palestine
Jewish Refugees During and After the Holocaust
Jews fleeing the Nazis had difficulty finding countries that would take them in.
Rahel Yanait Ben-Zvi
One of the leading women activists of the Yishuv and the State of Israel.
America’s First Consul to Jerusalem
Warder Cresson's journey to Jerusalem, and to Judaism, took a convoluted path.
The British Mandate in Palestine
The emergence, structure, and function of the mandatory government from 1923-1948.
The United Nations Partition Plan of 1947
The details of this ill-fated effort to create a two-state solution for Jews and Palestinians.
Palestine Under Hasmonean Rule
The marriage of politics and religion contributed to both the expansion and destruction of this short-lived dynasty.
Jewish Life in Palestine at the Beginning of the Christian Era
What daily life was like from the first through fifth centuries.