History

Secret 1993 Peres-Hussein meeting helped pave way for Israel-Jordan peace, revealed documents show

The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation described the historic exchange as a kind of "testament for peace" by two leaders who sought to change the region.

THE LATE Shimon Peres at his desk in 1994.
ONCE A poverty-stricken farming community, Wuzhen is now a must for visitors to Zhejiang province.

Hangzhou offers a glimpse of China’s journey from silk to silicon

 Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu attends a protest in Tel Aviv, November 27, 2024

What do the Altalena and the Heritage Ministry have to do with the approaching elections? - opinion

Children studying outdoors in Kfar Hasidim in August, 1925.

KKL-JNF unveils archival photos showcasing Israeli classrooms in honor of new school year


The City of David guest house: Adventures in the Old City - review

Soaring above the pine forests, you can see the entire Jerusalem skyline laid out at your feet. If I’d kept my phone on me, I certainly would have taken pictures of the breathtaking views. 

The writer looks relaxed from her prime perch.

The Odyssey holds a mirror to the breakdown of human society after October 7 - opinion

This may be history’s most important warning: Barbarism does not always come from outside. Sometimes it grows from within a society that regards itself as enlightened.

ZENDAYA PLAYS the apparition of Athena who appears to Odysseus (Matt Damon) and gives him some aphoristic guidance.

75 Years of Investing in Israel: Launching Israel Bonds

David Ben-Gurion presented the transformative vision of Israel Bonds to American Jewish leaders in September 1950.

David Ben-Gurion welcomes Bonds leadership to Israel.

After decades in darkness: Tel Afek's historic underground waterworks opens to public

The historic Tel Afek waterworks reopens: A journey following the water that saved Jerusalem, featured in a special Nature and Parks Authority series.

The British waterworks at Yarkon National Park.

We went to Tuscany to "do nothing" – and it was the perfect vacation

Among vineyards, wineries, medieval towns, and countryside hotels, we discovered Dolce far niente - and found that doing nothing takes real planning.

Lots of stops along the way just to say, “Wait, we have to take a picture of this.” Tuscany.

Anan Khalaili signs with Crystal Palace, becomes most expensive Israeli transfer in history

The Conference League winners signed the Israeli winger from Saint-Gilloise for £21m on a contract through 2031 with a sixth-year option.

Patience paid off. Anan Khalaili.

What brings neighbors to violence? American historian searches history for answers - feature

Dan David Prize winner Prof. Max Bergholz on how ordinary people are swept into violence.

PROF. MAX BERGHOLZ: Wars don’t make history; rather, people make wars, and then those wars change how people operate, and think, and remember.

This week in Jewish history: Moses ascends Mount Sinai, a massacre shakes Hebron

A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars.

ADELHEID AND Edmond James de Rothschild visit British Mandate Palestine, 1914.

When family history becomes an Aliyah file

From birth certificates to apostilles, the documents that can turn generations of family history into verifiable proof for an Aliyah application.

“Families remember people through stories. Governments remember them through records.”

Sages, synagogues, and seaside: Discovering Jewish history along the French Riviera

When identifying ourselves, we did not hide the fact that we are Israeli, and reactions were polite. I consider visiting places of Jewish interest a way of supporting the local community.

Chateau D'if, viewed from Marseille.