History

Tisha B’Av was not a figment of my imagination; it provided, annually, a poignancy in time which lifted us from the ruins of the past and deposited us in a new Israel.

Disengagement was sold not just as a diplomatic move, but as a security one. Pulling out of Gaza, Ariel Sharon argued, would save lives.

How a few teens dealt with the trauma of the expulsion, and where are they today?

Who knew then that 20 years later, Iran would be sending massive rockets, and Houthis would be blowing up ships?

For Religious Zionists, who link Torah, people, and land, the state’s bulldozers felt like a theological betrayal.

Macadens olsoni is notable for its unique tooth whorl, a curved row of teeth designed for crushing small sea creatures. 

Undisturbed at a depth of 82 meters, the wreck of HMS Nottingham bore a tragic human toll - 38 crew members perished when the cruiser was torpedoed by the German submarine U-52 on August 19, 1916.

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

The team asserts a hidden tunnel contains three wagons of Nazi treasures.

Discovery of the wreck was announced on July 12 by the Ocean Exploration Trust.