top of page

Short Stories about contemporary Israel

חשיפת הכותל המערבי 1967 / Jerusalem / Yehuda Greenberg

Jerusalem in 1967

Clearing the Western Wall Plaza Following the Six-Day War

Druze sheikhs during the early years of the British Mandate in 1920

Druze in Israel during the early 20th century

The Druze Community in the British Mandate Era and the Road to Integration

Basketball match Danan France vs Maccabi Haifa Israel 1971

Maccabi Haifa Game in the early days of the country

A Historic 1971 Basketball Encounter Against a French Team

Beersheba during the British Mandate period 1925 by Ludwig Preiss

Beersheva in the 1920s

A Look at the Negev's Regional Hub During the Early British Mandate

BeMachane Gadna IDF Youth Battalions Newspaper 1956

An Hebrew Poem of the 1950s

Youth Creativity and Cultural History in the BeMachane Gadna Magazine

Camels and owners in the Lavotzkin family flour mill yard in Hadera

Hadera during the Yishuv

The Lavotzkin Flour Mill Yard and the Pioneers of Early Hadera

Yemeni Talmud Torah school in Tel Aviv 1921-1923 by Frank Scholten

A Talmud Torah for Yemenis

Preserving Tradition in 1920s Tel Aviv's Yemeni Community

Tel Aviv beach seaside coastline 1921-1923 by Frank Scholten

Tel Aviv Beach during the 1920s

The Early Coastline of a Rapidly Growing Hebrew City

Western wall of Temple area distant view c 1920-1933 Matson Collection

Jerusalem in the 1920s

An Intimate Glimpse of the Western Wall Before 1967

First buildings of Borochov neighborhood 1922-1923 Givatayim

Givataym in the 1920s

Building the Borochov Neighborhood in Givatayim

Early years of Moshav Alma in Upper Galilee 1957 by Boris Carmi

Moshav Alma in Northern Israel

Immigrant Roots and Ancient Foundations in the Upper Galilee

Group gathering at Tiberias Hot Springs in 1933

Tiberias during the early 20th Century

Leisure and Life at the Tiberias Hot Springs in 1933

Ceremony of the Holy Fire at Church of the Holy Sepulchre 1905

Christians in Jerusalem in 1905

The Ceremony of the Holy Fire at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Kibbutz Mefalsim South American pioneers in the Negev 1949

The Story of Kibbutz Mefalsim

South American Pioneers Paving the Way in the Negev

Shalom Meir Tower under construction on site of Gymnasia Herzliya 1965

Tel Aviv during the 1960s

The Rise of Shalom Tower on the Historic Site of Gymnasia Herzliya

Group of Jews in Mea Shearim quarter Jerusalem 1934-1939

Mea Shearim in the 1930s

Daily Life in One of Jerusalem's Oldest Neighborhoods

Religious pioneers in Rodges Petah Tikva 1930-1936

Petah Tikva during 1930s

Religious Pioneers of Rodges and the Roots of the Religious Kibbutz Movement

Miriam Radin 20 year old Yemenite immigrant splitting reeds in Kiryat Shmona 1950

Kyriat Shmona in 1950

Immigrant Resilience in the Early Days of Kiryat Yosef

Girls celebrating Bikurim during Shavuot at Kibbutz Nachshon 1958

Shavuot in Israel in 1958

Celebrating Bikurim and Harvest Traditions at Kibbutz Nachshon

Schoolchildren celebrating Shavuot at Nir School yard Kiryat Ono 1960

Shavuot in Israel in 1960

School Children Celebrating Chag HaBikkurim at Nir School in Kiryat Ono

Fishermen returning with catch at Lake Hula Galilee c 1943

The Galilee Regions during the 1940s

Fishing at Lake Hula and Early Agricultural Cooperatives

Bilu movement members meeting in Rishon LeZion in 1898

Rishon LeZion in 1898

Bilu Pioneers Laying the Foundations of First Aliyah Settlement

bottom of page