by hadassah | Dec 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
June 22nd, 1947 Field marshal (e.g. Viscount Montgomery) landed at the Royal Air Force June 22nd, 1947 Arab Murder, Mayhem, and Massacre – Lydda, Ramleh, Ben Shemen “The field marshal (e.g. Viscount Montgomery) landed at the Royal Air Force field at Aqir...
by hadassah | Dec 15, 2024 | British Mandate of Palestine
July 11, 1947 THE SHIP EXODUS July 11, 1947 British Restriction of Jewish Immigration See Movie “Exodus” Exodus was a ship carrying 4,515 Holocaust survivors, that left France on July 11, 1947 with the intent of taking its passengers to Palestine. Most of the...
by hadassah | Nov 27, 2024 | The Exodus
From Egypt to Sinai, Christine Hayes This lecture traces the account of the Exodus (and the origin of the Passover festival as a historicization of older nature festivals) and Israel’s liberation from bondage under Pharaoh. The story reaches its climax...
by hadassah | Nov 27, 2024 | The Exodus
Shiloh After the Exodus, Joshua brought the Ark of the Covenant to Shiloh, where the Tabernacle was built. Ultimately, David brought the Ark from Kiryat-Yearim (Givah) to Jerusalem, where it stayed until the Babylonian destruction of the First Temple in 586...
by hadassah | Nov 19, 2024 | Roman Period I
A Sacrifice Vessel with Two Doves A fragment of a limestone vessel, found in the fill near the southern wall of the Western Wall, bears the inscribed word KRBN (korban), which means “sacrifice.” Two crudely drawn birds, identified as pigeons or doves, also...
