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President, Teacher, Jerusalemite
Stand for Israel | April 3, 2023
Yitzhak Navon was the first Israeli president born in the Holy City of Jerusalem and the first Mizrachi Jew to hold the office.
A World Champion and Holocaust Hero
Stand for Israel | April 3, 2023
Zarko Dolinar was a champion table tennis player from Yugoslavia, who with his brother Boris, saved Jews during the Holocaust.
'We Don't Do This Sort of Thing'
Stand for Israel | March 27, 2023
Alida Bosshardt was a Dutch Christian and member of the Salvation Army who sheltered and cared for Jewish children during World War II, saving them from the Nazis.
The Queen of Hebrew Music
Stand for Israel | March 27, 2023
A Yemeni-born Israeli singer, Shoshana Damari became known as the "Queen of Hebrew Music."
Photo Friday: On the Waters
Stand for Israel | March 23, 2023
In pre-state Israel, a man reads a book and relaxes while floating in the Dead Sea, a favorite pastime of Holy Land natives and visitors, alike.
'Esther Was a Zionist'
Stand for Israel | March 20, 2023
A British-born schoolteacher, Esther Cailingold fought in Israel's War of Independence and died in the battle for Jerusalem's Old City.
Let Everyone Remember Her Name
Stand for Israel | March 20, 2023
Maria Fedecka was a Polish social worker and member of the anti-Nazi resistance in Poland whose actions saved countless Jewish children and families during the Holocaust.
The Young Israeli Men Cut Down by Terror
Stand for Israel | March 20, 2023
Recent terror shootings in Israel have left one young man - a former U.S. Marine - clinging to life, while another has passed away.
Photo Friday: Your Flocks
Stand for Israel | March 17, 2023
In this photo taken during the early days of the state of Israel, an olim family's humble flock climbs among the land they will farm.
To Save Jewish Children
Stand for Israel | March 14, 2023
Known as "the British Schindler," Nicholas Winton rescued 669 Jewish children on the eve of the Holocaust.