Initial credit for the concept of twinning cities should be awarded in time of post-WW2 – to the French Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle and the Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer 1945. They were aiming at relieving the hostility between the two nations, hoping to allow a direct formation of…
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Old Jaffa
The Tel – (a historical mound) of ancient Jaffa is visible from the entire sea-front of Tel Aviv, into which Jaffa was incorporated 60 years ago. Dating back over 4000 years, Jaffa was the main port serving Jerusalem from the days of Kings David and Solomon, until the end of the…
The Scots Hotel in Tiberius
The hotel is a boutique hotel, owned by The Church of Scotland, situated in the center of the city of Tiberius. The hotel is also based with direct frontage to the Sea of Galilee. It had been initially established in the 19th century by Dr. David Watt Torrance, a young…
The Immanuel Lutheran Church in Jaffa
The Immanuel Lutheran Church in Jaffa is a gem, to surely be visited. The church was built in 1904 and is situated in the old American/German Colony just before Jaffa turns into the vicinity of Tel Aviv. Since 1955 the Norwegian Church Ministry in Israel has been in charge of…
Culture Days; December 25-26-27
A variety of Shows, Events, Music, Opera for children, Museum-exhibitions and more., throughout the country, await you on December 25-26-27, 2013! This is a unique project; sponsored by the Ministry of Culture & Sports, and the Israeli Lottery Foundation, for everyone. Link to Officail website
Snow in Israel
Israel is covered in white! The country has been swept in a unique weather system that has brought snow, hail and much rain, to a usually warm country, in December 2013. Aside the beauty of the scenery; the children playing outside in the snow (and the closed schools…), many houses…
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls are an extraordinary archaeological find, of 1947, discovered by a Bedouin shepherd, in a cave in the Judean desert, near Jerusalem. The scrolls are believed to have been either written or copied in the ancient land of Israel between 250 BCE and 68 CE. The scrolls…
“The Time-Tunnel”
Galila Ron-Feder-Amit is an Israeli author, holding a degree in Biblical studies and Hebrew Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has been writing books, novels and other literary articles, for adults as well as Youth. Having acted as a foster family for children on broken homes, she…
Jerusalem with Kids
There is never a dull moment in Jerusalem. Not even for kids….The old as well as new city offers a variety of attractions for children of all ages. Here are some of the most famous sites that may be of interest to your children as well as to you, their…
Safed
There are many indications that Jewish life in Safed dates back several thousand years, but the city draws its fame from the development that it experienced in the 1600s. Following the Spanish Expulsion many of the great Kabbalistic rabbis of the era settled in Safed to live, learn and teach…