The end of the First World War left Jerusalem devastated and impoverished. Hundreds of women from the Jewish Yishuv were compelled to find work in prostitution.
Hava Nagilah – The Birth of a Song
The story of ecstasy that produced the most famous Jewish song in the world.
The Secret Drafts of the Balfour Declaration
On November 2nd, 1917, a declaration that changed the course of history was published.
N.I.L.I’s Story Told Through the Diary of the Man Who Gave It Its Name
Levi Yitzchak Schneersohn is not the first name which enters our minds when we hear the name N.I.L.I, but his diary gives us a glimpse into the activities of the first Jewish espionage organization in the Yishuv.
Rare Album: The Machine Gun Squadron Soldier Documents the Conquest of the Land of Israel
We have an original copy of the 20th Machine Gun Squadron soldier’s journal from the First World War.
Harry Houdini: The Skeptical Son of a Rabbi
The famed escape artist, illusionist, and séance buster, was also intensely proud of his Judaism.
Memories of Yitzhak Rabin
Photographs of the life and work of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, as a politician and family man.
