Haganah

Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99

Having moved from the horrors of the Holocaust to dedicating his life to the revival of the Jewish state, his experiences are the essence of the story of the Jewish people in the 20th century.

Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky

Israeli Air Force hero Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky passes away at 104

Alexander Smukler presents a samizdat copy of Exodus in Russian to author Leon Uris in Moscow, November 1989.

Looking at the enduring inspiration of Leon Uris’s ‘Exodus’ - opinion

 THE WAZE app came out in 2013 (hence, the older-model smartphone pictured)

This week in Jewish history: Haganah formed in Israel, Google acquires Waze


Large fire breaks out near Tel Aviv's Haganah station

The fire is said to have started in a nearby factory, and residents reported a large cloud of smoke rising from the area.

 Footage of the fire as seen from the train station in Tel Aviv.

The Jewish community should reevaluate its priorities and reconnect with its mission - opinion

This is a moment of catharsis. It is a time to instill in younger generations a sense of purpose, resilience, and pride in their heritage.

A GALA celebration of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress takes place at the original venue, the Stadtcasino Basel, Switzerland, in 2022.

How Zionist party divisions hindered Israel's progress in the 1940s

"Efforts at isolation proved unsuccessful, although four planned Irgun attacks on June 20 in Jerusalem were passed on to the British by the Hagana and had to be called off."

 JEWISH YOUTH mobilized to train for the Hagana, April 4, 1948.

Thank you Hagana, for leading Jewish insurgency and securing the Israeli state - opinion

We owe an enormous debt to the brave members of the Hagana. So, on Independence Day, let us sing their praises with gusto.

 HAGANA POSTER, 1940s.

Nazi hunter with Mossad ties new focus in BBC documentary 

The ex-Shin Bet agent gained unprecedented access into Ireland's IRA.

Haganah volunteers evacuate wounded 370

Mystery as old as Israel: Who is the little girl buried with Hahagana fighter?

An eight-year-old girl was buried with a fallen Hahagan fighter in 1948, but nothing is known about her.

 PARATROOPERS SALUTE after placing flags on the graves of fallen soldiers, during preparations for Remembrance Day ceremonies on the Mount of Olives.

Nazis, disease, bombs, refugees: Ruth Sitton's journey to Israel

The astonishing journey of compassion of Ruth Sitton: The Nazi Adolf Eichmann helped her and her father come to Mandatory Palestine, though bombs and disease got in the way.

 Sitton’s family before the Holocaust. She is on her father’s lap.

Jordan offers 'sins of the Nakba' tours in west Jerusalem

Israeli security officials were surprised when they heard about the trips that are being carried out just a few hundred meters from the Prime Minister's residence.

Nakba day in Gaza

First female IDF paratrooper Yocheved Kashi dies aged 93 - report

“She is an example and model of groundbreaking pioneering.” Brig.-Gen. Yehiel Gozel, chairman of the Paratroopers' Legacy Association, said.

Yocheved Kashi in 1950

Graves of 2 fallen soldiers from War of Independence found

Binyamin Eisenberg and Yitzhak Rubinstein were killed in the battle for Kibbutz Yad Mordechai.

 Private Binyamin Aryeh (York) Eisenberg (left) and Private Yitzhak Rubinstein (right) were KIA in 1948, the battle of Kibbutz Yad Mordechai.