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An overlook next to a mikveh, or ritual bath, at the Givat Titora archaeological garden. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
September 20, 2020, 6:38 am
Post-lockdown field trip? Visit some of Israel’s (320!) archaeological gardens
Free historical sites nationwide, open to the public at all hours, feature Roman-era marble artifacts, ancient sarcophagi, farming implements, Crusader ruins and more
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
The thousands of embroidered squares created in memory of Ori Ansbacher, hung September 3, 2019 in Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter (Courtesy Tal Marom)
September 3, 2019, 10:15 pm
Crowd-sewn embroidery honors memory of terror victim Ori Ansbacher
Israeli whose parents were killed in a terror attack brings together 5,200 pieces of embroidered works from over 10 countries, which now hangs in Jerusalem’s Old City
By Jessica Steinberg
A captivating projection on the Hurva Synagogue, in the 2018 Jerusalem Light Festival (Courtesy David Saad)
July 1, 2018, 10:08 pm
A glowing spectacle at 10th Jerusalem Light Festival
A forest of illumination and do-it-yourself light graffiti are just two of the 35 exhibits at the Old City event, open through July 5
By Michael Harel
Tel Aviv's beaches -- as seen in 'Tel Aviv Beach' by Itamar Grinburg -- will open early for the season, just in time for Passover. (Courtesy of Karen Lehrman Block)
March 25, 2018, 6:02 am
Folding frogs, telling time and preparing for Israel’s 70th on Passover
There are 5 days to fill during the intermediate days of Passover this year, but luckily, there are lots of options
By Jessica Steinberg
Government ministers seen at a cabinet meeting held at the Old City of Jerusalem's Western Wall tunnels in honor of the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem Day on May 28, 2017. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
May 28, 2017, 2:25 pm
Cabinet approves Western Wall elevator for the disabled
Ministers also set to green-light multiple other projects related to Jerusalem, in honor of jubilee marking city’s unification
By Alexander Fulbright
Jewish people take part in the priestly blessing ceremony during the Passover holiday at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 13, 2017. (AFP Photo/Thomas Coex)
May 20, 2017, 4:56 pm
Cabinet said set to approve Western Wall elevator for disabled persons
Plan to improve accessibility to holy site will also include underground passageway
By ToI Staff
Priests recite biblical priestly blessing following the demonstration Passover sacrifice, Jerusalem, April 6, 2017 (Alexander Fulbright/Times of Israel)
April 9, 2017, 11:24 am
Police arrest activists planning Temple Mount sacrifice
‘Israel is losing its democratic character,’ lawyer charges; detentions come after police allowed rehearsal slaughter on Thursday
By Jacob Magid
A tourist walking down the historic Jewish quarter of the town of Ribadavia in Spain, September 26, 2016. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)
October 29, 2016, 3:57 am
Spain’s Jewish ‘ghost towns’ seek a boost from living Jews
Historic neighborhoods, abandoned after the Spanish Inquisition, now starve for tourists — but local entrepreneurs say national support for BDS isn’t helping
By Cnaan Liphshiz
The Cenacle, traditionally believed to be the site of Jesus's Last Supper. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
October 1, 2016, 1:55 pm
When a German refugee accidentally captured Mount Zion
Soak up the history at one of Jerusalem’s holiest sites: the final resting place of King David, Jesus’s mother Mary and later, a dramatic battle in the War of Independence
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Exploring the public and private interiors of Jerusalem's better and lesser known buildings during the 2016 Houses from Within tour (Courtesy Houses from Within)
September 22, 2016, 3:03 pm
Jerusalem plays host to city-wide open house
Houses from Within tours kick off this weekend, offering inside views of many of the capital’s best-known homes and institutions
By Jessica Steinberg
An archaeologist on the site of the remnants of a Jewish 17th-century slum in the center of the Dutch capital (at5.nl screenshot)
April 24, 2016, 3:45 pm
17th-century Jewish slum unearthed in Amsterdam
400-year-old former shipyard found near the old Jewish quarter housed hundreds, is deemed ‘spectacular find’
By JTA
Hurva (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
October 12, 2013, 10:43 am
Houses of prayer in the Holy City
Some have been desecrated, some have been destroyed, and some have been lovingly restored, but the stories of Jerusalem’s synagogues live on
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Jaffa Gate (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
September 21, 2013, 10:38 am
Gates to the city
Jerusalem’s Old City has been enclosed in strong, decorative walls since the 16th century — capped with crenellations, floored with machicolations, and fortified against marauders and crusaders
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Israeli Border Police stand outside Damascus Gate of Jerusalem's Old City (illustrative photo credit: Gili Yaari/Flash 90)
April 23, 2013, 12:30 pm
4 Jewish teens arrested in beating of Arab youth
Torching of 15 Palestinian cars in separate incidents overnight blamed on ‘price tag’ vandals
By Asher Zeiger
Built in the 17th century by refugees from the Inquisition, Amsterdam's Portuguese Synagogue withstood the Nazi occupation to remain a center of Jewish life. (Matt Lebovic)
January 28, 2013, 2:51 pm
New cultural quarter resurrects Amsterdam’s Jewish past
Dutch capital earns international notice for efforts to rebuild a presence almost entirely wiped out during the Holocaust
By Matt Lebovic
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