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AYALON INSTITUTE
MY ISRAEL: THE AYALON INSTITUTE: A tale of deception. In 1920 at the San Remo Conference in Italy, Britain acquired the mandate for what...
Feb 4, 20213 min read
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HURVA SYNAGOGUE
MY ISRAEL: HURVA SYNANGOGUE: The name Hurva, meaning ruin, arose due to the synagogue’s history. It was destroyed twice & built three...
Feb 4, 20214 min read
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BET SHEARIM
MY ISRAEL: BET SHEARIM - The Jewish Necropolis. Located 20 kilometers SW of Haifa on the border between the Jezreel valley and the Lower...
Jan 6, 20214 min read
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FORTRESSES OF THE JUDEAN DESERT.
MY ISRAEL: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DESERT FORTRESSES OF JUDEAN DESERT: Six of the seven desert fortresses of Judea namely Sartaba...
Jan 6, 20214 min read
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THE ITALIAN HOSPITAL - JERUSALEM
MY ISRAEL: THE ITALIAN HOSPITAL: A taste of Italy in Jerusalem. THE ARCHITECT: Antonio Barluzzi (1884-1960), an Italian who acquired the...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
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DOME OF THE ROCK
MY ISRAEL: DOME OF THE ROCK – The Architecture of Deception. Placement of a structure is sometimes more revealing than the building...
Nov 18, 20204 min read
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JAFFA.
MY ISRAEL: JAFFA : A city steeped in intrigue. Reputed to be the oldest port city in the world with a history that spans 4000 years. The...
Nov 8, 20205 min read
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AN INTRODUCTION TO WATER DISTRIBUTION & WATER CONSERVATION IN ISRAEL:
MY ISRAEL: The river Jordan & by extension, the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) is fed by 3 rivers. The first of which is the Hatsbani river,...
Nov 8, 20204 min read
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TIBERIUS.
MY ISRAEL: TIBERIUS: Located on the western shore of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) between the biblical cities of Rakkath to the north...
Oct 18, 20205 min read
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ISRAEL & SOUTH AFRICA RELATIONS :
MY ISRAEL: SOUTH AFRICA & ISRAEL - TIME TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT: An article by Ron Traub ( Israeli Tour Guide, Architect & former...
Oct 11, 20205 min read
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THE BATTLE FOR KASTEL (QASTEL).
“Privates retreat & officers remain to cover the retreat“: an order given by Jewish officers at the battle for Kastel during the 1948 War...
Oct 4, 20202 min read
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THE OLIVE TREE & THE JEWISH PEOPLE
MY ISRAEL: THE OLIVE TREE & THE JEWISH PEOPLE: Numerous biblical and Talmudic references allude to the connection between the Jewish...
Sep 22, 20203 min read
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KIBBUTZ NEGBA, TOWER & STOCKADE SETTLEMENT & A HILL NAMED TOM & TOMER.
KIBBUTZ NEGBA was one of 52 Jewish outposts which started off as a TOWER & STOCKADE SETTLEMENT. Established in 1939 and initialy settled...
Sep 13, 20202 min read
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KIBBUTZ RAMAT RACHEL.
MY ISRAEL : KIBBUTZ RAMAT RACHEL : The kibbutz is named after Jacob's wife Rachel, the mother of both Joseph & Benjamin. Jacob was...
Sep 6, 20203 min read
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SHA'ARAIM (KHIRBET QEIYAFA)
Ron Traub 3h · MY ISRAEL: SHA’ARAIM (KHIRBET QEIYAFA): Located in the Shephela (the Judean Lowhills) overlooking the Ela valley where...
Aug 30, 20204 min read
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TSIPPORI & THE MISHNA.
MY ISRAEL : TSIPPORI & THE MISHNA : Located in the lower Galilee, halfway between the Mediterranean Sea and the Kinneret (Sea of...
Aug 16, 20205 min read
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MY ISRAEL: AN ARCHITECTURAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE PRESENT DAY OLD CITY WALLS & GATES OF JERUSALEM:
The Old City walls have been addressed innumerable times, I therefore decided to approach the subject solely from an architectural...
Aug 9, 20204 min read
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JERUSALEM AQUEDUCTS, SOLOMON’S POOLS & RELATED SPRINGS
INTRODUCTION: The transfer of water without electrification was a major obstacle that had to be overcome by the ancients. As with all...
Aug 2, 20204 min read
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GAMLA - The Masada of the north
Resembling a camel’s hump, the site aquired the name GAMLA which in Aramaic means camel. The Hebrew equivalent of the name being Gamal....
Jul 28, 20204 min read
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A DOCTOR, AN ARTIST & TICHO HOUSE
Dr Avraham (Albert) Ticho (1883-1960) & his wife and first cousin Anna Ticho (1894-1980) were born in Moravia which was then part of the...
Jul 19, 20203 min read
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