Tisha B’Av in Jerusalem: Reflections on loss, return, and Zionism
Tisha B’Av was not a figment of my imagination; it provided, annually, a poignancy in time which lifted us from the ruins of the past and deposited us in a new Israel.
History
Gaza Disengagement, revisited: Sharon’s gamble, Israel’s price
The youth of Gush Katif: The trauma, struggles of the once-teens of Israel's Gaza settlements
Gaza Disengagement twenty years later: A summer of changes and turbulence
It began in Neveh Dekalim: How the Gaza Disengagement led to judicial reform
For Religious Zionists, who link Torah, people, and land, the state’s bulldozers felt like a theological betrayal.
Historic discovery: New species of ancient shark discovered in Kentucky cave
Macadens olsoni is notable for its unique tooth whorl, a curved row of teeth designed for crushing small sea creatures.
Divers discover World War I cruiser HMS Nottingham in the North Sea
Undisturbed at a depth of 82 meters, the wreck of HMS Nottingham bore a tragic human toll - 38 crew members perished when the cruiser was torpedoed by the German submarine U-52 on August 19, 1916.
This week in Jewish history: Israel and Jordan end state of enmity
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Team behind Nazi Gold Train 'discovery' cite pseudoscientific radiesthesia as main tool
The team asserts a hidden tunnel contains three wagons of Nazi treasures.
Shipwreck of Japanese destroyer Teruzuki found off Guadalcanal
Discovery of the wreck was announced on July 12 by the Ocean Exploration Trust.
This week in Jewish history: Miracle aids and antibiotics
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
'The Illegals': Soviet infiltration, observation, and subversion into the West - review
Shortly after the 1917 October Revolution, Meir Abramovich Trilisser, the forerunner of the KGB, introduced the “illegals” as a weapon into an anti-Communist West
Inside the Tuam Dig: Archaeologists battle time to identify babies buried under St. Mary's
The two-year forensic dig, led by an 18-member international team, will probe the disused septic tank where the Bon Secours order is believed to have buried the children between 1925 and 1961.
This week in Jewish history: Moses breaks the Tablets
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
