One of the Foundation’s most significant undertakings was the creation of the “Ze’ev Jabotinsky Citadel” in Tel Aviv. What began as the Trumpeldor Club—home to the Beitar Movement (Revisionist Youth) in 1928 and a clandestine meeting place for Etzel underground fighters—grew into the formidable Jabotinsky House, a 14-story symbol of the movement. It was within these walls that Menachem Begin celebrated his historic 1977 electoral victory.

When construction of the Citadel commenced in 1935, the site lay on the fringe of the first Hebrew city. By the time of its completion and expansion in 1965, it had become an enduring central icon of Tel Aviv’s political and cultural landscape—the heart of the Revisionist and Herut movements. Today, the building serves as the headquarters of the Likud movement and houses three museums: the Jabotinsky Museum, the Etzel Museum, and the Museum of Fighters and Partisans.

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Poster calling to donate to the aid campaign for She’erit Ha-Pletah. Illustration of a mother and child on the background of a map of Europe. Hebrew caption on the lower part: “Le-Hatzalat Ha-She’erit”.

She’arit Hapleta” (The Surviving Remnant) is a term used to describe the holocaust Jewish survivors and refugees.

At the war’s end, approximately 200,000 Jewish survivors of concentration camps, death camps, and death marches remained, with thousands of them succumbing to illness, disease, and the trauma or shock of the liberation. Those who endured searched for loved ones, often in vain, venturing from camps and forests to their pre-war homes, only to face hostility and violence from their neighbors. Around 1,000 survivors fell victim to anti-Semitic and Nazi gangs in the initial post-liberation months.

Fleeing this hostility, most survivors converged in DP camps in Germany, Austria, and Italy, where by late 1946, approximately 250,000 resided. Despite harsh conditions, they fostered vibrant Jewish life, nurturing education, culture, religion, and political engagement.

“Liberated But Not Free” The reality in the DP camp was extremely difficult; the countries beyond the sea restricted immigration, and the gates of Mandatory Israel were locked, due to the refusal of Mandate authorities to implement a new policy to the restrictive 1939 “White Book” even after the Holocaust hours. Between 1945 and 1948, roughly 70,000 survivors made their way to Israel aboard dilapidated ships, only to face British deportation to Cyprus and internment in detention camps. Around 52,000 found themselves once more confined behind wire fences.

On November 29, 1947, the United Nations voted to end the British mandate and establish a Jewish state alongside an Arab state. The next day, battles broke out in Israel. The Holocaust survivors played a central role in the battles as well as in the War of Independence that broke out in May 1948. About half of Israel’s fighting force after the establishment of the IDF were Holocaust survivors, and about a third of all those killed in combat were survivors of the Holocaust horrors.

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In 1960, Shabtai Gilboa, a senior IDF pilot, miraculously survived a plane crash during his training and became the face of the Israeli Air Force. Gilboa’s images were selected for the iconic poster that introduced the slogan “The Best Ones For The Pilot Course,” a phrase that redefined the Force’s identity and elevated the pilot’s role to its prestigious status today.

The inception of the slogan “The Best Ones For The Pilot Course” in 1960, attributed to Moshe (Fumi) Hadar, aimed to reshape the perceptions of the pilot’s role and entice prospective recruits. Ezer Weizman, the Force’s commander and future Major General and president, immediately embraced the slogan, reminiscing, “People don’t remember the time when no one wanted to be a pilot, and I had to go from school to school, convincing some of the Air Force’s finest to stay.”

The poster was designed in the studio of the renowned graphic designers, the Shamir brothers, in 1961, in preparation for Israel’s 14th Independence Day, which took place in May 1962. It featured Shabtai Gilboa’s photo in the center, with three of his fellow pilots on the back.

The poster’s message resonated deeply, young people started flocking to serve in the Air Force, inspired by the image of courage and excellence. As the years passed, the slogan proved to be instrumental in shaping the Air Force into what we know it today, and its pilot course to one of the most desired and toughest courses in the IDF and certainly the most famous and admired one.

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This marked the beginning of the Israeli Air Force and its most esteemed, iconic, and admired pilot course, which to this day is considered one of the toughest courses in the IDF and certainly the most famous.

The poster was printed right after the Israeli Independence War (1949-1950) and is in very good condition. We only know of the existence of two posters that survived, one in the Zionist archive and this one here.

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1894 – The Dreyfus Affair reveals the dark currents of antisemitism in Europe. Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish French artillery officer, was falsely accused and convicted of high treason—driven entirely by antisemitic prejudice. The trials, stretching until 1906, captured the world’s attention. Dreyfus was ultimately exonerated and awarded the Legion of Honor, yet antisemitic tensions in France persisted. Just two years later, in 1908, Dreyfus survived an assassination attempt.

On June 4, 1908, during the burial ceremony of Émile Zola in Paris, Louis Gregori, a journalist and outspoken antisemite, attempted to murder Dreyfus. Gregori declared his aim to prevent the honoring of “two traitors”—Dreyfus and Zola—and to reignite the Dreyfus controversy. Luckily Dreyfus escaped with only a minor injury to his hand (Gregori was acquitted in a rushed trial).

The Newspaper-

The Chicago American devoted an entire issue to this episode. Its front page featured a striking image of Dreyfus and a dramatic illustration of the attack, with the headline: “Dreyfus Shot During Zola’s Burial—The Man Who Brought About His Exoneration.” Inside, a detailed timeline of Dreyfus’s life culminated in “June 4, 1908: Shot by Gregori.” The paper reported that the shooting followed a night of anti-Jewish speeches. The back page showed an iconic photograph of Dreyfus receiving the Legion of Honor, alongside an in-depth article about Émile Zola.

This newspaper issue, like the Dreyfus Affair itself, resonates to this day as a reminder of the relentless fight against antisemitism and the strength needed to combat hatred.

Émile Zola-

Émile Zola, a prominent French writer and Jewish rights advocate, was instrumental in defending Dreyfus. His famous open letter, “J’accuse…!,” (I ACCUSE…!) exposed the injustices of the case, rallying public opinion and setting a powerful precedent for intellectuals speaking truth to power.

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Haaretz newspaper is considered a newspaper with liberal and leftist views. And it is interesting that in 1947 they wrote a Jewish state in the land of Israel and today they try to deny this fact and claim that Judaism is not Israeli

Haaretz (Hebrew: ‘The Land [of Israel]’, originally Ḥadshot Haaretz – Hebrew: חַדְשׁוֹת הָאָרֶץ. ’News of the Land [of Israel is an Israeli newspaper. It was founded in 1918, making it the longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel. It is published in both Hebrew and English in the Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with The New York Times International Edition. Its Hebrew and English editions are available on the internet. In North America, it is published as a weekly newspaper, combining articles from the Friday edition with a roundup from the rest of the week. Haaretz is Israel’s newspaper of record. It is known for its left-wing and liberal stances on domestic and foreign issues.

As of 2022, Haaretz has the third-largest circulation in Israel. It is widely read by international observers, especially in its English edition, and discussed in the international press. According to the Center for Research Libraries, among Israel’s daily newspapers, “Haaretz is considered the most influential and respected for both its news coverage and its commentary

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