3 years after I wrote about the first signs of the Israeli Chinese studies trend and there are signs that the trend is still going strong (see “The Chinese Language Studies Trend in Israel” and “Channel 2 story : Israelis
Habonim Beach – Northern Israel
In my last visit to Israel I went with a friend and his family to do some BBQing in a beach a bit up-north Habonim Beach. It was a lovely little beach, with lots of beautiful nature and sea-life. Most
Jerusalem Old City Roof Top Tour
While shortly visiting my hometown a month back I went on a terrific tour of Jerusalem’s old city called “Jerusalem’s Old City Root Top Tour” showing Jerusalem through walking up to the old city’s well known roof tops that give
Israeli Night Festivals : Art and Pasta at the Museum of Italian Jews in Jerusalem
Last week the Museum of Italian Jews in down-town Jerusalem celebrated Italian culture with lots of great food and arts from Italy. The Italian Jewish community in Jerusalem is small but vibrant, orbiting around the community synagogue and museum at
Night Markets in Israel : Night Flea-market at Jaffa
Usually open on weekends, the Jaffa flee market was open during last Thursday night with special performances and artists gathering together to bring some of that magical night market atmosphere to Israel. There were some bands playing around. Greek style…
Jerusalem – Touring ancient aqueducts and underground tunnels at Armon Hanatziv
A week after arriving back in Israel my dad, who’s doing tour guiding as a hobby to selected groups of friends and family, took a group from his workplace to see a part of Jerusalem most locals, like myself, don’t
60 years of Israeli independence celebrated at the Tainan County Holocaust museum
The Tainan County Bao An Holocaust Museum had a ceremony to celebrate Israel’s 60 years of independence. I went there twice before to help them out with their request to learn how to sing some songs in Hebrew. Arriving there
The special Israel Taiwan-Tainan connection – The world’s smallest Holocaust museum
Haaretz, the best Israeli newspaper, has an excellent article on Taiwan. Dror Mishani, Haaretz’s reporter, has been invited to Taiwan to explore some the Taiwanese culture and look into some of the connections between Taiwan and Israel. It’s a long
