Israeli history

Israeli history

The history of Israel encompasses the history of the modern State of Israel, as well as that of the Jews in the Land of Israel.

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Flight Tax

History; Israeli history

Tax levied in December 1931 on all emigrating German nationals in an attempt to deter flight during the depression.

Displaced Persons (DPs)

History; Israeli history

Term used to describe people driven out of their homes during times of war. The term is often used in reference to Jewish Holocaust refugees.

Fahd Plan

History; Israeli history

Proposed by Crowned Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia in August of 1981. The eight point plan called for the creation of a Palestinian state according to the pre-1967 borders and Arab recognition of ...

Death's Head Guard Battalions

History; Israeli history

These were the units of the SS which guarded the concentration camps during the war, whose members were drawn from the Allgemeine SS. As the military situation worsened in 1942/43, their more ...

The six-pointed star emblem commonly associated with Judaism. During the Holocaust, Jews throughout Europe were required to wear Stars of David on their sleeves or fronts and backs of their shirts ...

Machpela

History; Israeli history

The Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, the second holiest Jewish site, the traditional burial place of the nation's biblical forefathers.

Yiddish

History; Israeli history

Uses the same alphabet as Hebrew but is a blend of Hebrew and several European languages, primarily German. Yiddish was the vernacular of East European and Russian Jews.