british mandate

Hebron Pogrom, 1929

This Week in History: Hebron Massacre

67 Jews were killed. Synagogues and homes, lived in for generations, were destroyed.

When UK rabbis realized hassidim drained the swamps of pre-state Israel

Seeing such people tilling the land, draining marshes, and sweating under the sun was a sure sign of the coming redemption for the rabbis of the United Kingdom.

By LEVI COOPER
29/07/2023

Mahaneh Yehuda market celebrates its 100th birthday - opinion

Jerusalem Affairs: Mahaneh Yehuda was originally registered with the British Mandate authorities in June 1922, meaning the 100th birthday celebrations are delayed.

By LINDA GRADSTEIN
01/07/2023

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Did the Allies do enough to help the Jews? - opinion

In remembering the Holocaust, there is also a place to recall the behavior of the principal Western allies who came up short in protecting the Jews.

13/04/2023

Nahariya hospital implants cardiac pacemaker in 102-year-old woman

Kafri has a birth certificate from the time of the British Mandate that was written in three languages: Hebrew, English and Arabic.

How should Avraham Stern be remembered? - opinion

The once Zionist renegade is now part of the Israeli mainstream - but was he more terrorist or freedom fighter?

09/02/2023

Israel needs films about Irgun, Lehi fighting the British - opinion

Why does the history of the Irgun and Lehi have such a poor record of cinema and television treatment?

Jerusalem's Jewish majority has been restored after 100 years - opinion

Jerusalem has been the center of Jewish national and spiritual existence since time immemorial.

By STEPHEN M. FLATOW
22/01/2023

Israeli Stern Group violence in British Mandate: Ann Turton's tragedy

George F. Smith was killed by the Irgun and Stern Group in Jaffa, thrice orphaning Ann. What happened to her?

Historical treasure hunters find Scottish soldier's tag from World War II in Hadera

A team of volunteers interested in finding historical items and sending them back to museums uncovered tags for a Scottish soldier who served in British Mandate Palestine during WWII.

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