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aa Old Tel Aviv port area The port of Tel Aviv  is  becoming an area for culture, entertainment and leisure-time activities.

Adora Restaurant, Tel Aviv

Adora > restaurants in Tel Aviv Restaurant Chef - Bistro, which combines French cooking with delicious Moroccan originality. Chef Avi Biton amazing dishes special and satisfying at attractive prices. somewhere cozy and homey, warm and professional staff (chef himself comes out to check on and flirt with customers...). Do not miss the desserts - a pleasure! Ben Yehuda 226, Tel Aviv, Israel +972-3-6050896 Price range: $15-$20 Good for: Romance, Doing business, Special occasions, Entertaining clients Dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Reservations. Directions to Adora > Powered by Rating-System.com

Raphael Restaurant, Tel Aviv

Cuisines: Mediterranean  87 Hayarkon St, Tel Aviv 63143, Israel  (03) 522-6464  Price range: $25-$100  Good for: Romance, Bar scene, Doing business, Special occasions, Entertaining clients  Dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Reservations Powered by Rating-System.com

Tel Aviv – Some Facts about the City that Never Sleeps

Tel Aviv Beach Tel Aviv is the second most populated city in Israel with a population of around for hundred thousand.  Located on the Mediterranean coastline, the city's name literally translates into “Spring Mound".  The city was founded in 1909, on the outskirts of the city of Jaffa.  However, Tel Aviv soon grew bigger than Jaffa, so the two merged when Israel was made a country.  Tel Aviv is also known as the city that never sleeps, because the city literally has people out on the streets every hour of the day.  Because of this fact, the city is highly popular to tourists; they have over 1 million people visit the city each year.  But, the nightlife of the city is not its only strong point.  The city also has a large and powerful economy, the second largest in the Middle East and the country’s financial capital to be exact. In Tel Aviv, most of the population is Jewish, while only non-Jewish.  Because of this fact, there are over 500 synag...

Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv

Susan Dalal, Neve Tzedek Located in the south of Tel Aviv, Neve Tzedek is one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Israel. Founded in 1887, Neve Tzedek is the first neighborhood that was built outside of old Jaffa. Neve Tzedek literally means the house of justice and it is also one of God's many sacred acronyms. Today, Neve Tzedek is filled with many successful cafes and restaurants . Neve Tzedek is definitely one of the most fashionable areas in Tel Aviv. Many Israelis and tourists come to Neve Tzedek to enjoy its extraordinary scenery. Anyone who has visited this neighborhood would be able to tell you about its unique architecture and atmosphere. For these reasons, Neve Tzedek has become a source of attraction for painters, photographers and film makers. The history of the neighborhood In the early years of the 20th century , Neve Tzedek was a poor neighborhood that inhabited many accomplished Israeli artists and writers including Agnon, the Israeli author w...

The Old Train Station Complex, Neve Tzedek

Neve Zedek Train Station (Mitcham HaTachanah) turns into an historical and cultural center Old train station, Neve Tzedek One of the best attractions in Tel Aviv is the reconstructed  train station complex. If you're touring Tel Aviv, make sure not to skip this lovely site. Located next to Neve Tzedek , an historical neighborhood  in Tel Aviv , has become known for its great architecture, vivid cultural life and unique atmosphere that attracts artists and designers. The station complex has been recently opened for the general public after being closed for years. Mitcham Hatachanah The site is generally referred to as Hatachana, meaning station in Hebrew. The station was built in 1891 under the Ottoman regime as the first railroad in Israel, which served as a major junction for transportation and commerce. The site has been closed for many years and was used by the IDF. A few years ago it was handed to the Tel Aviv municipality that made a   decision to ...

Bialik House, Tel Aviv

Bialik house, photo by geller j. Bialik House is the home of the national poet Haim Nahman Bialik, Bialik Street 22, Tel Aviv , near the old Town Hall. Bialik had  a special connection to the city of Tel Aviv, he made it his home in 1926. The house was built on a plot financed by selling Bialik’s special edition of his writings. The house was inaugurated in 1925, was built in eclectic style by architect Joseph Minor. The garden was planted around the building that included plants from different regions in Israel, including the seven species. In addition to being a writer, poet, translator and publisher, the Bialik was also a prominent figure in social life in Tel Aviv. In this context, Bialik hosted regular guests at his home on Monday and Thursday afternoons. Bialik died in 1934 and shortly before his death had left his home in Tel Aviv, moved to Ramat Gan, and began preparations to build the house. During this time the family home was rented. after the death of Bialik, his...

Onami Japanese cuisine

This restaurant is considered to have the best Japanese cuisine in Israel. Open: Sun-Fri 12:00-Last customer, Sat 13:00-Last customer Address: 18 Ha'Arbaa St. Tel: (03) 562-0981 Directions to Onami (Google maps) >

Israeli illusionist Hezi Dean aims to break Blaine's 2002 endurance record

Did you hear about Hezi Dean latest stunt? Israeli native Hezi Dean is an illusionist, magician and an endurance performer. Greatly inspired by the American illusionist David Blaine, Hezi Dean often attempts to break Blaine's record, just like he did a year ago with breaking Blaine's record with time spent inside an ice cube. This Wednesday,  June, 18, 2011, Hezi Dean was lifted to the top of 27 meters tower, attempting to remain there without food for 35 hours.  In case you do not know, David Blaine set the record almost a decade ago. The tall tower was placed at Rabin square, a central square in Tel Aviv center . Many curious people and press have gathered in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to watch the feat. A big pile of carton boxes was waiting at the ground, as the Israeli magician had planned to jump from the tower, assuming the stunt was completed successfully. Luckily, in spite of windy weather and several difficult moments , as reported by his parents, Dean comple...

Rothschild Boulevard

Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv Rothschild called "well known philanthropist, supporting a crucial support for Jewish settlement in Palestine. Rothschild's view was that the Jews closer than ever to get credit for land, on the condition that they will have elements cliffs country. Baron Rothschild immediate purchase Arab lands Ottoman government, for the Jewish community contributed to the establishment of public buildings and dry swamps. The avenues which were established with the start of construction of the Mansion House (later to become Tel Aviv), it was decided to call in memory of Nathan Straus was an American philanthropist known. Strauss did not come to Israel so it was decided to call the boulevard named after Baron de Rothschild. The Avenue was built on land Karem J. mourners. Before the avenue, passed by a small Wadi. About 60 Jewish families purchased the vineyard and then began construction of the spine. Acia Rothschild's first planted by the children of ...

Dorit Levinstein

Dorit was born in Haifa, Israel in 1956. She graduated from the Technion (Haifa) in 1978 with a degree in graphic design, majoring in illustration. Dorit studied painting and sculpture for five years at the Avni Institute of Art in Tel Aviv, where she excelled in drawing. She completed her art studies at the Art Academy of Ramat Hasharon. From 1985 to1988, she taught art at the Avni Institute. In 1988, she was awarded a prize for excellence by the Soho Gallery in New York. Dorit has been a member of the Painters and Sculptors Association of Tel Aviv since 1989. She has always enjoyed teaching, and has taught sculpture and painting to women at her own studio in Tel Aviv since the 1980s. Among her more recent projects was a sculpting class that she gave to 300 children in Lindsay, California, culminating in a month-long exhibit of sculptures produced by the children based on her techniques. Dorit's work can be found in private collections around the world, and is exhibited in galler...