Israel and You Spaces and Places in Israel
The Templars were a military-monastic order who aided pilgrims and the ailing coming from Europe to visit the holy sites of the Land of Israel. The Templars first settled in ...
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The Bahai Gardens in ‘Akko
The Bahai Gardens in ‘Akko surround the historic mansion residence of Baha’u’llah, the Prophet-Founder of the Baha’i Faith. Baha’ullah lived here at Bahjí for 12 years and was buried here. The ...
Read More »The Hospitaller Fortress, Acre
Knights’ Halls The most significant historic site that have survived in the old city of Acre are either Crusader or Ottoman. That is what you can see and they are ...
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Ethnographic Museum “Treasures in the Walls” This unique museum, Otzrot BaHoma or Treasures in the Walls, is located within the north-eastern walls of old Acre, originally built by the Ottoman ruler of the area, Ahmed ...
Read More »Ramchal Synagogue in Acco
The Jewish community of Acre had two synagogues from the 16th to 18th centuries, under Moslem rule: the Achav Synagogue and the Ramchal Synagogue. The Achav Synagogue There is a ...
Read More »Baha’i Tourism in Israel
The Baha’i religion, whose holy places are in Israel, began in Persia in the mid-19th century, when its founder Mirza Husayn Ali, began to teach its basic tenets: the unity ...
Read More »Acre (Akko), Israel Arab Market
Acre (Akko), Israel Arab Market Acre (Akko), Israel Arab Market 20.10.2012 Every visitor to Israel must include an Arab market in his or her itinerary. The vivid colors and enticing ...
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