Biography
03/05/2020 - 17:54
According to “Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader,” a newly-released biography by historian Derek Penslar, Zionism’s founder struggled... →
01/02/2020 - 12:37
Nothing came of this proposal and, on Nov. 29, 1947, the United Nations voted to partition Palestine into Arab and Jewish states. Full-... →
13/12/2019 - 15:02
As Segev makes clear, Israel’s founding father was both exceptional and eccentric. And nearly five decades after his passing, Ben-Gurion... →
22/11/2014 - 15:02
To read Benjamin and the story of his life is to open a world of knowledge – especially that of the last century, which begins to look like... →
03/02/2014 - 17:07
In the Fifties, St Albans – a direct-grant public school with a small complement of boarders – perfectly reflected the upwardly mobile... →
10/07/2012 - 11:51
Tuesday, September 24, 1940
Benjamin’s escape on foot from occupied France began on this date. He had originally intended to just make it... →