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Delve into Or HaGanuz in Israel
Or HaGanuz in the region of Northern District is located in Israel - some 261 mi or ( 420 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital .
Local time in Or HaGanuz is now 04:31 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Amman, and Tyre. While being here, you might want to check out Nicosia . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Or HaGanuz ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Antique Roadshow Find! Old School Furnace with Chimney & Stove Top
Here's an old coal-fired chimney-ready furnace and stove top, found in Yoni Frimer's new apartment in Safed, Israel. Not sure what will become of it. Does any collector of such things know what it's w ..
Klezmer Music Festival - Tzfat - Safed - Israel
Last week was the Klezmer Music Festival in Tsfat. People come from all over Israel (and the world) for the mult-day event. There are bands everywhere throughout the Old City of Tzfat. Vendors sell co ..
Diwan Saz Live at the Khan of the White Donkey in Tzvat
These are two songs performed by the group Diwan Saz in a beautiful place in the ancient city of Tzvat in the Galilee. To purchase their debut CD go to www.cdbaby.com/diwansaz ..
Callan David: Brother Man
Recorded live at "The White Donkey" Khan in the Artists' Quarter of Tzfat, the mystical city of Kabbalah. "Brother Man" is Callan David's famous hippie anthem. This is the 1st live recording ever made ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Safsaf massacre
The Safsaf massacre occurred on October 29, 1948, when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) captured the Palestinian Arab village of Safsaf in the Galilee. The village was defended by the Arab Liberation Army's Second Yarmuk Battalion. Safsaf was the first village to fall in Operation Hiram, the aim of which, according to the IDF, was to "destroy the enemy in the central Galilee 'pocket,' to take control of the whole of the Galilee and to establish a defense line on the country's northern border.
Located at 33.01 35.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Kfar Hoshen
Kfar Hoshen, formerly known as Safsufa (ספסופה), is a moshav about 4 km north of Meron in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. The moshav is situated on the land of the former Palestinian village of Safsaf, whose villagers fled to Lebanon after the Safsaf massacre in October 1948, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Bulgaria and with the support of the Moshavim Movement.
Located at 33.01 35.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Merom HaGalil Regional Council
The Merom HaGalil Regional Council is a regional council in the northern Galilee of northern Israel. The regional council was established in 1950. The head of the council is Shlomo Levi.
Located at 33.00 35.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Ein Zeitim
Ein Zeitim was a kibbutz near Safed established in 1891. It was founded by members of the Dorshei Zion (Seekers of Zion) society, a Zionist pioneer group from Minsk. Despite strong opposition by the Turkish government, the settlers managed to create farms with olive groves, orchards and dairy and poultry. Ein Zeitim was built 800m north of the Arab village Ein al-Zeitun, which had commonly been called Ein Zeitim in Hebrew and had been a mixed Arab-Jewish village during the Middle Ages.
Located at 33.00 35.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Kerem Ben Zimra
Kerem Ben Zimra is a moshav near Safed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. The Arab village Al-Ras al-Ahmar on the site was depopulated in 1948. The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Turkey, to whom immigrants were added from Romania and Morocco. Rabbi Meir Yehuda Getz (1924–1995), a kabbalist and the first rabbi of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, was among the founders of the moshav.
Located at 33.04 35.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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