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Two Jerusalem Post staff members tell their stories to our Internet readers:
"The truth is stronger than words"
Alexander Zvielli talks about The Palestine Post bombing in 1948. More
"They were a different lot back then..."
Meir Ronnen recalls The Six Day War. More
Israel's offspring
By Gil Hoffman
Suicide, criminal activities, and intermarriage plague five of the State's founding dynasties.
David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973)
Theodor Herzl (1860-1904)
Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952)
Menachem Begin (1913-1992)
Rabbi Isaac Halevy Herzog (1888-1959)
How good is your Hebrish?
By Herb Keinon
Hebrew may be one of the country's official languages, but it's not the word on the street.
More
Alternative vocabulary
By Herb Keinon
One of the central functions of the Hebrew Language Academy, located at
Hebrew University's Givat Ram campus in Jerusalem, is to coin new words. More
Bittersweet celebration
By Heidi J. Gleit
Joseph Luttenberg has paid a high price for the State of Israel. As well as
being wounded in service to the State, he lost his son in the Yom Kippur
War. More
Prize of a lifetime By Heidi J. Gleit
The decision to award the Israel Prize for Life Achievement to Shulamit Aloni has proven to be as controversial as the veteran politician's career. More
Related links:
Jerusalem Post Supplements:
Palestine Post 1948 edition
Six Day War - 30th anniversary
Israel celebrates 50
From the Jewish Agency:
Yom Hazikaron
Jews in the Land of Israel
Prayer for the State of Israel
What is Zionism?
Israeli Bannerisms
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