1948

IDF recovers remains of soldier killed in War of Independence after 78 years

The remains of Pvt. Dov Permat, an Israeli soldier killed in 1948, have been found nearly 78 years later, bringing closure to his family and honoring his sacrifice.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
IDF Private Dov Permat who was killed in battle in the Malkiya area in 1948
Dr Haim Ben Yaakov

Repatriation (Aliyah): From Soviet Underground to a Conflict-Free Double Loyalty

On Aliyah Day, Israel remembers the men and women who paved the way for national revival

|ByDR. HAIM BEN YAAKOV
Operation Horev, 1948

Israel Independence Day: 1948 calls out to a broken 2025 - opinion

We are sailing together on the same ship of history, and without shared purpose and collective effort we will struggle to move forward.

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN
YEHUDA BAUER

Global Jewry pays tribute to professor and Holocaust historian Yehuda Bauer

The 98-year-old will be remembered for his expansive contributions to academia and the state of Israel.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Einstein’s 1948 letter praising Jewish resilience on sale

The letter is dated May 19, 1948, and was written in German. It was addressed to the first Israeli president Chaim Weizmann.

AUGUST 12, 2019ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
David Ben-Gurion meeting with Albert Einstein at Princeton University, in 1951