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DEGANIA ALEF in 2008. The second child born on the kibbutz was to become Israeli general and politician Moshe Dayan.

This week in Jewish history: UN votes in favor of Israel, first kibbutz founded

By Steven Drucker

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America's most famous sex therapist, was featured in the 2019 documentary "Ask Dr. Ruth."

Acclaimed sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer passes away at 96

By DR. ITAY GAL

THE KIBBUTZ of Ramat Rachel sits on a hilltop, perched between Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

Ramat Rachel: The hilltop kibbutz that encapsulates Israel’s history

By ALEX WINSTON

DAVID BEN-GURION officially declares the State of Israel, in Tel Aviv’s Independence Hall, May 14, 1948.

A Zionist story from the founding days of the State of Israel

By DAVID GEFFEN

Israeli War of Independence veteran finally makes Aliyah at 96

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Has Captain Cook’s famed sunken ship HMB Endeavour finally been found?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Dov Broder and his wife Batya, circa 1947

Israel locates missing remains of War of Independence fighter

By MICHAEL STARR

Israeli fighters seen welcoming the first Israeli Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion

Journalist and scholar Aharon Ariel, veteran of the war of independence, died at 97

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA

IAF fighter jets are seen at a ceremony commemorating 75 years since Israel's first-ever airstrike, at Ad Halom near Ashdod, on May 29, 2023.

IDF commemorates 75 years since Israel's first-ever airstrike

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

YEHUDIT ENTIN with a messenger pigeon.

A young ‘pigeoneer’ in Israel's War of Independence

By GEORGE MEDOVOY

Esther: Armed in the Old City.

Esther Cailingold: The woman of destiny who fought for Israel

By RICHARD SHAVEI-TZION

Tel Aviv University Prof. (emeritus) Anita Shapira.

On Israel’s 75th, founding fighters warn internal division could end Zionist dream

By MAYA MARGIT , DARIO SANCHEZ/THE MEDIA LINE

THE ISRAEL Air Force trains for Israel’s 75th Independence Day, in Jerusalem this past week.

Can Zionism adapt to the needs of the future? - opinion

By Dr. Mijal Bitton/JTA , DR. MASUA SAGIV/JTA

THEN-DEFENSE minister Moshe Dayan surveys the western side of the Suez Canal with Maj.-Gen. Ariel Sharon, in October 1973. When Egypt and Syria surprised Israel on Yom Kippur, Dayan feared destruction.

Israel Independence Day: The Phoenix Nation survives, inspires - opinion

THEN-US PRESIDENT Harry S. Truman is joined by his wife Bess and daughter Margaret in this photo from 1951. President Truman viewed himself as the Cyrus of modern Israel.

Israel Independence Day: A pile on of miracles - opinion

By ARDIE GELDMAN

A compass, bullet shells, a button and a grenade pin found on the battle hill.

Compass belonging to Independence War fighters found at battlefield

By ZIV REINSTEIN/WALLA!

CHATSI WITH South African donors during the construction of Ulam Avraham.

Remembering Israel's fallen heroes who died defending Kfar Etzion

By RICHARD SHAVEI-TZION

An ad published in the US on May 28, 1948, calling to support Jewish soldiers fighting to keep the State of Israel alive.

Which American Jews helped establish Israel?

By DAVID GEFFEN