World war i

PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan’s anti-Israel rhetoric threatens Kurdish-Jewish relations - opinion

The PKK leader's latest ideological shift blames Israel for Kurdish suffering, despite historical evidence to the contrary.

 A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, February 27, 2025.
British infantry soldiers running out of their trenches at the signal to assault  the Somme, France, 1916.

The Somme, 110 years on: The Jewish soldiers who fought and died

A general view of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 20, 2025.

America’s ‘luck’ is running out: The lost industrial engine that powered US greatness - opinion

Wreckage of the US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa found by British diving team Gasperados off the coast of England, May 4, 2026.

Divers find wreck of Coast Guard ship torpedoed by Germans, US’ largest naval loss of World War I


'Your rabbi was taken as a hostage': Accounts of Russian tactics in WWI

Hostage-taking and forced migration were just two methods used by Russian forces in Ukraine and Poland a century ago.

 Jewish burial near the Galician theater of war, 1915.

Understanding my great-uncle through his WWI diaries

With access to the thoughts of Dr. Isaak Aron Barasch – raw, uncensored – written by the light of a kerosene lamp in between bombardments, I have gotten to know him intimately.

 Dr. Barasch before the war

The trials that Hadassah's female founder faced explored in new book

The story of Henrietta Szold, a heroine to humanism, Zionism and equality, is in many ways the story of modern Jewish history leading up to and in the wake of the First and Second world wars.

 POSTAGE STAMP commemorating 100th anniversary of Henrietta Szold.

On This Day: Ottomans surrender Jerusalem in World War I

The British would continue to hold onto the city until fully withdrawing from Mandatory Palestine in 1948. 

 The surrender of Jerusalem, December 9, 1917.

Remembering the Maccabees who died fighting for Germany in WWI - opinion

For Martin Buber, the Jewish soldier in the kaiser’s army was a modern Maccabee.

 A MONUMENT dedicated to the Jews who died in Verdun, France, in one of the deadliest battles during World War I.

Serbia restores warship that fired first shots of World War I

The SMS Bodrog was one of two Austro-Hungarian gunboats that fired their canons at Belgrade on July 28, 1914, beginning World War I.

 A view of the fully restored river monitor Sava, also known as SMS Bodrog, an Austro-Hungarian warship which fired the first shots during World War I, in Belgrade, Serbia.

On This Day: World War I ends, Unknown Soldiers are buried

World War I ended on November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.

WORLD WAR I trench warfare: ‘The way to reach God is through spiritual warfare, and all we can hope for is to catch a glimpse of His existence.’

On This Day: Ottomans defeated in World War I's Battle of Beersheba

The Battle of Beersheba broke the stalemate in the Middle East, helped fuel the Balfour Declaration and saw Australian troops launch one of history's last great cavalry charges.

‘The charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, 31 October 1917,’ painted by George Lambert three years later

'Bear': Wreck of legendary Coast Guard ship identified after 60 years

Bear is among the most historically significant ships in US history, serving in both world wars as well as the Spanish-American War, and undertaking many brave rescue missions.

 View of the USS Bear (AG-29) in the Antarctic during Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition.

Haifa Day: Israel, India celebrate 103rd anniversary of the Battle of Haifa

The Battle of Haifa saw the Jodhpur and Mysore Lancers from India liberate the city from the Ottomans. Today, India and Israel celebrate the anniversary of the battle as Haifa Liberation Day.

 Indian lancers are seen in Haifa after taking the city in the 1918 Battle of Haifa.