Knesset Speaker: Rabin’s Assassination Had No Historical Effect
Edelstein said that if the murder "achieved any goals, then those goals were the opposite of what the despicable murderer had aimed to achieve."
Archaeologists Identify Location of Roman Ballista that Penetrated Jerusalem’s Wall in 70 CE
The exposed Roman arsenal includes hundreds of ballista stones that were launched using sophisticated machines to a distance of 100–400 yards.
First Evidence of Maccabees’ Revolt in Judean Desert Unearthed
A refugee probably hid the wooden box in the cave, intending to return to collect his money after the revolt.
Historians Find A Family of Jewish Spies Who Passed Atomic Secrets to the USSR
Oscar Seborer died on 23 April 2015 in Moscow. Among the attendees at the funeral was a representative of the FSB, and his brother Stuart in a wheelchair.
How 1970s Hassidic Hackers Created Worldwide Broadcast Network
This is the story of how a handful of young Hassidim set out to build a global communications network in the era before Periscope, Skype, VoIP, or even satellite or Cable TV.
Gorgeous 4th Century Roman Sarcophagi Go on Display in Ashkelon
The lid of one sarcophagus features a couple without identifying details, and the final carving of the faces was intended to be based on the faces of future customers.
US President Donald Trump Makes History in Visit to Western Wall [video]
The director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation showed President Trump and his family during their visit to the site explanatory photos and drawings of the Holy Temples and the Temple Mount.
Fake News From Fox News Correspondent About Moving the US Embassy in Israel
"Moving the embassy would force the other side to contend with the lie they’ve constructed – that Israel has no connection to Jerusalem."
Anne Frank Museum Launches Bot for Facebook Messenger
With more than 1 billion users monthly, Messenger is one of the most used mobile platforms globally, and gives the Anne Frank House an opportunity to engage with people around the world in a very personal way.
Mazel Tov Jerusalem Reunited Half a Century! (List of Events Included)
‘“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you who love her,’ Happy Jerusalem Day.’”
A New Haggadah for Passover by StandWithUs
"The subsequent arrival in the ancestral land of Israel (immediately following the Exodus) should also be taught..."
Rivlin: Israel is State of All the Jewish People
"We must remember that beyond the disagreements, we are all one family."
PM Netanyahu Dons Yarmulke to Quote Genesis for UNESCO’s Benefit
'Against UNESCO's denial, Israel will present to the world the historical truth and the Jewish People's deep connection – of thousands of years – to Hebron.'
Archaeological Digs in Nazi Death Camp Unearth Victims’ Personal Effects
A pendant discovered in Sobibór bears close resemblance to one owned by Anne Frank.
Miraculous Family Reunion to Take Place at Yad Vashem
Neither side of the family knew anyone from the other side had survived the Holocaust!
Global Christian Group Says UNESCO Has Become Mouthpiece for Global Jew Hatred
"There can be no place for such hatred within a world organization that exists to foster peace and understanding and protect history."
Excavation Reveals Spot Where Romans Breached Jerusalem’s Wall 2,000 Years Ago
Fascinating evidence of breaking through Jerusalem’s Third Wall at the end of the Second Temple period was discovered in an excavation where the new Bezalel campus will be built.
Minister Regev Presents 67 CE ‘Great Rebellion’ Coin at Cabinet Meeting
The coin bears on one side a vine leaf and the statement 'Freedom of Zion.' On the opposite side it bears a standing cup and the statement 'Second year of the great rebellion' – the year 67 CE.
Holocaust Banknote Forger Adolf Burger Dead at 99
He visited the Bank of England and met the Chief Cashier, who presented him with one of the notes which he had forged in the concentration camp more than sixty years earlier.
National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel Taking Shape in Jerusalem [video]
Among the many artifacts on display will be breathtaking mosaics, laboratories for the treatment of artifacts, the Dead Sea scrolls, intriguing, 7,000 year-old objects, and an audiovisual presentation projected in the National Treasures center.
Rivlin Tells Ukraine Parliament ‘My Thoughts Are With My Friend, Shimon Peres’
Israeli President Rivlin told Ukraine's lawmakers in a special session that his thoughts are "with my friend, Shimon Peres."
The Golem Comes to Life in Berlin’s Jewish Museum [video]
The exhibition uses the golem figure to examine topics like creativity, creation, power, and redemption.
Document Shows Abbas Was KGB Agent
The timing of the revelation did not escape PA Arab representatives, who have been flooding Israeli media Thursday morning with profuse denials of the charges.
Pushkin Museum Exhibition Celebrating Leon Bakst’s 150th Birthday
Bakst preferred to live in western Europe because, as a Jew, he did not have the right to live permanently outside the Pale of Settlement. One of his students was Marc Chagall.
This Day in History: Prime Minister Netanyahu Wins in Direct Elections
20 years ago today, on May 29, 1996, Benjamin Netanyahu was voted in for the first time as Prime Minister of Israel, beating out Shimon Peres in direct elections.
KKL-JNF Archive: Purim in Eretz Israel Decades Ago
Captured by, among others, Shmuel Joseph Schweig, one of the Yishuv's most renowned photographers, these photos bring to life the festive spirit of the era.
‘Miriam’s Song’ Speaks to the Soul of the Nation of Israel About Loss
The Hebrew-language best-seller, Miriam's Song, by Miriam Peretz, will be a hit in English that shatters hearts.
1,700-Year-Old Gravestones of Unknown Rabbis Uncovered in Northern Israel
More evidence of ancient Jewish presence in the Land of Israel: 1,700-year-old gravestones uncovered.
Kristallnacht — The Origins, The Facts and The Figures
Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels urged the gang to take to the streets in familiar Nazi fashion, with the message: the Jews must pay for vom Rath’s death.
Second Temple-Era Podium May Be Discovery in City of David
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has made an exciting announcement: A 2,000-year-old podium may have been found in the City of David section of...