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The Makings of History

Will we ever find out what the censor left out?

In Tom Segev's final column, he continues to shine a light on missing chapters of Israeli history.

By Tom Segev | Mar 16, 2013 | 10:08 PM | 2

Ben-Gurion

Stalin's death notice

'The USSR is our second homeland,' said one kibbutznik when Stalin died

Incredible as it may seem, Stalin's Soviet Union was once at the center of Israeli identity.

By Tom Segev | Mar 8, 2013 | 10:29 AM | 2

Sun Yat-Sen

Zionism had a friend in the Far East

Sun Yat-sen's sympathetic attitude towards the Jews deserves mention precisely because he owed them nothing.

By Tom Segev | Mar 1, 2013 | 11:11 AM | 5

Haredim

'How can we exempt all 3,000 yeshiva students from the army?' wrote Haaretz in 1942

It is customary to hold Ben-Gurion responsible for the failure to separate church from state. But don't blame the old man.

By Tom Segev | Feb 22, 2013 | 10:43 AM | 2

A Soviet stamp of war hero Gen. Ivan Chernyakhovsky.

My kin: A Jewish general who led the Red Army

A few years ago, Prof. Dan Amir embarked on a genealogical quest which turned out to be more perplexing than most mathematical puzzles he is used to dealing with.

By Tom Segev | Feb 15, 2013 | 09:14 AM | 2

Joseph Stalin

When Ben-Gurion defended Stalin

Newly-released documents shed light on the infamous 'Doctors' Plot' in the Soviet Union, and the dilemma faced by the Israeli government.

By Tom Segev | Feb 8, 2013 | 12:48 PM | 2

Suleiman

A struggle for Europe's soul, waged between the sons of light and darkness

The Turks' efforts to conquer Europe - and the world - are succinctly described in a book which has just come out in Hebrew.

By Tom Segev | Feb 1, 2013 | 09:48 AM

African immigrants

Going back to school and other worst-case scenarios

The journal Odyssey recently discussed the worst processes taking place in the world today – cultural restructuring, mass suicide and ominous migration. But voting in my old high school was a trauma like no other.

By Tom Segev | Jan 25, 2013 | 12:31 PM

Kahane

Who wants a lone rider in the Knesset?

The local political system does not encourage one-man factions in the Knesset as they jeopardize governability - but they are also some of the most original and courageous politicians.

By Tom Segev | Jan 18, 2013 | 09:52 AM | 2

Six Day War tour in the Negev

Were the past leaders of Israel immune to error?

Conversations with relatives of politicians who led the country reveal that nothing fed their ego more than the sense that they had been wronged.

By Tom Segev | Jan 4, 2013 | 09:03 AM

Abe Lincoln

Hitler or Lincoln: Who will top the historical hit parade in 2013?

Historical memory fits right in with the media's tendency today to rank nearly everything.

By Tom Segev | Dec 28, 2012 | 09:12 AM

El Alamein

Not all Holocaust scholars appreciate this new reading of WWII

British historian Antony Beevor presented the controversial thesis from his new best-seller at Yad Vashem this week.

By Tom Segev | Dec 21, 2012 | 10:46 AM | 6

Napoleon

Makings of history / Going, going, gone

Public auctions and eBay sell historic documents to the highest bidder, including 772 items connected with Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.

By Tom Segev | Dec 14, 2012 | 09:33 AM

Anglo File

Participants in a Hebrew lesson in March 2013.

Tel Aviv alternative ulpan provides Hebrew classes to young, hip crowd

By Andrew Esensten | 03:20 PM

Jerusalem & Babylon

People watch Pope Francis on a giant screen in St. Peter's square

Separating Vatican myths from reality

By Anshel Pfeffer | 01:48 AM

Sayed Kashua

Sayed Kashua - A way out

Sayed Kashua's quest for another homeland

By Sayed Kashua | 05:32 PM

The Twilight Zone

Jo Berry and Pat Magee.

The IRA veteran and the daughter of a slain MP who preached peace to Israelis

By Gideon Levy, Nir Kafri | 04:08 PM | 2

Pen Ultimate

MK Yohanan Plesner

A biblical perspective on Israeli government without ultra-Orthodox

By Michael Handelzalts | 10:29 AM | 3

Doron Rosenblum

Illustration by Eran Wolkowski.

Bring the popcorn: It's Bibi's new government and the Holy Grail

By Doron Rosenblum | 05:23 PM

Portion of the Week

Early 20th-century depiction of the Temple’s altar.

Exposing the ‘true face’ of God / Parashat Vayikra

By Yakov Meir | 09:08 AM

The Makings of History

Sputnik I

Did Peres know of an American plan to nuke the moon?

By Tom Segev | 10:30 AM

Tal Niv

Ofer Shelah and Yair Lapid in the Knesset chamber ahead of Naftali Bennett’s maiden speech.

Snapshot: Friends, Romans and Yair Lapid

By Tal Niv | 03:27 PM | 2

Relatively Speaking

Yona Kronenberg and Anat Ornstein Kronenberg

Yona Kronenberg and Anat Ornstein Kronenberg – A generational and cultural gap

By Aviva Lori | 08:51 PM

Pleasure Hunting

Beet kubbeh soup

The kibbutznik-turned-entrepreneur who serves kubbeh to New Yorkers

By Ronit Vered | 05:01 PM

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