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Rebecca McKinsey

Magen Zion participants working on their survival skills. (photo credit: Courtesy Lirom Global Education)
May 24, 2014, 5:00 pm
The Israel self-defense trip
A former Birthright program planner thinks up new ways to lure students to Israel
By Rebecca McKinsey
Ziv, the new male lion at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo, getting comfy in his new lair (photo credit: Flash 90)
May 20, 2014, 11:13 am
The rather shy lion of Zion
Ziv, the new male Asiatic lion at Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo, is having a hard time adjusting to the crowds, noisy zoo vehicles, and an intimidating older female
By Rebecca McKinsey
Sait Ali Bayrak, seated, and members of the Heylani Kebir tribe (Photo courtesy of Sait Ali Bayrak)
May 7, 2014, 4:58 pm
A Kurdish tribal heir, a secretive Swiss bank, and $2 billion in missing gold
In a colorful tale featuring spies and grisly murders, Sait Ali Bayrak claims Credit Suisse is hiding his family’s fortune, as it did with Holocaust accounts. The bank insists it has no record of the treasure
By Lazar Berman and Rebecca McKinsey
Australian ultramarathon runner Pat Farmer (photo credit: Courtesy Pat Farmer)
May 2, 2014, 3:17 am
Middle East Peace Run kicks off in Lebanon
Hoping to increase awareness and promote tolerance, Australian athlete runs first 57 km en route to Israel
By Yifa Yaakov and Rebecca McKinsey
Reading the wall of tombstones at the Chamber of the Holocaust (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)
April 28, 2014, 6:26 am
Overshadowed and overlooked, Shoah museum aims to carve niche
Older than the larger, official Yad Vashem, the Chamber of the Holocaust on Jerusalem’s Mount Zion looks to regain a spot on the map after years of fading interest
By Rebecca McKinsey
Pope Francis and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet when the pope visits Israel in May (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash90)
April 27, 2014, 12:53 am
Symbolism, simple fare planned for first visit of Pope Francis
A three-day tour for the pontiff in Israel, Jordan and the West Bank prompts Jerusalem to spruce up some border crossings
By Rebecca McKinsey
Father Eamon Kelly points out the biblical significance of areas in the Old City during a tour preceding Holy Week (photo credit: Rebecca McKinsey/Times of Israel)
April 20, 2014, 2:41 pm
Celebrating Holy Week with humor
Ahead of Easter, Catholic priest in Jerusalem offers jokes and anecdotes to make religious story more accessible
By Rebecca McKinsey
Yuval Freilich, 19, who grew up in Gush Etzion, has been fencing for 10 years and has won myriad distinctions, most recently sixth place at the Junior World Championships in Bulgaria. He hopes to win an Olympic gold medal in the next decade. (Photo courtesy of Rachel Freilich)
April 17, 2014, 2:49 am
Aiming for Olympics, fencer cuts a wide swath in Europe
Israeli teen, an IDF soldier, maneuvers around religious background to practice his sport to the hilt
By Rebecca McKinsey
The audience for TNT Britain's matinee production of Romeo and Juliet in Tel Aviv was a mixed bag of Muslim and Jewish students. (photo credit: Rebecca McKinsey/Times of Israel)
April 12, 2014, 10:47 am
A centuries-old tragedy brings teens together
Watching ‘Romeo and Juliet’ becomes a coexistence opportunity and a lesson in the consequences of conflict
By Rebecca McKinsey
Rotem Elnatan cheers as his brothers, Inbar and Shachar, his father, Zohar, and his mother, Debby, perform. The entire family loves music. (Photo courtesy of Debby Elnatan)
April 7, 2014, 11:49 pm
For those who can’t walk, Upsee provides first steps
A Jerusalem mother’s invention to help her special-needs child explore the world goes on sale internationally
By Rebecca McKinsey
Illustrative: Doctors perform surgery at a hospital in Israel (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 4, 2014, 3:33 pm
Breast-cancer researchers: Cure ‘not a fantasy’
Negev, New York scientists scrutinize studies that redefine cancer as they seek new ways to fight disease
By Rebecca McKinsey
Photo by Miri Gurfinkel (Courtesy)
March 26, 2014, 9:26 pm
Bold details characterize deaf photographers’ work
‘Hearing the Photograph,’ an exhibit currently showing in Jerusalem, allows viewers to see more deeply
By Rebecca McKinsey
March 21, 2014, 6:11 am
Yes, Israelis say, we are ‘Happy’
Joining worldwide craze, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem residents dance in the streets to Pharrell Williams’ hit
By Rebecca McKinsey
The flavorful brews at Negev Brewery in Kiryat Gat (photo credit: Rebecca McKinsey/Times of Israel)
March 20, 2014, 10:37 am
In the Negev, a 2,000 shekel beer and other brews
Passion fruit ale and other unique concoctions stud a lineup of local products
By Rebecca McKinsey
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, a longtime runner, preparing for the 2014 Jerusalem marathon (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)
March 19, 2014, 3:05 pm
Jerusalem of go
As runners gear up for the capital’s 4th marathon Friday, a look at how running culture is transforming the city
By Jessica Steinberg and Rebecca McKinsey
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