by Miriam Greenfield
Tel Aviv rides green: bike riding is good for the health
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and good for the environment. Miriam Greenfield tells us all about the bikes-for-rent project. From its grassroots beginnings, this project developed and became part of the global program Critical Mass.
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by Adele Rubin
The rise and near fall due to lack of funding of cultural
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activities in the Cinematheque in Sderot is told by Adele Rubin, but the challenge is now being faced by interested groups.
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by Eric Moss
Every Thursday two friends, who are very different
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in character, meet in a Tel Aviv coffee house. They chat, they argue, they discuss Israel’s security situation, women. This week when they part, the one follows a prostitute, the other is drawn by the well-known tunes played by a Russian violinist collecting coins.
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by Chana Sterne
Chana Sterne’s describes her “Lifestyle Changes,”
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upon moving from Jerusalem to the non-stop city of Tel Aviv. The shopping and entertainment places open on Saturday filled her with amazement, while the holidays endow the secular city with the delightful aura she enjoyed in Jerusalem. But..”viva la difference!”
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by Sybil Levin
A rejuvenating walk through Hayarkon park on a Shabat
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afternoon taking in the sights of relaxing families, folk dancing, Thai Chi, football and basket ball amongst many other activities.
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by Judith Sternfeld
A new immigrant, Judith Sternfeld, celebrates Israel’s
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Independence Day watching a parade in Raanana and remembers how thrilled she was at this multi-cultural event.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Jerusalem’s Mahaneh Yehuda market has an air of excitement
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on Fridays – cacophony of music and sales pitch of vendors, bargaining ladies, constant hooting in the background, building works, fruits, bakeries, fish, genuine jeans, kippot, Jews, Christians, Muslims, locals and visitors.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Sometimes the sun shines on the white buildings of
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upper Nazareth or sunlight reflects off some glass somewhere in town, blinking like a beacon across the valley. More often than not in the winter and spring months a halo of clouds floats over, and in summer Nazareth gets lost altogether in the early morning rising mist only to reappear again around noon.
Lydia Aisenberg describes a visit to the sights both natural and man-made of this ancient city and its surroundings.
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by Steve Kramer
Ramla, founded in the 8th century, is the only Arab
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city in Israel that was once a Muslim capital. It is a fascinating city to visit. Its 65,000 population is roughly 80% Jewish, 20% Arab. The world’s largest Karaite community lives there. The city is developing its tourism sites and its economy. New shopping malls and public parks have been built, a municipal museum opened in 2001 and its White Tower minaret is a candidate for inclusion on the United Nations World Heritage list.
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by Steve Kramer
A guided tour of Bialik Street in Tel Aviv encompasses
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interesting facts on the life and times of Chaim Bialik, famous poet, as also the architectural history of the buildings in this famous street which is today a national monument.
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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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by Mike Porter
The first Jewish city to be established for 2000 years
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Tel Aviv was first envisaged in 1906. It was not until 1921 that it was declared an autonomous city. Mike Porter gives us a potted history of its development until the 1960’s.
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by Barbara Hurwitz
Kehillat Yozma, the Progressive Community in Modiin,
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is nearly as old as the city itself. With two full time rabbis, pre-school classes, an adult Beit Midrash, it is a very active community that also sponsors community projects. It acts as an extended family for many of its members.
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by Steve Kramer
Built on land purchased by the Rothschilds, Caesarea
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is uniquely run by a charitable foundation. Archeological finds and the Ralli Museum are found amongst the many beautiful private homes in the area.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
The Israeli high-court ruling forcing the rerouting
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of the controversial security fence in the outer Jerusalem region will place the fence literally alongside the well-tended front and back gardens of Har Radar, now a flourishing Jewish community on the Green Line.
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