As Hebrew culture began to flourish anew and the People of Israel returned to their homeland, children’s songs served as a crucial means to instill language and common values.
published August 31st, 2013
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Vulnerable Animals – Greenland/Israel Joint issue. For the first time we issue a stamp in collaboration with the Israeli post service.
published June 29th, 2013
We who live in the 21st century enjoy abundant means of communication and ways to transfer information. Thus, it is difficult for us to comprehend just how dependent people used to be on a reliable and swift postal service.
published May 25th, 2013
The stamp is issued in commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising which took place 70 years ago.
published April 27th, 2013
The letter card, cover and stamp – all of which are special and unique to Memorial Day – constitute the basis of a sensitive, original and extraordinary tradition that came into being following the War of Independence.
Since Memorial Day 1952, a long line of Presidents, Prime Ministers and Ministers of Defense have signed personal letters to bereaved families of the fallen and Israel’s premier artists take part in designing the covers and stamps for this commemorative day.
published April 14th, 2013
“Three things are beyond me; four I cannot fathom: How a Vulture makes its way over the sky…”
The Griffon Vulture, the Bearded Vulture, the Lappet-faced Vulture and the Egyptian Vulture are all scavengers which have been making their mark on the Israeli landscape since biblical times. The Vulture is mentioned 28 times in the Bible and it served as an ancient symbol of royalty both in Mesopotamia and in Egypt during the time of the Pharaohs. Anyone who has seen flocks of vultures soaring along the top of a cliff in the Golan Heights, the Judean Desert or the Negev Desert cannot help but be impressed by their strength and beauty. Maimonides was known as “The Great Vulture” and for good reason. These birds played an exceedingly important role as “nature’s orderlies” within the food chain, preventing the spread of disease and plague, thus ancient peoples treated them with great respect.
published April 10th, 2013
“Three things are beyond me;
four I cannot fathom:
How a Vulture makes its way over the sky…”
The Griffon Vulture, the Bearded Vulture, the Lappet-faced Vulture and the Egyptian Vulture are all scavengers which have been making their mark on the Israeli landscape since biblical times. The Vulture is mentioned 28 times in the Bible and it served as an ancient symbol of royalty both in Mesopotamia and in Egypt during the time of the Pharaohs. Anyone who has seen flocks of vultures soaring along the top of a cliff in the Golan Heights, the Judean Desert or the Negev Desert cannot help but be impressed by their strength and beauty. Maimonides was known as “The Great Vulture” and for good reason. These birds played an exceedingly important role as “nature’s orderlies” within the food chain, preventing the spread of disease and plague, thus ancient peoples treated them with great respect. (read more)
published April 8th, 2013
published March 24th, 2013
The Hebrew Reali School in Haifa, an independent educational institution, is marking its centennial in 2013. Founded in 1913, the school developed along with the Yishuv and the country, pioneering and leading Israeli education.
published February 22nd, 2013
Israel is situated in a water-scarce area, on the edge of a “desert belt” (the geographical area between the Negev and Judean deserts and the more humid Mediterranean region).
published February 16th, 2013
Many wildlife species have become extinct in recent generations and continue to do so, mainly due to man-made hazards.
published December 23rd, 2012
