History

A Historic Milestone at Arkia:

For the first time, a female pilot has been certified as a Jet Captain at the airline.

From right to left: Tal Madutzky, Arkia Captain; Adar Madutzky, Arkia Captain; and Noam Adar, Arkia Fleet Manager.
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion visits Albert Einstein at Princeton University in 1951.

75 years of investing in Israel: The Genius Investor

Avi Gabbay signs the club merger agreement with Ora Glazer at Maccabi Ramat Gan.

Historic merger in Ramat Gan: Men's and women's teams to operate under same club

Soldiers praying at the Kotel in 2013.

Will we forever live by the sword? - opinion


75 years of investing in Israel: Sam Rothberg — A Titan of Israel Bonds

Sam Rothberg was a passionate supporter of the State of Israel and emerged as an ideal leader for Israel Bonds.

Sam Rothberg at a joint Israel Bonds/UJA event in New York

Israel finds lost Altalena ship intact on Mediterranean seafloor, 78 years after IDF sinking

Heritage Ministry: Altalena found 503 meters deep, 20 kilometers off Israel's coast • Ship's discovery a 'defining moment for our national memory,' minister Eliyahu declares

The search for the remains of the Altalena, published August 24, 2026.

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.