Tag: WWI
WWI-Era Hand Grenade Found in Central Jerusalem’s Gan Sacher Park
Assaf Peretz, an expert on modern-day weapons at the IAA, identified the grenade as a Mills 23 that was used by the British army in the First World War.
Forgotten Allies – The Jay Shapiro Show [audio]
On the path to statehood, with a little help from our friends.
The Jewish WWI Military Contribution To Germany
The German Military High Command through War Minister Wild von Hohenborn ordered the Judenzählung (1916), a despicable Jewish census designed to confirm the lack of patriotism among German Jews.
Before The Deluge: The Jews Of Turkey (Part Two)
The French traveler Nicolay, who in 1551 accompanied Jews exiled from France to Constantinople, depicted the life, activities, trade and traffic, culture, and the social setting of the Jews in the following manner:
Poland And WWI
Growing up in the U.S. during the second half of the 20th century, I, along with most people, know very little about the First World War. The little that I did know was about the trench warfare in France and Belgium. The Eastern Front was barely, if ever, mentioned and usually stated that it ended with the Russian Revolution and overthrowing the Czar.
Poland And WWI
Growing up in the U.S. during the second half of the 20th century, I, along with most people, know very little about the First World War. The little that I did know was about the trench warfare in France and Belgium. The Eastern Front was barely, if ever, mentioned and usually stated that it ended with the Russian Revolution and overthrowing the Czar.
The Old Shtetl Lipno
There is evidence of Jewish presence in Lipno as early as the 18th century.