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David Blumberg built Israel’s greatest library, then politics destroyed him - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: David Blumberg’s dream library stands tall in Jerusalem, but his life ended in tragedy, overshadowed by scandal and political strife.

DAVID BLUMBERG – Short and bespectacled, but authoritative and full of energy, he turned the National Library into a cultural center.
Haifa Airport.

Israel's oldest airport upgraded with a NIS 25 million investment

Carmel Boutique Hotel

Boutique on the Carmel: The new hotel that opened in the heart of the Ahuza neighborhood in Haifa

THE PASTA with pistachio cream, polenta, and Brownie Sundae are just some of the treats at Brooklyn 17.

A culinary find in Haifa: Brooklyn 17 brings the pizza bar to Israel - review


A spa in a Templar building

The Carmella Boutique Hotel and Spa in Haifa takes you back in time

THE CARMELLA Boutique Hotel and Spa – an example of relaxed elegance.

90 years later: Duty-free finally arrives in Haifa

LAYAM opened Haifa Airport’s first-ever 200 sqm duty-free store, offering luxury products at attractive prices as the airport resumes international flights.

The new duty-free at Haifa Airport

Damage to electrical infrastructure in Tel Aviv area disrupts train traffic

To enable restoration work, trains will not run today between Binyamina and Netanya, and between Tel Aviv HaHagana and Lod or Ben-Gurion Airport.

View of the Israel Railways train near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, July 21, 2025.

"You Shall Not Covet": Tiltan graduates interpret the Ten Commandments through graphic design

Tiltan Haifa’s Graphic Design Department presents a graduation exhibition where students share personal, modern interpretations of the Ten Commandments. Showing on the rooftop Aug 7–Nov 6.

Tiltan – The College of Design and Visual Communication

From NIS 750 per night: The surprising hotel in the heart of the German Colony

The Templar building that houses the Schumacher Hotel underwent preservation and upgrades, and today it is home to 40 rooms and suites in a contemporary, minimalist, and precise design.

Hotel Schumacher Haifa

'Can You See Its Beauty' exhibition showcases and celebrates Zionist pioneers

Goren’s multi-media use is compelling: Photographs, poetry, and music culled from well-known Israeli culture and history, as well as the use of symbols.

TWO IMAGES from the exhibit ‘Can you see its Beauty?’

Israeli researchers unveil program to treat stuttering in children with five-day camp

While it is not a disease, it can cause the people who stammer to suffer, to develop a poor self-image, be stigmatized, undergo bullying, have difficulty finding a job, and defend themselves.

Participants at the five-day summer camp for youth who experience stuttering.

Israeli-Druze doctor meets long-lost Syrian relatives evacuated from Sweida

'My hope is that Israel will help me and all the Druze. What is happening in Syria has not stopped, and we don’t expect help from anyone else.' the family's mother said.

The Druze doctor at Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, treating his relative from Sweida, July 2025.

From Tel Aviv to Haifa in 30 minutes: Israel Railways to launch high-speed line by 2029

According to the Transportation Ministry, trains on the new line will be capable of speeds up to 250 kilometers per hour.

View of the Israel Railways train near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, July 21, 2025.

Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old gold ring in excavation of Israeli national park

“I was amazed by the find. To my delight, I also discovered a pair of gold earrings, but the ring, with its small and unique design, really moved me," volunteer Eddie Lipsman said.

A 2000-year-old gold ring discovered during excavations in Susita National Park.

Raffaello, Haifa: Hard to believe one of the best restaurants in the north is hidden inside a mall

No time limit at the restaurant, freshly made pasta on site, expertly crafted cocktails at prices you won’t find anywhere else, and food that aims as high as possible.

 Raffaello