Jewish History
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David Mickey Marcus - An Israeli-American Hero
In the annals of Israeli history, few stories compare to that of the American who helped Israel form an army and save Jerusalem, Colonel David "Mickey Marcus.
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The Zionist Movement and the Balfour Declaration
The Zionist movement called for the creation of a Jewish homeland. However, early Zionists faced many intriguing obstacles, some even from fellow Jews.
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The Early Zionist Movement
The Zionist movement called for the creation of a Jewish homeland. However, early Zionists faced many intrigung obstacles, some even from fellow Jews.
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A Death Sentence Upon Children Two and Younger
Matthew's account of King Herod's order to slay the male children is the only account of such an atrocity and now contemporary biographers of Herod question its validity.
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Justice and the Laws of Moses
The tone of the Laws of Moses as found in the dictum 'an eye for an eye' was aimed at ensuring justice and fairness to the offender and the hurt in an equal measure.
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Alternative Jewish Homelands
There were attempts, both sincere and fanciful, to solve the 'Jewish Question' by setting up a Jewish homeland in unlikely places far away from the Middle East.
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Jewish Rulers in Foreign Lands-I
Though a people without a nation for millennia, the Jews produced powerful rulers at some points of history in the countries where they lived in exile.
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Jewish Rulers in Foreign Lands-II
The Jews, though victims of social bigotry, rose to be powerful rulers in some countries in modern times as well as in the ancient times.
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Iranian Jews and the Cash Offer
The Jews in Iran have lived under discrimination especially after the Islamization of the country in the seventh century AD, despite their ancient roots there.
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Purim, the Festival of Deliverance
The Jews (Israelites) are among the most ancient races with a well-recorded history and a number of festivals celebrated since thousands of years. Purim is one of them.
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Forced Expulsion of European Jews
Renaissance and Industrial Revolution urbanized the Europeans and quickened their advance, while the marginalized Jews lagged behind and became objects of discrimination.
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Arab Welcome to Migrant Jews
The unending Arab Israeli rivalry since 1948 has made it appear that the Jews and Arabs are eternal enemies. In fact, Arabs had welcomed the Diaspora Jews to Palestine.
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Return of the Jews to Israel
The dream of living as a free people in their ancestral homeland remained a cherished wish and unfulfilled longing for centuries in the heart of every Jewish family.
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History of the Jewish People
Historically the Jewish people are the descendants of Jacob, also called Israel, a grandson of Abraham. They have a long saga of unparalleled tenacity and survival.
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Is Bible History Accurate?
Archaeological evidence supports the accuracy of Biblical accounts almost to King David's time. Why is the rest in doubt?
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