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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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