Treasure Trove recalls the challenges of travelling to the Holy Land
Thomas Cook, developer of the first package tour, offered trips to Palestine starting in the 1870s.
Treasure Trove remembers the entertaining Jan and Lillian Bart, top fundraisers for Israel Bonds
In November 1965, the duo performed 30 concerts in Toronto.
Treasure Trove reflects on presidential inaugurations, past and present
President George Washington promised Jewish Americans freedom and security.
Treasure Trove examines the craze for massive pictures of Jerusalem
These panoramas were popular before motion pictures were invented.
Treasure Trove remembers how Jewish Canadians reached out to rebuild poor neighbourhoods in Israel
Project Renewal involved twinning with communities in need of support.
Treasure Trove spotlights a menorah designed in the early years of the State of Israel
The hanukkiah is inspired by Roman lamps and the well-known ancient jug of oil.
Treasure Trove looks at life in Israel’s northernmost town and the challenges post-Oct. 7
A historic postcard from Metula reminds us of what life could once again be in the war-torn town.
Treasure Trove explores the curious case of a stamp from an imaginary land
This 1 V. postage revenue stamp from West Refaim was postmarked in Virikoso in South Giantsland 100 years ago. Problem is—none of these places ever existed. There is a second postmark for Nineveh, one of the great cities of antiquity, now called Mosul, Iraq. In the Bible, Jonah was ordered to go to Nineveh and […]
Treasure Trove reflects on the history of Jerusalem’s Western Wall
D. Appleton & Co., a publisher based in New York, released Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt in 1882, a series of 40 semi-monthly magazines with a goal was to bring the most complete description of Palestine and its surrounding area. Each issue cost 50 cents (about $15 today) and was richly illustrated with line engravings […]
Treasure Trove looks at the assassination of John F. Kennedy—and its legacy of distrust
Nov. 22 marks the 61st anniversary of the assassination of the 35th president of the United States. In his inauguration speech in 1961, John F. Kennedy famously said “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” He also asked the countries of the world to fight the […]
