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Are hotels open in your area? This Israeli website knows
Category : Featured Hotel
Hotel Reopen Map lists hotels with their current open or closed status and, for the latter, information on when a re-opening might take place. As hotels start the slow process of reopening around the world, it’s not always clear which properties are once again available for travelers. This is a problem for tourists tentatively looking […]
Read MoreWednesday, July 1st, 2020
Israeli Foodpreneurs Adapt Culinary Concepts To Coronavirus Reality.
Category : Featured Dining
Israel has been on partial lockdown due to COVID-19 for less than a week now, with authorities taking increasingly stringent measures to stem the coronavirus pandemic. Gatherings of over 10 people have been banned, visits to malls, gyms, public beaches, and parks are not allowed, and, as of this past Sunday, full-service food establishments have […]
Read MoreTuesday, June 23rd, 2020
Shuls of Grandeur on the Lower East Side -A Columbus Day walking tour
Category : Events & Festivals
About this Event Of the hundreds of synagogues on the Lower East Side during the turn of the last century, two magnificent examples remain. One is the first great house of worship built by Eastern European Jews, and the other a former church, believed to be a site on the Underground Railroad. We start our […]
Read MoreThursday, June 18th, 2020
Portuguese Diplomat Who Saved Thousands of Jews During World War II and Died in Poverty Finally Honored by His Country
Category : Editor's Picks
A Portuguese diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust has been recognized by the government of Portugal and a monument will be built for him in the National Pantheon. Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who was consul in Bordeaux, France, at the beginning of World War II, when it was flooded with Jewish refugees, […]
Read MoreThursday, June 18th, 2020
Eating authentic Israeli hummus in New Orleans
Category : Featured Dining
‘Life brought me to New Orleans,’ says owner Tal Sharon, who was born and raised in Israel. ‘I never, never anticipated living here.’ Tal’s Hummus brings an authentic, purely Israeli flavor and spins to the food scene in New Orleans. Yes, New Orleans — as in Louisiana. Surprisingly, there are four Israeli restaurants in the […]
Read MoreSunday, June 14th, 2020
5 Israeli cultivated meat startups taking off because of corona
Category : Featured Dining
The pandemic has caused meat shortages, rising interest, and demand for mass-produced meat cultivated under lab-like conditions from animal cells. Covid-19 has stricken 21,230 American meatpacking workers and killed 77 of them, according to June 3 statistics from the Food & Environment Reporting Network. The pandemic has also hit meatpackers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, […]
Read MoreThursday, June 11th, 2020
Evidence Emerges of ‘Second Japanese Schindler’ Who Rescued Jews From Nazi Persecution
Category : Featured Article
Evidence has emerged of a second Japanese diplomat who provided visas to European Jews fleeing Nazi persecution, raising the prospect that further undiscovered heroes are waiting to be recognized. Saburo Nei — who served as Imperial Japan’s consul-general in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok during World War II — issued transit visas for […]
Read MoreWednesday, June 10th, 2020
Art-inspired vegan recipes for health and healing
Category : Featured Dining
Maayan Ora’s name means ‘Wellspring of Light’ in Hebrew and she spreads her inner light through her plant-based food. Maayan Ora, originally from Montreal, is a vegan who uses her love of art to create delicious and vibrant recipes. She is in her second year of blogging online about healing foods and plans to open […]
Read MoreMonday, June 1st, 2020
Israeli Startup That Connects Travelers With Local Doctors Gears Up for A Post-Corona World
Category : Editor's Picks
There are few things as stressful as falling ill while traveling and needing to see a doctor. (Save maybe having your stuff stolen). Locating clinics can be a challenge, doctors aren’t expected to speak your language, and miscommunication abounds — to the point where one could even be given the wrong treatment. And what of […]
Read MoreThursday, May 28th, 2020
With Eateries, Bars Set To Reopen, TLV Turns More Streets Into Pedestrian-Only Zones
Category : Featured Dining
As the Israeli government continues to lift restrictions put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality announced that it will add 11 pedestrian-only areas to key streets around the city as part of an urban policy to prioritize pedestrians and cyclists and restrict car access. Restaurants, bars, cafes, and […]
Read MoreThursday, May 21st, 2020