Toldot Yisrael

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Modeled on Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation, Toldot Yisrael has recorded over 4,000 hours of interview footage with more than 1,200 of Israel's founders. This archive is now housed in the National Library of Israel, the official library of the State of Israel and the Jewish people. Toldot Yisrael has interviewed every living general who fought in Israel's War of Independence, former Mossad directors, government ministers, ambassadors and a president. We have made films that have been viewed online almost 900,000 times, are shown in schools across the US, and are sent by Israel’s Ministry of Education to every history teacher in Israel.

About the Charity

Called by former Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren, “a project of paramount importance for Israel and its supporters worldwide,” Toldot Yisrael is a Jerusalem based nonprofit dedicated to recording and sharing the firsthand testimonies of the men and women who helped found the State of Is...