Inside our apartment, first floor.

Betsy: Shanah Tovah l'kulam!

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September 13th 2007
.שנהֹ טובהֹ וחגֹ סמח Shanah tovah v’hag sameach! to all our Jewish friends and family. It is Rosh Hashanah, but we got here so shortly before the holiday that we haven’t yet found a synagogue at which to attend services. So we are spending a quiet Rosh Hashanah together in our apartment. We will find a synagogue before Yom Kippur so we can attend services on that holiday. We ar ... 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