Following the Leader

Day 3-Walk thru Haifa

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February 14th 2009
We got to sleep in today and get rid of the last of the jetlag. The Cantor led us on a walk to see Yael's home in Haifa. We saw the building and waved to her neighbors. We saw where she gets her sandwiches, but everything was closed on Shabbat. We took a nice walk along the Promenade back to the hotel and saw some local entertainers. We are off to our sister temple later today. - Caroline ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Haifa District » Haifa

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more