history

From ancient pagans to the Islamic Republic: The shaping of Iranian civilization

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.

What does it mean to live in a time when history touches you?

We are touching history—not as something distant, something remembered, but as something unfolding beneath our feet.

By JACOB SCHIMMEL
13/03/2025

Italian museum debuts exhibit on Queen Esther ahead of Purim festivities

Visitors of the exhibit will be treated to the sight of an extremely rare 17th century parchment scroll made in Ferrara by Moshe Ben Avraham Pescarol on loan from the National Library of Israel.

New study reveals domestic cats arrived in China via the Silk Road around 600 CE

Domestic cats quickly gained popularity among China's elite, considered luxury pets at royal courts.

'A Picasso': A window onto a less familiar corner of World War II history

Set in 1941 Paris, the play portrays a fictional encounter between legendary Spanish painter Pablo Picasso and a certain Fräulein Fischer.

Two middle-aged women defied the Nazis, one ‘wrote’ a book that betrayed the other

“Kate is obviously betrayed by this publication of the book; Etta is betrayed by the publishers.”

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
09/03/2025

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.

Wisdom from the past, guidance for the present: Actions matter, execution matters more

History will judge Israel’s leaders not only by their determination but by their wisdom in pursuing what is just and necessary for the survival of the Jewish state and not their own political legacy.

By JONATHAN LIEBERMAN
09/03/2025

Persistence of Amalek: The never-ending Jewish war against the forces of evil

No miracle, no revelation, not even the most undeniable display of divine power will erase evil from this world. It remains our mission to fight it.

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