Historic Live Broadcast on Voice of Israel Radio, June 7, 1967 Hear the sounds of gunfire, the footsteps of Israeli soldiers as they draw closer and closer and as General … Read More Liberation of the Temple Mount and Western Wall
Regional History
What happened to the Jews of Iraq?
A war-torn nation now split between the Iraqi government, ISIS controlled areas, and the Kurdish region of the north, Iraq is certainly no safe land for anyone, let alone the … Read More What happened to the Jews of Iraq?
Operation Ezra & Nechemia
From 1950 to 1952, Operation Ezra and Nehemiah airlifted 120-130,000 Iraqi Jews to Israel via Iran and Cyprus. By 1968 only 2,000 Jews remained in Iraq. The operation is named … Read More Operation Ezra & Nechemia
Sabena Flight 707
General Staff Reconnaissance Unit takes over the kidnappers of the SABENA airplane On May 8, 1972 a Boeing 707 passenger aircraft of the Belgian airline company, Sabena, that was in … Read More Sabena Flight 707
Victory Day – The End Of World War II
On May 8, 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union and the Allied Forces. Today the world continues to remember and celebrate their salvation and the end of WWII Late … Read More Victory Day – The End Of World War II
The Forgotten Death List of Vukovar
IsraCast publishes for the first time documented list of 284 Jews who were murdered by Croatians during WWII Israel remembers six million Jews who perished in the holocaust On the … Read More The Forgotten Death List of Vukovar
Ben-Gurion’s Crackdown on Yeshiva Students
David Ben Gurion: ‘Any 18 year-old Yeshiva Student Who Breaks the Law Should Be Immediately Recruited Into IDF’ ‘Rioting Of Religious Fanatics Exceeds All Limits & I Bear Responsibility Because … Read More Ben-Gurion’s Crackdown on Yeshiva Students
Izmir Jewish Heritage Tourism project formally launched
The Izmir Jewish Heritage Tourism project was formally launched as a tourism venture in Turkey this month at the Travel Turkey Izmir International Tourism Fair, which took place Dec. 4-7. … Read More Izmir Jewish Heritage Tourism project formally launched
The Jews of Portugal
From the Golden Age of Discovery to the Inquisition, Portuguese Jewry went from the heights of wealth and success to the depths of anguish and despair. The history of Portugese … Read More The Jews of Portugal
Night of the Hang-Gliders
Four terrorists were sent on a suicide mission to fly 80 kilometers on motorized hang-gliders into an IDF army base next to the city of Kiryat-Shemonah. One of the attackers reached his … Read More Night of the Hang-Gliders