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This day in history: the Balfour Declaration
On November 2, 1917, an event occurred that gave a powerful impulse to the idea of the revival of the Jewish state on its historical territory.
Pages of history: the ‘Herzliya’ high school
119 years ago, on October 22, 1905, the first secular Jewish school in the territory of modern Israel was opened.
Jerusalem Day – a celebration of the city’s reunification
Today is Jerusalem Day – a holiday that was established in Israel in 1967 to commemorate the victory in the Six-Day War and the reunification of Jerusalem.
The Proclamation of Independence – How It Happened
Today, our country and Jews around the world are celebrating the 76th anniversary of the independence of the state of Israel.
Day of Remembrance of the Fallen in Wars and Victims of Terrorism
On May 12-13, Israel commemorates one of the most somber dates in the calendar of the Jewish state — the Memorial Day for the Fallen in Wars and Victims of Terrorism.
Day of Catastrophe and Heroism of the Jewish People
Today, May 5th, with the sunset and tomorrow, May 6th, Israel commemorates the Holocaust Remembrance Day and the Heroes of the Resistance (Yom HaShoah).
On this day in history: March 3, 1912, the women’s Zionist organization “Hadassah” was founded in the USA.
The Hadassah Women’s Zionist Organization of America, one of the largest women’s Zionist organizations in the world, was founded on March 3, 1912, by Henrietta Szold.
Basel Program
The World Zionist Organization was founded at the initiative of Theodore Herzl at the First Zionist Congress, which took place in August 1897 in Basel, Switzerland.
Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year of the Trees
Photo: Фото: CHAIYARAT / Shutterstock.com Tu B’Shevat is one of the lesser-known ones on the Jewish calendar, tucked in between the more famous Hannukah and Purim.
National Hebrew Day
Today we celebrate National Hebrew Day that is actually the anniversary of the passing of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda.
