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Gabriella Jacobs

Gabriella Jacobs

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Daily Briefing May 15: Art on trial from Venice to Jerusalem

Daily Briefing May 15: Art on trial from Venice to Jerusalem

Culture editor Jessica Steinberg on anti-Israel protests at the Venice Biennale, a new theater production about the Adolf Eichmann trial and Yaacov...

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The Times of Israel

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Café culture: Part of the Zionist dream

Café culture: Part of the Zionist dream

The best part of this week was Jerusalem cafés. On Monday, I met an old friend along the Mesila. For anyone who hasn’t walked there recently, the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Daily Briefing May 1 – Mediterranean meltdown: Energy policy in hot water

Reporter Sue Surkes discusses an unusual Syrian bride, how Israel’s lack of sustainable energy is a security risk and her recent visit to a new baby...

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The Times of Israel

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Conversational Heblish. Passable?

What qualifies someone as an olah chadasha? Last week I suggested it might involve paperwork, perseverance, and a teudat olah (that still hasn’t...

30.04.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gabriella jacobs

Misrad Hapanim: Diary of an Olah

What qualifies someone as an “olah chadasha”? Is it deciding to move to Israel? Actually making the move? Living through culture shock, language...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gabriella jacobs