Peter Abelow

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On and Off the Beaten Track in . . . The Gush Katif Musuem

The Gush Katif Museum in Jerusalem is relatively small—just five rooms—but it tells a huge story.

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On and Off the Beaten Track in . . . the Biblical Museum of Natural History

Who doesn’t love animals? Which child doesn’t look forward to visiting the zoo? A new museum in Beit Shemesh brings visitors up close to many of the animals mentioned in…

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On and Off the Beaten Track in. . . NEOT KEDUMIM

  “Renew our days as of old” Have you ever imagined what Avraham and Sarah or the generation of Joshua that entered the Land of Israel after forty years in…

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On and Off the Beaten Track in . . . Yad Vashem

  Israel’s National Holocaust Memorial I am writing this article while seated on a train in Poland, traveling between Warsaw and Krakow. Watching the Polish countryside zip by from my…

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On and Off the Beaten Track at…Manara

A View from the Heights Magnificent scenery and spectacular views, fun activities for the entire family and opportunities to focus on history as well as on issues facing contemporary Israel.…

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On and Off the Beaten Track in. . . Hamat Tiberias

  Thermal wonders from the ancient world  According to our tradition, there are four holy cities in Eretz Yisrael. Jerusalem, of course, is one of them. The others are Chevron…

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On and Off the Beaten Track at… Independence Hall

  In the following piece, tour guide Peter Abelow describes several tourist sites that are ideal to visit to commemorate Israel’s Independence Day including Independence Hall.  The aspirations of our…

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On and Off the Beaten Track in…the Har’el Lookout

During Israel’s War of Independence, the construction of the Burma Road, a bypass to Jerusalem through the mountains, was an extraordinary feat that allowed Jewish soldiers to avoid the dangers…