The Tel Aviv Review

Anti-clockwise: Time and modernity in the late Ottoman Empire

Analyzing the tension between tradition and modernity in 19th century Turkey through the introduction of standardized time.

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Chaim Weizmann: A statesman, a scientist

Weizmann was Israel’s first president and leader of the World Zionist Organization in the pre-state years, and he maintained an active career as a chemist.

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The curious case of Sharia courts in the Jewish state

How Muslim state courts in Jerusalem interact with other legal entities, and how they affect the city’s Muslim population.

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The Israeli vernacular & the limits of education

A discussion of the linguistic, educational, and political implications and limitations of the revival of the Hebrew language.

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How the “Schindler of Vilnius” saved my life

Holocaust survivor Simon Malkes has dedicated his recently published memoirs to the man who saved him, a Nazi officer called Karl Plagge.

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Civil religion, Israel style: Independence Day case study

The construction of the Israeli national narrative in the early years, bridging statehood and millennia of Jewish tradition.

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