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The entrance of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Jerusalem (Courtesy)
August 23, 2023, 9:22 am
Netanyahus stay at pricey Waldorf Astoria while their apartment is renovated
Security upgrades underway in family’s private home, where they have been living while major renovations are carried out at official residence
By ToI Staff
Heated water and cushy daybeds at the Jerusalem Waldorf's Guerlain spa (Courtesy Waldorf Astoria)
November 19, 2022, 2:04 pm
Luxurious? Sure. But Jerusalem Waldorf’s French spa could rub some the wrong way
Treatments in closed space include products from beauty company Guerlain, and heated massage beds that could be a tad too hot to handle
By Jessica Steinberg
FILE - A view of the Trump International Hotel is seen on March 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)
November 15, 2022, 11:52 pm
Papers show foreign governments spent big at Trump hotel at sensitive moments
Malaysian PM spent $260k and Turkish state-owned bank spent $80k while both faced money laundering investigations, raising concern Trump was influenced by business interests
By Bernard Condon
US President Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Yair Lapid give a joint press conference in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2022. (Atef Safadi /AFP)
July 15, 2022, 2:41 am
Full text: Yair Lapid and Joe Biden deliver remarks, answer questions in Jerusalem
Leaders express differing viewpoints on how to tackle nuclear crisis with Iran, discuss regional cooperation before answering queries from the press
By ToI Staff
Pouring tea at Jerusalem's Waldorf Astoria, where tea is served every afternoon (Courtesy: Waldorf Astoria)
January 29, 2022, 1:24 pm
Israel keeps British teatime tradition alive, with a spoonful of local flavor
The perfect antidote to winter weather? A cuppa with a side of scones and cream cakes
By Jessica Steinberg
Workers prepare the King David Hotel sukkah on October 3, 2017 (Courtesy Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 20, 2021, 5:34 am
Jerusalem hotels bet on local guests this Sukkot — but don’t expect a bargain
Giving up on foreign tourists for the approaching holiday season, high-end establishments seek to woo domestic tourists to spend their vacation shekels
By Jessica Steinberg
The Waldorf-Astoria in Jerusalem (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
December 25, 2017, 6:49 am
Jerusalem’s Waldorf Astoria sold for $160 million
French-Jewish businessman Michel Ohayon purchases the property from the Canadian Reichman family, which renovated the 1920s building for a reported cost of $150m
By ToI Staff
A couple stands next to a large light installation in the Old City of Jerusalem, June 6, 2013. (Sliman Khader/Flash90)
April 23, 2017, 8:49 am
Jerusalem hotels: Unlikely hotbeds of furtive, meticulous romance
In lobbies throughout the capital, young ultra-Orthodox men and women sit down every evening to participate in a carefully rehearsed dating ritual
By Tracy Frydberg
Illustrative photo of Israeli master's degree students (Courtesy of the Ruderman Program for American Jewish Studies/JTA)
November 17, 2016, 8:42 pm
Alumni of Holocaust survivor’s scholarship fund hold Jerusalem reunion
Edward David Fischman bequeathed his fortune to Israelis pursuing doctorates in the fields of political science, law and economics
By JTA
A corner of HaMiffal's cafeteria, designed and created with recycled scraps found throughout the city (Courtesy Shai Halevi)
September 27, 2016, 3:54 pm
Jerusalem artists go cooperative and contemporary at the ‘Factory’
From exhibits to communal living, Empty House group turns their bohemian instincts into something more permanent at ‘HaMiffal’
By Jessica Steinberg
There's more than one way to celebrate Shavuot; a cartful of celebrants at Moshav Kfar Hess, Shavuot 2015 (Courtesy Flash 90)
June 9, 2016, 8:40 pm
The varied hues of Shavuot’s white night
Countrywide, Jews find both traditional and innovative ways to celebrate the festival of the giving of the Torah
By Jessica Steinberg
The Seven Species Salad created by Waldorf Astoria executive chef Itzik Barak for a global Waldorf tasting competition (Courtesy Sarka Babicka)
February 3, 2016, 4:57 pm
A salad of biblical proportions at the Waldorf
Master chef Itzik Barak brings the traditional seven species to his hotel chain’s annual competition
By Jessica Steinberg
January 12, 2016, 4:35 pm
Two people hurt in Jerusalem balcony collapse
City blames ‘wear and tear’ on 100-year-old building near Waldorf Astoria Hotel
By Sue Surkes
The Waldorf Astoria hotel on Jerusalem's Agron Street. (photo credit: Flash90)
October 22, 2015, 7:05 pm
Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem is Condé Nast’s top Middle East hotel
Lavishly refurbished 226-room hotel places 7th on world list; building was previously the Palace Hotel, built by mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini
By ToI Staff
Anna Goldshmidt and Elan Stratiyevsky at their traditional Jewish ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, June 13, 2015 (@gflorence/Instagram/JTA)
September 11, 2015, 3:58 am
A shotgun (literally) Jewish wedding and 2 lawsuits
June ceremony at Waldorf Astoria was interrupted when pistol belonging to cousin of groom went off; both now suing
By Julie Wiener
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