Israel
Shahar Peer: A World Class Tennis Player and Proud Jew
In this article, published by the major Jewish content website, Aish.com, Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer reveals the challenging and triumphant moments in her career. While the rest of her competitors
Yom Hazikaron & Yom Haatzmaut: Remembering That We Are Not Truly Independent
In this thought-provoking video (03:00), Dr. Rachael Turkienicz reflects on the importance symbolism of commemorating Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut back-to-back, suggesting that Jews around the world are never truly « independent, »
The Nine Days of ‘We’: Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha’atzmaut
In this thought-provoking video (04:42), Avram Infeld suggests a unique way of understanding the process the nation goes through between Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day), and
Holocaust Survivor Remembers Fallen Survivor-Soldiers
In this moving video from Yad Vashem (02:18), Holocaust survivor Yehuda Szternfeld briefly tells his own story and introduces the initiative he launched to commemorate « The Last Descendants » – survivors who lost
The Last Descendants: The Stories of Mordechai David Gantz & Shalom Tepper
This page on the IDF website introduces the concept of « The Last Descendants » – survivors who immigrated to Palestine alone after losing their entire families in the Holocaust, only to
The Story of Esther Dreisinger Koifman (1923-1948)
This page tells the story of Esther Dreisinger Koifman (1923-1948), a Polish Holocaust survivor who lost who entire family in the Holocaust and immigrated to Palestine as part of the
The Fundamental Role of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael in Israel’s Existence
This video [07:45], narrated by Larry King and published by Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), traces the organization’s history, from its establishment in 1901 at the fifth Zionist Congress,
Purim on the Streets of Israel
Produced by i24News, this short news clip (04:38) shares the spirit of Purim in Israel, where people of all ages throughout the country dress up and enjoy public parades and street
‘What makes one an Israeli?’ Negotiating identities in everyday representations of ‘Israeliness’
Written by Rakefet Sela Sheffy from Tel Aviv University’s Unit of Culture Research, this 19-page long article explores the construction of an Israeli identity not found in public political discourse, based
Created in Israel, Part of Your Life
Produced by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this humorous video (01:42) reveals how many Israeli inventions an average person benefits from in his daily life without even realizing it, from cherry