Phasael
Phasael was the brother of Herod the Great. Furthermore, Phasael was born during the Hasmonean Kingdom reigns Judea to a Jewish family.
The Architecture of Herod’s Palace
The architecture of Herod’s palace in Jerusalem was probably outstanding. There are little remains of Herod’s Palace. Click here for More!
Tel Megiddo
Tel Megiddo (Tel el-Mutesellim) is one of the most important Biblical Tels. This post tells about its discovery and excavations.
Al-Qastal Battle in 1948
Al-Qastal was a village near Jerusalem, used as a military base by the Palestinians. The village was captured by the Palmach in the 1948 War
Netzer Acharon: Zippora (Feige) Jacobowitz
This post is about Zippora (Feige) Jacobowitz and her life story that was what we call Netzer Acharon. But what is Last Remnant (Netzer Acharon)? Zippora is a Last Remnant (Netzer Acharon). Namely, Holocaust survivors who remain as the last survivor of their nuclear family. So they are those who experienced firsthand the Holocaust terror. During […]
Herod Agrippa, King of Judea
Herod Agrippa King of Judea was appointed Agoranomos. This was quite a fall for Agrippa that brushed with ancient world magnates.
King Herod Agrippa
Agrippa I (born Marcus Julius Agrippa) 11 or 10 BC – March 44) was the last king of Judea, a Roman Jew and a descendant of the Herod family. Thanks to his good connections and proximity to the emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was able to reunite the kingdom of his grandfather Herod under […]
Khosrow II: The Last Sasanian King
The last Sasanian King is Khosrow II. He was the last great King of the Sassanian Empire. He was reigning from 590 to 628 CE. Captured Jerusalem in 614 CE following a three weeks siege. Ancient sources claim 57,000 or 66,500 people were slain there; another 35,000 were deported to Persia, including the Patriarch Zacharias. […]
The Wannsee Conference
This post is about the infamous Wannsee Conference. Every visit to the Holocaust museum is an emotional visit for me. One of the climactic moments is when I’m standing and explaining about the Wannsee conference. It is because of this conference that the Holocaust is so different from any other genocide to this day. The […]