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Land of Israel
A look at the heritage, ethos and culture of the Circassians or “Adyghe” – one of the most interesting and unique minority communities in Israel. Expelled from their homeland in the Caucasus Mountains in the 19th century, they settled in three villages in the Land of Israel, two of which survive to this day…
Diaspora
Strongman, educator, culture critic, civil society leader, journalist, publisher and historian. Edward Lawrence Levy was all of these and more.
József Braun was Footballer of the Year and top scorer in his native Hungary, but those that saw him star for the national team couldn’t have guessed that his life would come to a tragic end in the Holocaust
David Friedmann’s daughter traveled the globe searching for his famous drawings, lost for decades
From medical school to the battlefield, he wound up in Siberia and China before America
They were murdered days after Yom Kippur, yet my father survived
There was a time when Lebanon’s coastal cities and snowy peaks were leading tourist destinations for the Jewish residents of Mandatory Palestine
Now his daughter is searching for his Nazi-looted and lost artwork
Cherry tomatoes, soup mandels and penalty shoot-outs – all Israeli inventions! This is the story of the most significant Israeli contribution to the beautiful game
Lilli Henoch won championships and set new world records, but her accomplishments weren’t enough to save her from the bullets of the Nazi Einsatzgruppen soldiers
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