My hero is my great grandfather, Philip Brett, who served in the Jewish Legion during the First World War in Palestine.
Baruch Jamili
ORT Dafna On August - 7 - 2011
Israel’s Prime Minister had decided to preserve national heritage sites. One of them is Baruch Jamili’s graffiti on the wall of the water pumping station in Sha’ar Hagai.
Ilan Ramon – First Israeli Astronaut
ORT Holon On July - 17 - 2011
Eight years ago, the space shuttle Colombia took off with a mission to explore planet Earth and micro gravity from space. In the space shuttle were seven astronauts. One of them was Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut sent to space.
Kabala. This word has two meanings in Hebrew. It means both acceptance and the mysterious, hidden wisdom of judaism.
The Kibbutz
ORT Afek On April - 13 - 2011
The kibbutz is a community which is characteristic of Israel, especially in the ’70s. The principle of the kibbutz is to give everything you can and to get what you need, and accordingly the kibbutz password is “to each according to his needs.”
Modern Story of an Ancient Past
ORT Acco On February - 13 - 2011
“No Yoav, do not hang up, I love you,” Maya says, but Yoav hangs up the call.
My Aunt’s Story of Immigrating to Israel
ORT Guttman On January - 22 - 2011
This is my aunt’s story in her words:
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The Balfour Declaration
ORT Arad On December - 24 - 2010
The Balfour Declaration is a document signed by the British Foreign Secretary, Arthur James Balfour from November 2, 1917. The declaration’s main statement is that the Jewish people are allowed to build a National home in the land of Israel.
The Haganah
ORT Givataiym On December - 24 - 2010
The Haganah was an Israeli organization, which was active before Israel was founded. It was Israel’s pre-army organization.
The Israeli Flag
ORT Rehovot On December - 24 - 2010
Here is a riddle: what has a rectangle, two parallel lines and two triangles?
Operation Moses
ORT Guttman On December - 24 - 2010
Operation Moses was a covert military operation for smuggling Ethiopian Jews into Israel’s territory. The Operation began on November 18, 1984.
