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The day before Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, Israel observes Yom Hazikaron, its memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror. No JTA writer had a better grasp on the price of freedom like columnist Philip S. Bernstein a veteran and a rabbi in Rochester N.Y. who published a magazine for Jewish military chaplains during […]

In honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, we’re highlighting 10 amazing retro videos — as seen on YouTube — that capture the land and people of Israel on film from 1913 – 1962. (h/t to JTA colleague Uri Fintzy of 6nobacon fame for assistance) Have you seen any great archival film footage of Israel? E-mail […]