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El Hatzipor
El Hatzipor ("To the Bird") is Nahman Bialik's first published poem (1892). This song expresses the longing for Jerusalem, sung by a bird returning from the Promised Land to a European window border.


The Uganda Scheme
The Uganda Scheme was a proposition formulated by Theodor Herzl, the founder of the modern Zionist movement, at the Sixth World Zionist Congress in Basel in 1903.


What is Eretz Nehederet?
Eretz Nehederet is a popular Israeli satirical television show on the air since 2003. It is produced and broadcast as a TV news show, as shown below. The name Eretz Nehederet means "Wonderful Land" in Hebrew.


David Wolffsohn
David Wolffsohn was a Lithuanian-Jewish businessman, an early Zionist, and the second president of the Zionist Organization.


Administrative Divisions (Mehozot)
The State of Israel's administrative organization is based on three levels of governance: The Central Government, Districts, Local entities.


Nir Vegali
Nir VeGali is a well-known Israeli content creation duo specializing in short animated videos that blend humor, satire, and everyday Israeli experiences. Their work stands out for its clever storytelling, cultural references, and accessible visual style, making it appealing to a broad audience across Israel and beyond.


What is the Knesset?
The name "Knesset" comes from the ancient Knesset HaGdola, or "Great Assembly" in Hebrew, which was a group of 120 scribes, sages, and prophets in the Jewish tradition. This assembly existed from the end of the Biblical prophets to the development of Rabbinic Judaism. This spanned two centuries until around 200 BCE.


Judah Leib Gordon
Born in Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire, Judah Leib Gordon was among the most influential Hebrew poets. He is considered one of the greatest poets of Haskalah and is known for his sharp fight against the rabbinic establishment.


David Frischmann
1859 - 1922. Source: Wikipedia. David Frischman was an influential figure in the literary world, as a writer, poet, and translator who...


Living in Jerusalem in the 1960s
Jerusalem in the 1960s was a totally different city from what we know today.
This video explains how Jerusalem was at that time through the eyes of a photographer called Yitshak Saad.
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