British mandate

At Toronto film festival, 'Palestine 36' tackles the past, echoes in the present

Annemarie Jacir’s 'Palestine 36,' set in 1936 under the British Mandate, premieres at TIFF as Palestine’s Oscar submission.

Guests holding a sign and a Palestinian flag pose on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "Palestine 36" as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) returns for its 50th edition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 5, 2025.
An UNRWA photo of Palestinians having an open-air school in Jericho after what they have dubbed the Nakba.

Britain created the first wave of Arab refugees from Palestine

Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes (left) and François Marie Denis Georges-Picot (Illustrative).

The return of Sykes-Picot: Misunderstandings of historical Palestine plans - opinion

Shavuot – First Fruits Festival. Mishmar HaEmek, 1943.

Glimpse into the past: KKL-JNF publishes archival photos of Shavuot celebrations pre-state


Historical significance of six operational IDF bases revealed for Israel's 77th Independence Day

"IDF bases are not just military installations, they are pieces of history," the military wrote.

 IDF parade in Ramle, 1954.

Purim’s lesson: The White Paper showed why Jews must defend themselves - opinion

Unlike in the story of the Megillah and during the Holocaust, Jews are presently defending their homeland, the country that was promised to their forefathers.

 Jews demonstrate against the White Paper in Jerusalem, May 22, 1939.

Unveiling the past: State Archives digitizes official British Mandate newspaper

Launched in 1920, the Gazette was utilized by the British Mandate for official publications until it was discontinued in 1948, following the establishment of the State of Israel.

 View of the "Palestine Gazette."

This week in Jewish history: Biblical civil war, Jewish refugees killed by torpedo

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

 The MV Struma, a ship that carried hundreds of Jewish refugees but was sunk by a Russian torpedo.

Children in Safed find Mandate-era grenade, bomb squad called to the scene

A soldier on duty noticed children carrying a suspicious bag and intervened. He identified the item as an old grenade and quickly alerted the police bomb squad.

 Children in Safed find unexploded hand grenade

Ghosts of a Holy War: How the 1929 Hebron massacre shaped a century of conflict

Yardena Schwartz's new book explores the 1929 Hebron massacre and its lasting impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, drawing parallels to today's ongoing strife.

Synagogue desecrated by Arab rioters. Hebron.

My Word: The tale of one Jerusalem neighbourhood teaches resilience and hope - opinion

A tour of Jerusalem's Mekor Haim neighborhood reveals its history of resilience, wartime challenges, and ongoing growth, blending past heroism with present-day hope and coexistence amid conflict.

 THE MEKOR HAIM Central Synagogue with its fort-like roof and memorial to those who fell defending the neighborhood in 1948.

Jerusalem calling: The birth of Mandate-era broadcasting in British Palestine

In 1950, two years after the establishment of the State of Israel, Jerusalem Calling (by now Kol Yerushalayim) merged with Kol Yisrael, which became the country’s official radio station.

 An Arab Tahkt group performs on the radio.

This week in Jewish history

July 22, 1920: Keren Hayesod founded, July 24, 1922: League of Nations grants Britain mandate to administer Palestine.

 A POSTCARD honors Noble Prize winner Rosalyn Yalow.

Tel Mond's agricultural history is Sir Alfred Mond's Zionist legacy

Sir Alfred Mond, a Jewish industrialist from England, invested in Eretz Israel in 1917, establishing an agricultural company in the Sharon area, founding communities like Tel Mond.

 "The Lord's House" Museum in Tel Mond, Israel

Murder and rape in the dunes of pre-state Israel: The story of a hike turned horror

They were friends and perhaps wanted to become lovers. They also loved the Land of Israel and set out to walk through it. Tragically, their walk was horrifyingly interrupted.

 THE ILL-FATED couple: Yochanan Stahl and Celia Zohar.