Communities ponder whether they can - or should - put aside the political controversy rocking the Jewish state as they celebrate its independence this year

When Jordanian snipers threatened supply lines before Israel unified Jerusalem, IDF engineers built a secret trench now renovated and open to visitors after lying dormant for years

A new book by Gary Ginsberg reveals how 'first friends' can make history over a drink or round of golf - and may have been crucial in the formation of the Jewish state

Among the some 150 casualties was Hebrew-language literature giant Yosef Haim Brenner, who was buried with dozens of other slaughtered Jews in a common grave in Tel Aviv

Out April 29, 'Miriam and Youssef' blends fact with fiction as it depicts nascent state from multiple viewpoints: a Jewish woman, her Arab neighbor, and a British Mandate official

Finding the letters after his father's death, Daniel Chertoff tells stories from pre-state Israel through his dad's experiences

The unique document endorsed by former president Harry Truman has only been displayed in public four times before