Anti-Semitism, Not Flag Waving, Was the Cause of the Recent Unrest in Jerusalem
The eyes of the Muslim world fell on Jerusalem only after the Jews demanded a national home.
June 3, 2022
The Untold Story of Sephardi Zionism
And its modern legacy.
The modern Zionist movement was overwhelmingly led by Ashkenazi Jews, notes Asael Abelman, the vast majority of whom hailed from Eastern Europe. So too, most of the Jews who came to the Land of Israel in successive waves between 1881 and 1939 were Ashkenazim. For this and other reasons, Sephardi and Mizraḥi Jews have largely been left out of the story Zionism. A new book tries to set the record straight. Abelman writes in his review:
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The Covert War between Israel and Iran Slips from Real Life into Television, and Back
Israeli spies in Tehran, and Iranian spies in Tehran.
The Untold Story of Sephardi Zionism
And its modern legacy.
How a Traditional Shavuot Practice Could Revive American Civil Religion
Tikkun leyl Constitution.
Jerusalem’s 2,000-Year-Old Aqueduct Was a Wonder of Ancient Technology
Its construction mystifies modern researchers.