KKL-JNF
Typically arriving from regions with saline lakes and algae-rich ponds, such as Turkey and Iran, flamingos are not usually drawn to freshwater habitats.
A new initiative offers anxious Israelis free body-and-mind-healing activities through nature.
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael–Jewish National Fund highlights six family-friendly water trails across Israel’s forests.
Ifat Ovadia-Luski, chair of KKL-JNF, said “they tell the story of the renewal of the Jewish people in their land.”
Service has only a quarter of the firefighters needed, officials tell JNS following the recent wave of devastating fires in the Jerusalem area.
“They tell the story of a people who built a country out of faith, sacrifice and deep love for this land,” Efrat Sinai, director of archives at KKL-JNF.
“Each image is a world unto itself—rich in memory and history,” says Efrat Sinai, director of archives at KKL-JNF.
“The depiction of camels on the vessel highlights the importance of the animal, which was a central means of land transportation around 1,200 years ago.”
“They capture the natural joy, Zionist values and the sense of community that was being formed during that time,” said Efrat Sinai, head of the archives department at KKL-JNF.
“You start talking [with Arabs] professionally and the barriers fall down,” says Dr. Doron Markel.
The forest was inaugurated by youth, who planted the first saplings in a touching ceremony following World War II.
Donations from KKL-JNF labor union members paid for the star-studded musical tribute.
