‘Ben-Yehuda Street incident’ – IsraCast is publishing photos of the British car bombings in Jerusalem before the end of the mandate in 1948. 50 Jews were killed, with more than 100 injured. … Read More British Soldiers Bomb Ben-Yehuda Street
Regional History
Hannah Szenes (1921-1944)
Hungarian Jew, Joined the British army during World War II and was executed by a firing squad in Hungary Szenes was one of 37 Jews living in Palestine, now Israel, … Read More Hannah Szenes (1921-1944)
Operation Atlas – Poisoning Tel-Aviv Residents
On 1941 the Arab Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini met with Adolf Hitler and discussed ways to ‘solve the Jewish problem’. Three years later the Nazis and the Arabs … Read More Operation Atlas – Poisoning Tel-Aviv Residents
The Tehran Children
The ‘Tehran Children’ was a group of about one thousand Jewish children, most of them orphans, who reached Palestine through Iran in February 1943. IsraCast brings you a sequence of … Read More The Tehran Children
Why Did Turkey Tow a Ship of Civilians Out to Sea and Leave Them to Die?
The tragedy of the MV Struma The MV Struma was a ship chartered in World War II to carry Jewish refugees from Axis-allied Romania to Palestine. Built in 1867, the … Read More Why Did Turkey Tow a Ship of Civilians Out to Sea and Leave Them to Die?
Avraham Stern (1907-1942)
Avraham Stern was a Jewish urban revolutionary who founded and led the Zionist organization later known as Lehi, and was executed by British soldiers.
Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1845-1934) Friday, November 02, 2007
Philanthropist and activist for Jewish affairs and a member of the prominent Rothschild family Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a Philanthropist and supporter of Jewish settlement in Eretz … Read More Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1845-1934) Friday, November 02, 2007
Port Of Haifa
Throughout the history Haifa bay served as a safe Port for ships in the Mediterranean sea. Benjamin Zeev Herzel recognized the potential and importance of the Port and city of … Read More Port Of Haifa
Opening Ceremony of the Hebrew University
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is Israel’s oldest and largest university. It has been ranked as one of the 100 most outstanding academic institutions in the world. The First Board … Read More Opening Ceremony of the Hebrew University
The Technion
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is an institute of higher education in Haifa. Founded in 1924, the Technion began with an emphasis on the natural sciences, engineering, and architecture, … Read More The Technion