by Lydia Aisenberg
A building, which served as an aircraft hangar by the
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British during the Mandate period, now houses a thriving Art Center. In Mandatory Postcards for Peace, Lydia Aisenberg takes an intriguing tour of this Center, whose entrance walls are covered with scores of postcards designed by well known international and Israeli arts, culture and entertainment personalities.
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A fascinating look inside the “banking museum,”
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by Lydia Aisenberg. Between High Places takes you to Bet Mani “where the history of banking is on display from the pre-Bank Leumi days of the Anglo-Palestine Bank, to information about the establishment of Tel Aviv on the sands of Ahuzit Bayit.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
The mural on the walls of the famous Canters delicatessen
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in Fairfax Los Angeles is a series of panel paintings depicting the history of Jewish immigration to Los Angeles and highlights many who became famous.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
The fascinating history of the picturesque Venice Beach
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Shul tucked in amongst the tattoo parlors and zany centers on this beach promenade highlight the Jewish involvement in development of this unique area.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
In the 1940s the Jewish National Fund in Britain had
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an annual publication called Moledet. Aimed at Jewish children, it had varied articles including information about life in Israel, immigration, the fledgling Israel Defense Force and Jewish festivals.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Living works of art describes the compositions that
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Peter Viner creates in the Jezreel Valley. Using different grains, his designs have been seen by thousands of visitors who look down on his creations from the top of Mt Gilboa.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek was founded in the 1920’s
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in the Jezreel Valley. A museum of the Kibbutz history is now housed in a building that was originally a guard post. It includes documents about the 8-day attack by Arabs in 1948.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
An Art Gallery and a Museum sit side by side in Kibbutz
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Ein Harod in the Jezreel valley. The Mishkan LeOmanut is a leading Art centre with exhibition halls, a library and a unique collection of traditional Jewish art and Judaica. As well as being a research and study centre. The foresight of art lover and kibbutz pioneer Chaim Atar, the centre was established in the 1920’s. The Beit Sturman museum has a permanent exhibition of archaeology and natural history of the area.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
The came to Israel in the mid nineteenth century and
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settled in a number of areas.
The Sarona area is where they set up their agricultural colony near the center of present day Tel Aviv. Lydia Aisenberg writes about their historical background and how renovations have been taken place making the area a new tourist attraction.
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Lydia Aisenberg writes about a visit to Western Negev
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Black Arrows memorial site. The site is a dedication to the paratroopers who lost their lives while defending Israel during the period of reprisals when armed Arab marauders constantly attacked the border settlements and villages in that area. Today, impressive rocks representing each of those raids stand in this spot. Well worth a visit.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
On the banks of the Kinneret the stunning `Peace Room’,
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venue of some historic political peace discussions stands as a special feature of Bet Gabriel a beautiful center of art and culture .
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by Lydia Aisenberg
The quaint cobblestoned Neve Tzedek quarter encompasses
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the charming Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theater which together with the ceramic mural of the main plaza links the past with the present and sets the tone of this artistic trendy suburb.
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A heart warming explanation of Derech Hachlama –way
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to recovery - and the volunteers that transport sick Palestinian children and their mothers daily to and from checkpoints to Israeli hospitals for treatment .
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Entitled Exodus from Egypt in Days of Yore, in Recent
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Times, the album, compiled by Israeli Haggadot collector Aviram Paz details with photographs the historical Haggadot from his own extensive collection.
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Reflections of a tourist guide on being hit by a stone
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thrown by a 10-year old boy during the first intifada (1987 – 1993) in the Wadi Ara village of Barta’a, part of which ended up on the West Bank side of the 1949 drawn Armistice Line and part on the Israeli side, and how she goes on even after that taking visitors to Barta’a.
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