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Tag Archives: 1930s
Ashkenazim looking down on Mizrahim – from the 60s and back to the 30s
In July 1962, a meeting between then-Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, one of Israel’s founding fathers, and the country’s teachers union descended into a volatile discussion on the divide between Jews of European origin – Ashkenazim – and Jews of Middle … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, 1960s, Ashkenazim, David Ben-Gurion, History, Israel, Jews, Mandate Palestine, Mizrahim, pre-state Israel, Sephardim
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Tensions and boycott: Haaretz’s coverage ahead of the 1932 Maccabiah
I undertook some slightly meta research this week. I looked into Haaretz’s coverage in the lead-up to the first Maccabiah in 1932 – for a piece in Haaretz. The world did not cave in on itself, the universe did not … Continue reading
Posted in Haaretz, history, Jews, Middle East, Newspapers, Zionism
Tagged 1930s, Haaretz, History, Maccabiah, newspapers
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Pope Pius XI, strikes and petrol fires: Pictures from around the 1938 world
On its back page, the Arabic daily Filastin published a selection of news photos from around the world. The Christian-owned broadsheet, published out of Jaffa since 1911, was one of the highest-circulating Arabic newspapers at the time. Its main competitor … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Uncategorized
Tagged 1930s, Catholic Church, Filastin, France, History, Holocaust, Mandate Palestine, newspapers, Pope Pius XI, U.S.
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75 years ago, a suicide on Rothschild Boulevard
Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Boulevard is a street with many stories. At number 16, Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, declared the new state on May 14, 1948, and Israel’s Declaration of Independence was signed there. Only a few years ago, … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Newspapers, Tel Aviv
Tagged 1930s, Davar, History, Israel, Jews, Mandate Palestine, Palestine, Tel Aviv
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Israel’s policy of demolishing homes and its roots in the British Mandate
Over the past few weeks, Israel reportedly demolished a number of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, as well as Bedouin homes in the Negev.
Posted in Newspapers, Palestine Post
Tagged 1930s, Beit Hanina, East Jerusalem, Filastin, History, Home demolition, Israel, Israeli law, Mandate Palestine, Negev, newspapers, Palestine, Palestine Post, West Bank
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