In "Confusion and Illusions: 1939," authors Jehuda Reinharz and Yaacov Shavit discuss the challenges faced by Jewish leaders in Europe, the United States, and Palestine leading up to World War II, particularly focusing on the plight of Polish Jews amidst rising anti-Semitism and deteriorating conditions.

The Trump administration has decided to cut $200 million in aid intended for the Palestinians, following previous reductions in U.S. funding for Palestinian projects.

In the post-World War II era, the Jewish Agency established a covert arms procurement network in the United States under the Haganah, involving a diverse group of Americans, including Jewish gangsters, who provided crucial support for the future state of Israel.

At Limmud in Birmingham, England, Allison, Noah, and Prof. Sara Hirschhorn delve into three significant topics: the exaggeration of reports on Israel's decline, the presence of Jewish terrorists with American passports in Israel, and the idea that Israelis today might be power-hungry due to historical powerlessness.

The text discusses how British reports in the 1930s highlighting water scarcity in Palestine to limit Jewish immigration inadvertently drove Zionist efforts to manage water resources efficiently.

President Obama reassured resilience in the face of adversity at a Boston Marathon bombing memorial.

"100 Years of Kibbutz: The Story of the Kibbutz Movement" edited by Eliezer Saks commemorates the centennial of the kibbutz movement, tracing its origins with visionary pioneers like Yosef Bussel and Yosef Baratz, who sought communal agricultural life in Palestine for ideological and practical reasons.

In 1929, a series of violent pogroms targeted Jews in British-ruled Palestine, resulting in the deaths of 83 Jews and injuring hundreds.