Posts Tagged: World War I
The Pro-Hamas Fifth Column Intends to Kill People
JNS.org - Sigmund Freud always took a somewhat jaundiced view of the human psyche, but in the wake of the horrors of World War I,...
At the Centenary of the End of World War I, Is the World Safer?
It all began on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, then the center of Bosnia, a province annexed by Austria-Hungary in 1908. On that day, Gavrilo...
Israel Inks Deals With Australia and New Zealand, Amid World War I Commemorations
JNS.org - Israel inked several deals with the leaders of Australia and New Zealand this week amid commemorations of a key battle during World War I. On...
Remnants of WWI Battle Found in Archaeological Dig in Central Israel
JNS.org - Remnants of a World War I battle between British and Turkish forces were discovered recently in an archaeological dig near Rosh Ha'ayin in...
Hundreds of Liquor Bottles Belonging to WWI-Era British Troops Unearthed in Israel
JNS.org - Among several other discoveries, hundreds of liquor bottles belonging to British soldiers from World War I have been excavated in a surprising find near the...
‘A Shocking Document’ Turns 100
The Sykes-Picot accord that has shaped and distorted the modern Middle East was signed 100 years ago, on May 16, 1916. In the deal, Mark...
Memorial Held in Honor of British Jewish WWI Soldier Awarded Victoria Cross for ‘Conspicuous Bravery’
A memorial was unveiled on Tuesday commemorating a London-born Jewish soldier who had been awarded the Commonwealth's highest military honor for his service during World War I. Lance Corporal...
One Hundred Years Ago: The Worst Day in History
A hundred years ago today, June 28, 1914, was arguably the worst day in human history. Not that anything so awful happened during those 24...
A 1914 Novel’s Prescient Vision of Londonistan
Exactly one century ago, the renowned British writer G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), called by his admirers the greatest writer and thinker of the twentieth century, published a...
Never-Before-Seen Painting of Nazi Goering to Go On Auction Block
A painting that Nazi leader Hermann Goering felt exposed a morphine addiction is going on the auction block next month, according to the UK's Daily...