The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/julie-rosenzweig/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:29:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Julie Rosenzweig | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/julie-rosenzweig/ 32 32 Jerusalem: A library-poor city https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-a-library-poor-city/ Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:49:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1681321 Why does the capital city of the People of the Book have few options for kids to take summer refuge in the stacks?

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]]> Jerusalem: A library-poor city https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-a-library-poor-city/ Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:39:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1680652 A petition was recently launched by residents of a Jerusalem neighborhood with no municipal library branch whose population – mainly young families – is now approaching 30,000 people

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]]> A woman’s guide to Jerusalem https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-womans-guide-to-jerusalem/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:53:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1339000 Pedestrian access to the area’s shopping center should be a no-brainer, but those on foot have to navigate highways!

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]]> The carnage we’re okay with https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-carnage-were-okay-with-2/ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:17:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1334061 With speed bumps serving as crosswalks instead of decelerators, no wonder Israeli traffic deaths are on the rise

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]]> Jerusalem 2120 https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-2120/ Wed, 20 May 2015 11:32:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1185639 The city's 5-year plan uses the same bombastic approach that got us into this mess: It's time to think small

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]]> These 3 Israeli cities are doing it right https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/three-israeli-cities-that-are-getting-things-right/ Sun, 19 Apr 2015 12:41:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1169337 They are Ashdod, Safed and Bat Yam and, no, they aren’t high tech hubs, they’re something better

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]]> Worst Jerusalem streetscapes, 2014 https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/worst-jerusalem-streetscapes-2014/ Sat, 10 Jan 2015 06:14:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1118898 It's time to stop looking at individual buildings as isolated works unto themselves

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]]> For Hanukkah, give the kids a break https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/what-to-give-our-kids-for-hanukkah-this-year-downtime/ Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:43:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1107043 Israeli schools have cut back on days off in a misguided attempt to enable parents to work even more

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]]> Zero road carnage in Israel? https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/vision-zero-israel-an-end-to-road-carnage/ Sat, 15 Nov 2014 20:32:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1092246 As NYC aims to stop all traffic deaths with a new 25 mph limit, Israel is speeding in the wrong direction

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]]> You think Holyland is bad? Look at these https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-other-holyland-story/ Wed, 14 May 2014 11:20:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=980032 A rogues gallery of the capital's worst architectural eyesores, from bland to downright repulsive

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]]> Save the kids – ditch the cars https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-automatons/ Sun, 21 Jul 2013 09:40:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=604562 It's not natural or normal to regularly put a baby into a huge, dangerous motorized metal container

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