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Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund has released photos offering a glimpse of life into Jerusalem during the early years of the British Mandate in honour of today’s Jerusalem Day.
1930: A synagogue in the Jewish Quarter
1937: Shavuot celebrated in Jerusalem. Photo: Avraham Malevski
1926: The Tower of David Photo: Yosef Shaving
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Oct-24 12:15pm SBS World Movies: Shiva Baby
College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend at a Jewish funeral service – with her controlling parents and family friends also in attendance. Read more
Apr-25 11:45pm SBS-TV: Auschwitz – One Day
This documentary tells the story of a typical day in 1944 in the ‘death factory’ at Auschwitz from the viewpoint of victims – but it also allows insights into the mindset of the perpetrators. Read more
wow that’s awesome,they have come a long way sense than. Makes you realize just how bad things were from the start.