The Israel Defense Forces has established its first ultra-Orthodox underground aircraft maintenance facility, for the “Scorpion” Squadron located at the Ramat David Airbase in the Jezreel Valley.
The IDF wants to capitalize on the symbolism. The Hasmonean Dynasty began after the Jews threw off the yoke of Hellenistic rule in the Maccabean Revolt (167 to 141 BCE) against the Seleucid Empire, ...
In Persia, Nehemiah was the cup-bearer to King Artaxerxes. Jews settled all over the Hellenistic world, from Antioch to Rhodes, cultivating communities and flowering in unknown environments.
While Canada did not directly experience the Holocaust, it was impacted in many ways by the tragedy. Canada's restrictive immigration policies at the time largely closed the door on Jews who were ...
This will happen again in 2027. Hanukkah commemorates the Maccabean Revolt of 167-160 BCE, in which a Jewish army rebelled against the ruling Hellenistic Seleucid Empire and won. The Seleucids ...
This will happen again in 2027. Hanukkah commemorates the Maccabean Revolt of 167-160 BCE, in which a Jewish army rebelled against the ruling Hellenistic Seleucid Empire and won. The Seleucids - who ...