Burin's residents endure mortar shells and arsonists from the settlements of Yitzhar and Bracha, who set their homes and groves ablaze. Meanwhile, the army and police stand idly by.
Since his son Asaf was killed in a terrorist attack in 2003, Yossi Zur has been absorbed in commemorating him. He asked people around the world to send stones to place on the grave, and to take Asaf's photo on their trips abroad. Zur wants terror victims to be commemorated as fallen soldiers are.
Depressive but prolific, a writer of Hebrew who loved Yiddish, and a Zionist who criticized Zionism - Yosef Haim Brenner became a symbol even before his murder. In her new biography, historian Anita Shapira tries to unravel the mysteries of a 'holy fool' with an enormous soul.
Handmade by craftsmen and dating back to the 18th century, the playthings now on display at the Eretz Israel Museum are only some of the items collected by French ethnologist Christine Armengaud (left) over the last 30 years. Some may be made of junk, but they are works of art in her eyes.
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