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• 07.01.09
  C.N. Bialik One of the greatest Hebrew Poets of Modern Times died July 4 1934   Music / Cultural Scene, Photo Gallery, Steves' blogs (0)

  This past month I had the pleasure of visiting the house of one of Israel’s greatest modern Hebrew poet’s C. N. Bialik in Tel Aviv. It is located on Bialik Street off the well known Allenby St. close to the fashionable Sheinkin Street and the famous Carmel market. The street has many wonderful buildings in [...]

• 06.29.09
  1969 Stanley Goldfoot’s Open letter to the world from Jerusalem   Steves' blogs, Video (0)

  I knew Stanley Goldfoot when I lived In Israel during the 1980’s and spent many hours listening to his stories of Jerusalem and the founding of the State of Israel. He was an amazing story teller and always kept an audience spellbound by his passionate and charismatic character. This video was sent to me [...]

• 06.13.09
  The Flam Winery in Israel   Photo Gallery, Steves' blogs (0)

  Before I knew it we were traveling as a family to a winery that Anat, my son’s wife to be, thought it would be fun to visit. But our love for good food and good wine encouraged her to first take us to a wonderful dreamlike restaurant situated in the middle of a goat farm [...]

• 04.27.09
  Yom Ha Zicharon Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers and Civilians.   Steves' blogs, Video (0)

  This evening begins Yom Ha Zicharon an evening and day of remembrance for all of the soldiers and civilians that have given their lives for the hope of peace and prosperity in the State of Israel.  There has been a  total of 24,293 fallen soldiers and terror victims since the founding of the State of [...]

• 04.26.09
  And the Winner is.. Tel Aviv Marathon 42K Event for 100 year Aniversary   Photo Gallery, Steves' blogs (1)

  It was an amazing event. It was the first time I have ever witnessed 10,000 men ,women and children running along the main thorough fares of Tel Aviv sans transportation.
  The first thing that struck me was the silence as the runners passed by in a massive blur of yellow shirts. You could hear the sounds [...]

• 04.22.09
  The 2 Minute Siren on Holocaust Remembrance Day   Steve's Blog:It's Personal (2)

  How can I describe the feeling of standing on a street in silence with hundreds of “strangers” at attention listening to the 2 minutes of sirens blaring throughout the city. All cars and buses emptied as the pedestrians stand along side them contemplating those dreadful events.
  I was overwhelmed by the solidarity of the moment. [...]

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