Venue: Ramat Beit Shemesh Ramat Beit Shemesh

History:

20th Century CE 

Collections: Rabbi Jonathan Feldman: History

Description

Menachem Begin was a seminal figure who has been credited with leading the fight for Israel’s independence against the British. Why was Menachem Begin the only Prime Minister of Israel not to be buried on Mt. Herzl? Why did he say his greatest accomplishment was preventing civil war? How was he the one individual most responsible for the retaking of the Old City, the Temple Mount and the Western Wall in the six day war?