Dramatic report: Israel planned attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities – Trump stopped the operation
Israel prepared an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities together with the USA, but US President Donald Trump prevented the operation in favor of diplomatic talks with Tehran. The New York Times reports ...
Production in Safed
from Benjamin As part of our production trip for the upcoming episodes of Focus on Jerusalem, we traveled to northern Israel in April 2025 - in particular to the northern city of Safed.But as pi ...
Article Patchwork – Dad, a look back
from Benjamin Exactly one year ago, I was allowed to contribute an article to the magazine Family:"Patchwork-Papa: Vom Umgang mi ...
Agriculture at the time Israel was founded
from Benjamin Finally enjoying a day off together as a family again.No appointments, no hectic pace - just being together. I'm still recovering from my cold, but there was something special abou ...
The Jewish festival of Passover: an important festival of liberation and tradition
from Alexandra Passover (Pesach) is one of the central festivals in the Jewish calendar and commemorates the liberation of the people of Israel from Egyptian slavery. It is a festival of freedom ...
Hannukah – It’s time for a miracle
from Alexandra Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most joyous festivals in the Jewish calendar and has a special significance in Israel. This eight-day festival begins ...
Rosh Hashanah: background, traditions and culinary customs
from Alexandra Rosh Hashanah, literally "head of the year", marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. This two-day festival falls on the first and second day of the month of Tishrei in the Jew ...
Our vision… once through the shredder
from Benjamin Funk I screamed at the steering wheel, my fingernails dug into the leather. I'd had enough, the barrel had overflowed, my patience had snapped. Before that, I had left the house ...
Jerusalem, we’re back! A first brief impression
from Benjamin Funk "It's fuller than we thought" - we are amazed. Who would have thought that Jerusalem would be so well visited after all the lockdowns and entry bans.We had forgotten how to qu ...
