A hand drawn map sent tensions skyrocketing in the severed capital for 19 years, resulting in shootings, stone throwing, a secret cable car... and a blowup over a bathroom
'An Irrepressible Woman' tells the true WWII story of Jeanne Reichenbach, who went voluntarily to Buchenwald, where she married three-time French premier Léon Blum
After the COVID-19 outbreak, a museum suddenly finds itself in the spotlight as its now-online display on the religious and medical reactions to medieval plagues spikes in demand
Carved in stone, set in bronze and formed by the elements, monuments around the country by some of its most renowned artists depict towering figures of the Old Testament
British missionaries, Swiss bankers, Italians, Romanians and Finns all found their place in the Holy Land on the capital's historical Shivtei Yisrael Street
Artisan David Ohannessian and a British sponsor changed the face of the capital in the 1920s; his work is on display in the Rockefeller Archeological Museum and on the city streets
In his new book 'Sudden Courage,' author Ronald Rosbottom reveals just how young many founding members of the underground fighters were -- as well as how diverse
Jerusalem ramparts, recently opened to the public, provide a vivid overview of the capital's history, from its Roman and Ottoman conquerors to its modern day residents
The Sibylline Oracles, likely written by a Jew post-Vesuvius eruption, ostensibly prophecy the city's devastation as divine retribution for sacking of Second Temple 9 years prior
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