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Israel

Jerusalem arcade

Israel is a tiny country that encompasses the ancient as well as modern. Israelite ruins appear alonside later Greek, Roman, Crusader and Islamic sites. A holy place of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Israel has diverse scenery and activities, from beaches and cities along the coast, lush hills and rivers in the north, to the Negev desert and Red Sea in the south.

Israel Photo Album
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Jerusalem

   

Dead Sea Area

    Tel Aviv - Jaffa
    Haifa - North Coast
    Northern Israel – Sea of Galilee
    Southern Israel – Eliat, Negev
kids books israel
     
everybody says shalom  
Everybody Says Shalom
Leslie Kimmelman, Talitha Shipman

Welcome to Israel, old and new, wet and dry, and take a take tour around Israel, to Masada, Dead Sea, Red Sea, a kibbutz, catacombs, shuk, Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem and more. And everyone says shalom, which also means "hello," "goodbye" and "peace." (Picture book)

 

     

In the Jerusalem Forest
Devora Busheri, Noa Kelner

It's spring, everything blossoms and blooms in the sun, a girl and her mother go for a walk hand in hand in a forest near Jerusalem. Based on a poem by Hayim Nahman Bialik, Israel national poet. (Picture book)

 

 
in jerusalem forest
     
One City, Two Brothers israel childrens books  
One City, Two Brothers
Chris Smith, Aurelia Fronty

A Jewish fable and Arab folktale, long before there was a city on a hill, two brothers farmed the land in the valley. After a good harvest, the older brother secretly brings a gift of grain to his brother, but the younger brother has his own surprise gift. On a moonlit night, the brothers meet on the hill, and on this spot, Jerusalem was founded. A shining story, wonderfully illustrated. (Picture book)

 

     
Harvest of Light
Allison Ofanansky, Eliyahu Alpern

Photo story of a special time in Israel – the olive harvest. A young girl helps her family collect the olives, some are preserved, some are pressed into olive oil. And on the first night of Hanukkah, the new oil lights the menorah. (Picture book)

 

 
Harvest of Light kids israel
     
This is Israel  
This is Israel
M. Sasek

Solomon’s Mines at Timna, Caesarea (ancient capital of Roman Palestine), synagogues, mosques, Christian pilgrimage sites, Biblical cities and landmarks, modern cities such as Tel Aviv, Bedouin markets in Beersheba, the Negev Desert and Red Sea. A children’s classic. (Picture book)

 

     
Here is the World
Leslea Newman, Susan Gal

A year of Jewish holidays, starting with the weekly celebration of Shabbat, from Rosh Hashanah to Purim, Hanukkah, naming ceremony and Passover, plus holiday recipes and crafts. Glowing illustrations bring each holiday to life. (Picture book)

 

 
here is the world
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