, but Jordan’s Court of Cassation ruled that the extradition treaty was invalid.”

'The Jewish March of Folly': Vindicating Zionism while warning the Jewish People - review

BY GIL TROY — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:23:40 GMT

Whether or not author Amotz Asa-El agrees with this alternative analysis, or others, he has done such a masterful job of creating and sharpening his historical lens that many now apply it with ease.

Amotz Asa-El’s 'The Jewish Mach of Folly’ warns of an Israeli civil war’s approach - interview

BY ALEX WINSTON — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:22:53 GMT

From the civil wars of biblical Israel to the divisions that preceded Oct. 7, Amotz Asa-El’s bestseller presents a warning the Jewish people have repeatedly failed to heed.

This week in Jewish history: Moses ascends Mount Sinai, a massacre shakes Hebron

BY STEVEN DRUCKER — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:49:28 GMT

A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars.

On this day: Communist Bulgaria downs El Al flight 402, killing all 58 people onboard

BY ALEX WINSTON — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:14:30 GMT

On this day in 1955, Bulgarian MiG fighters brought down El Al Flight 402, killing all 58 people aboard and setting off a Cold War dispute over responsibility and justice.

'A Life of the Mind': New biography reexamines the mind of Hannah Arendt - review

BY GLENN C. ALTSCHULER — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:26:23 GMT

Recently discovered archival material and underutilized sources in German to illuminate her experiences and ideas, about antisemitism and Zionism as well as philosophy.

The blast that still echoes: The King David Hotel bombing, 80 years on

BY ALAN ROSENBAUM — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 02:12:47 GMT

Eight decades after the bombing shook British rule in Mandatory Palestine, its role in the struggle for statehood and the controversy surrounding it continue to be debated.

'Out of the Sky': The Jewish parachutists who jumped into Nazi-occupied Europe - review

BY ALAN ROSENBAUM — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:04:49 GMT

Matti Friedman uncovers the forgotten stories behind the Jewish parachutists who risked everything to return to Nazi-occupied Europe.

'Digging Deep': The lost Jewish football greats who once shaped European soccer - review

BY AMALIA HESS — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:03:01 GMT

"Digging Deep" reconstructs a lost Jewish sporting world and the remarkable careers of 11 players whose stories were nearly forgotten.

This week in Jewish history: The SS Exodus, Tisha B’Av, and Nobel pioneers

BY STEVEN DRUCKER — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:14:59 GMT

From the destruction of the Temples to Nobel Prize breakthroughs, the coming weeks mark defining moments of Jewish loss, resilience and achievement.

Lincoln Memorial to pull historic documents from public display over fear of heat damage - report

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:47:53 GMT

The documents include rare copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, bearing the original signatures of Abraham Lincoln and other Civil War-era officials.

Coming full circle: Luxury watch belonging to Chabad rebbes found by hasidic children in Lyubavichi

BY JOSH ARONSON — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:58:53 GMT

The moving discovery came alongside a visit by Russia’s chief rabbi, Rabbi Berel Lazar, to the main summer camp outside Moscow.

'Jewish, Christian and Islamic Traditions': Jerusalem and its names - review

BY BEN SOLOMON — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:09:45 GMT

The book offers a perspective on how language itself shapes the identity, and holiness of Jerusalem.

Theodor Herzl and American Jews: The untold story of a Zionist bond that changed history

BY DAVID GEFFEN — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 22:19:52 GMT

From early skeptics to aliyah pioneers, American Jews have carried forward Theodor Herzl’s dream for more than a century.

Ammunition Hill memorial now honors Six-Day War veterans killed on October 7

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:53:22 GMT

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Built on a base of rough stones used by the members of the 66th Battalion to memorialize their fallen, the monument has evolved into a memorial for the all battalion's fallen.

'Once-in-a-generation' expedition sets sail to survey famed polar expedition ships

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:34:26 GMT

The targets of the new survey include Quest, a schooner-rigged steamship captained by Sir Ernest Shackleton, and Terra Nova, Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s whaler and polar expedition vessel.

Entebbe daze

BY FERN ALLEN — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:00:24 GMT

Having lived in Israel, now for several decades, I’ve come to realize that my personal history and Israel’s modern history are inextricably intertwined.

'Vanishingly rare' copy of US Declaration of Independence unearthed in UK archives

BY REUTERS — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:05:49 GMT

The one found in London, printed in Exeter, New Hampshire, in mid-July 1776, is the 11th surviving copy of the so-called "Exeter Declarations," and is the first to be found outside the United States.

Wreck of Japan's WWII 'Hellship' carrying Allied POWs found off Philippine coast after 80 years

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:39:34 GMT

The discovery, announced by the Hellships Memorial Foundation, was also aired in early June on the Discovery Channel’s Expedition Unknown program.