Long considered the oldest seaport in the world, the city of Jaffa is often overlooked as simply the older sister of its larger neighbor Tel Aviv, but it’s much more…
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Jaffa (Biblical Joppa or in Hebrew Yafo)
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Diver finds treasures from ancient shipwreck
Fourty-four tons of 1,800-year-old marble artifacts, carried in a merchant ship that was shipwrecked in a storm, uncovered off coast of Israel. A few weeks ago, an Israeli man contacted…
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Ephesus / A Hotbed of Early Christianity
Anyone into time travel will want to visit the ancient city of Ephesus. Turn back the clock in the present-day Selcuk, a town near Izmir, in western Turkey. This once-cosmopolitan…
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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO EATING OUT AT A RESTAURANT IN ISRAEL
Israeli restaurants can be dark, loud places with faux-friendly service and expensive wine. But they’re really great if you know how to enjoy them. Here in Israel, you’ll be very…
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JERUSALEM’S ANCIENT TOWER OF DAVID GETS A HIGH-TECH MAKEOVER
After 10 years of planning and $50 million, the 2,000-year-old fortress near Jaffa Gate is transformed into an accessible, cutting-edge multimedia museum. The Tower of David fortress, built by the…
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Costliest Hebrew Bible, 1,100 years old, sent home to Israel
Codex Sassoon, the oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, was purchased for Tel Aviv’s ANU Museum at a Sotheby auction for $38.1 million. The 1,100-year-old Codex Sassoon, the oldest and most…
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EXPERIENCE RELAXED DESERT TOURISM IN ARAD
This formerly sleepy city has beautiful hiking and biking trails, a great coffeehouse and brewery, art and nightlife, and a choice of accommodations. For most people, Arad is a dusty…
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Financial record carved into stone sheds light on the everyday life and commercial activities of Jerusalemites some 2,000 years ago. It’s a good thing that digital receipts were unheard of…
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WATCH: Holocaust Survivors Celebrate Life at the Millennium Center | Vision for Israel
Holocaust survivors are some of the bravest people you will ever meet; they have lived lives full of extraordinary hardship and trauma and yet chose to pioneer Israel to rebuild…
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THIS OLYMPIC CHAMP FOUND HER SPORT ON THE STREETS OF TEL AVIV
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter took up running as a hobby less than 10 years ago. Now, she is one of Israel’s top athletes and has her eyes set on the 2024…
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Inside an Israeli Flag Factory Before Independence Day
Berman’s Flags and Embroidery was founded in Jerusalem in 1944 by Polish refugees, producing Israeli and other types of flags for special occasions. The leadup to Israeli Independence Day (Yom…
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Jerusalem’s Tower of David Named One of ‘World’s Greatest Places’ by TIME
Ahead of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum’s grand reopening in June 2023, TIME Magazine revealed that the institution has earned a spot on its third annual list of World’s…
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Roman-era jewelry from Jerusalem coffin now on display
The jewelry, worn by young girls as amulets, was discovered in 1971 and presented to the public for the first time last week. Rare jewelry dating from 1,800 years ago,…
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15 stroller-friendly and accessible hikes in Israel
The best places to get a dose of nature that lets people in strollers or wheelchairs fully join the fun. When our first grandson was born a little over a…
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10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT PASSOVER
From weird supermarket aisles and horrible traffic to delicious foods and politicians stuffing their faces, there’s nothing like Passover in Israel. The festival of Passover is celebrated every spring by…