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Tag Archives: Israel
The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018: Three Identical Strangers
Most of us have had the unsettling experience of being compared with or mistaken for someone we look like– but when you find out you look exactly like another person, have the same birthdate, and have both been adopted– that is quite different. And made all the more so when you find your third exact match. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Entertainment, London, Movies, Photography
Tagged adoption, antisemitism, Art, Celebrities, cinema, documentary, Entertainment, film, film festival, Israel, Israeli film, Jewish, Jewish film, Judith Schrut, London, Movies, new york, Sammy Davis Jr, sundance, Tim Wardle, triplets, women filmmakers, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Preview: The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018
The hugely popular UK Jewish Film Festival returns this week for its 22nd season. This year’s Festival will feature 85 diverse films from 16 countries including 51 premieres, with screenings and live events at 21 cinemas around the UK. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, Live Performance, London, Movies
Tagged antisemitism, Art, Celebrities, cinema, Entertainment, film, film festival, Israel, Israeli film, Jewish, Jewish film, Judith Schrut, London, Movies, Sammy Davis Jr, women filmmakers, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Word on the Street in Jerusalem
Jerusalem is certainly an interesting place. Now that maybe stating the obvious but there’s something very contemporary happening and it’s hard to ignore. The city’s millennials are redefining it with one of the coolest underground movements since the hipster take over of Shoreditch in London. Here’s a list of places where it’s all happening. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Drink, Food, Hotels, Israel, Jerusalem, Restaurants, Shopping, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged Art, Demi Perera, hotels, Hotes, Israel, Jerusalem, Machne Yehuda, restaurants, Shopping, street food, street markets, Travel, WIZZ Air, Yehuda Hotel, Yehuda Market, Zuzu Tours
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Tel Aviv Makes Online Access Easy and Free (OneTravel)
Ever been having an amazing time while traveling in a foreign country when you needed to check something online or simply wanted to share an awesome instance with the world only to thwarted by no access to the internet or … Continue reading
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The World’s Most Christmassy Destinations (OneTravel)
Tis the season to see the world! Here are five destinations where it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Each would make an excellent place to find yourself during the holiday season and would yield so many rich experiences … Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Germany, Israel, Italy, Jerusalem, London, New York, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, Bavaria, christmas, Finland, germany, Israel, Italy, Jerusalem, Lapland, London, naples, napoli, new york, new york city, Nuremberg, NYC, OneTravel, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Jerusalem City Break: תודה (Thanks)
I can think of few destinations I’ve been to that have yielded so much perspective in such little time as Jerusalem. Although I wish I had been able to spend more time exploring this ancient city, my four day “break” proved a decent enough chunk of time and was certainly worth taking the five-hour flight from London. But now my appetite is whet for more of Israel and the Middle East to continue deepening my understanding this captivating region. Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, middle east, Travel
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Jerusalem City Break: Eat, Drink and Be Merry
A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry (Ecclesiastes 8:15). So said Solomon – one of Jerusalem’s more notable personalities from the past two millennia – and so was the case during my visit to his hometown a couple of weeks back. I believe I only began to scratch the surface of the good food scene in this ancient city. Whatever the case, here’s the scoop on some of the yummier findings from my time in Jerusalem. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Restaurants, Shopping, Street Markets, Travel, Wine
Tagged Altitude +720, Barkan Wine Experience, breakfast, Drink, First Station, Food, Israel, Israeli, Israeli Wine, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Mahane Yehuda Market, restaurants, Shakshuka, Shopping, street markets, Tmol Shilshom, Travel, wine
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Jerusalem City Break: Masada and the Dead Sea
A day out at Masada and the Dead Sea is an excellent excursion easily accessible by car from Jerusalem. Continue reading
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Posted in Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Uncategorized
Tagged Dead Sea, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Masada, Massada, Neve Midbar, West Bank
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Jerusalem City Break: Old City, New Perspective
Oh my God (pun intended), experiencing the Old City area of Jerusalem for myself was both spiritually uplifting and somewhat anticlimactic … and incredibly enlightening. Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Old City, Travel
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Jerusalem City Break: Best Hotel in Town?
While in Jerusalem, I stayed at the Arthur Hotel. This fairly new 54-room boutique hotel located in a pedestrianised street near to many of the city’s most popular attractions and historical sites was at the time of my visit the top ranked Jerusalem hotel on TripAdvisor. Did it live up to all those online raves? Continue reading
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Posted in Hotels, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Travel
Tagged Arthur Hotel, Ben–Yehuda, Dorot Rishonim Street, hotels, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, Travel
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Jerusalem City Break: Israel Museum
I loved so much of what I got to view at the Israel Museum. Especially amazing was the free Archaeology Tour (volunteer guide Bernice Fogel was brilliant!) I joined. It really made the exhibits come alive with relevance and meaning and helped me get to some of the key items on display most expeditiously. Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, museums, Travel
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Jerusalem City Break: Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
To say I enjoyed my visit to Yad Vashem, Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, wouldn’t be an accurate account. But, to say it was anything less than the most impactful and moving experience in a very long time would be a gross understatement. Continue reading
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Tagged Holocaust Memorial, Holocaust Museum, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem City Break, museums, Travel, Yad Vashem
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Jerusalem City Break: The 4,000 Year Old Brand
Me, I’m glad to have had a chance to experience Jerusalem for myself. And I would love to go back. It’s a place I’ve known of all my life – where the words and actions of people long ago resonate with the moral decisions and spiritual lives of millions today including those closest to me. Continue reading
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