Posts Tagged: haganah
Remembering Zvi Weinstock, an Anonymous Soldier Full of Promise
Today, April 13th, marks the 69th anniversary of the infamous Hadassah convoy massacre. The incident, among the most tragic of Israel's War of Independence era, was...
Late Actor Marlon Brando Revealed to Author He Packed Guns to Be Smuggled to Pre-State Jewish Fighters in 1940s
As a young man, the renowned American actor Marlon Brando helped pack ships in New York City with guns destined for use by the pre-state...
Ralph Goldman, the Haganah’s Man in New York, Passes Away at Age 100
Tributes have been pouring in for Ralph Goldman, the former chief executive of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) who passed away earlier today. Goldman,...
Israel’s Navy is the Mediterranean’s Life-Line
Israel's Navy is the IDF's smallest branch and the least known. But the Israeli Navy actually predates the establishment of the State, existing as the...
‘Beethoven Was a Zionist’: A Memoir From Israel on the Eve of its Creation
"Today I saw The Land for the first time, and it was beautiful." With those simple but moving words, veteran American Zionist activist Harold Manson began...
