World war i
The Somme, 110 years on: The Jewish soldiers who fought and died
The Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest and most infamous battles in history, was intended to break the German lines and bring World War I closer to an Allied victory.
America’s ‘luck’ is running out: The lost industrial engine that powered US greatness - opinion
Divers find wreck of Coast Guard ship torpedoed by Germans, US’ largest naval loss of World War I
Voices Israel anthology 2025: Celebrating English poetry shaped by war, love, and memory
Anniversary of Balfour Declaration: Remembering Arthur James Balfour
Thank you Britain for your Balfour Declaration – Chag Balfour Sameach!
WWI-era photo reveals story about torn family of Jew, Christian
Marysia Galbraith, a Christian woman, from Alabama and Pini Doron, a Jewish man, from Israel discover their lost familial connection.
No Man's Land: The story of women doctors in WWI
Recognition as exceptions relegates women to a niche, while history has proved that millions of women have contributed to the better life of their peers and laid the groundwork for progress.
Cossacks in the living room: the story of Turka art
The story was close to my heart: I remember my own grandmother telling us about her being a little girl hiding under the kitchen table as the Cossacks plundered her village (also in today’s Ukraine).
Famed Jewish academic Zara Steiner died aged 91
Steiner's work was widely praised, and her books received great reviews for their in-depth coverage of events.
French World War I helmet could prevent soldiers' brain injuries
According to researchers in the field, modern day military helmets, including those used by the US military today, are no more effective in preventing the damage caused by blast shock waves than military helmets used 100 years ago.
Time for a New European Peace Conference?
Two-thousand years of European global domination ended at the outset of World War I. A century later, Europe has yet to come to terms with it.
Roman Polanski takes on the Dreyfus Affair
Now 86 and still as sharp as ever, Polanski was born to a Jewish father who survived concentration camps and a partly Jewish mother murdered at Auschwitz.
Ex-Australian PM, John Howard, honors soldiers of Battle of Beersheba
Victory at the Battle of Beersheba enabled the Allied forces to move forward and capture Jerusalem from the Ottomans just six weeks later.
Azerbaijan: A linchpin of European energy diversity and security
The ‘Contract of the Century’ brought many positive outcomes for Baku.
