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Tag: Mandatory Palestine

0 History Communities

Mussolini’s Mediterranean Menace

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 3 Sep

The article "Mussolini's Mediterranean Menace" details the Axis powers' two-year campaign to target Mandatory Palestine during World War II, starting in 1940.

0 Israel Gender/Identity

The Evolution of the Israeli Kitchen

Dana Kessler in Tablet · 6 Jun

In "The Magic Ladle: Women, Science, and Nutrition in the History of Israel" by Erela Taharlev Ben-Shachar, the author explores how food, particularly the orange and vegetables, played a significant role in the evolution of the Israeli kitchen and society.

0 History Israel

Why has it taken until now to get a biography of one of Israel’s founding fathers?

Leslie Turnberg in Jewish Chronicle · 1 Feb

Pinchas Rutenberg, one of Israel's founding fathers, remains largely overlooked in Jewish literature despite his significant contributions to the development of Mandatory Palestine and future Israel.

0 History Politics

The Great Arab Revolt and Its Echoes Today

Carlin Romano in Moment · 29 Dec 2023

The book "Palestine 1936" by Oren Kessler examines the Great Arab Revolt and its impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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How Yiddish became a ‘foreign language’ in Israel

ZGolden in Forward · 11 Sep 2023

The article discusses the decline of Yiddish as a language in Israel.

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100 years ago, Albert Einstein took his one and only trip to the holy land. This is what happened.

BCohen in Forward · 5 Feb 2023

Albert Einstein visited Mandatory Palestine 100 years ago as part of a larger trip to the Far East and Middle East.

0 History Sports

Tel Aviv Review · 27 Dec 2022

Dr. Omer Einav, a historian at Hadassah Academic College, explores the interactions between Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine through the lens of football in his book "Defending the Goal."

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Tel Aviv Review · 27 Dec 2022

Dr. Omer Einav, a historian, explores the relationship between Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine from 1917 to 1948 through the lens of football in his book, "Defending the Goal."

0 Israel History

Tel Aviv Review · 12 Sep 2022

Professor Haggai Ram of Ben Gurion University discusses his book "Intoxicating Zion: A Social History of Hashish in Mandatory Palestine and Israel," exploring the role of hashish in the region.

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Tel Aviv Review · 12 Sep 2022

In "Intoxicating Zion: A Social History of Hashish in Mandatory Palestine and Israel," Haggai Ram, a professor of Middle East History, explores the historical relationship between hashish and Jewish society in the region.

0 Literature Israel

The Poetry of the Land

Tzvi Novick in Lehrhaus · 2 May 2017

The modern Hebrew poems "Kinneret" by Rachel Bluwstein and "Pine" by Leah Goldberg, featured on Israel's new 20- and 100-shekel notes, explore nature and time, using apostrophe to address elements of nature and reflect on youth.

0 Israel History

Proto-Mizrahim: Oriental Jews and Arabs in pre-state Israel

Tel Aviv Review · 3 Feb 2017

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0 Politics Antisemitism

Pro-Palestinian Ad in New York Make a Splash

Marc Tracy in Tablet · 12 Jul 2012

An advertisement in New York City suburbs featuring maps of Israeli and Palestinian territories has sparked controversy, with some labeling it as anti-Semitic.