Altalena
This week in Jewish history: Altalena, sin of the spies, Jews expelled from France
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Lessons of the Altalena Affair: Lebanon only gets one army, there's no room for Hezbollah - opinion
Distancing ourselves from civil war - opinion
Ceremony marks 76 years since Altalena sinking
On This Day: Menachem Begin's 105th birthday
Begin was most noted for signing a peace treaty with Former President of Egypt Anwar Sadat in 1979, which led them to both share a Nobel Pece Prize for their work.
The sad saga of the ‘Altalena’ – 70 years later
In 2012, the wreckage of the Altalena was discovered by marine experts who were tasked with finding the vessel by the Begin Center, in an effort partially funded by the Israeli government.
Doing headstands where the ‘Altalena’ sank
Strange juxtaposition of memorials pokes straight into the Right’s 70-year-old open wound.
