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The Abrams Brothers and Dad Brian at Jacob's Ladder Festival. Courtesy of the Jacob's Ladde Festival. © Yehudit & Menachem Vinegrad

Jacob's Ladder Festival

Dec 2009 (various dates)

Going strong for 30 years, the Jacob's Ladder Festival is held twice a year at the Nof Ginosar Hotel at Lake Kinneret. It features folk music from Irish jigs and country rock to blues…

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White City, Black Days

15 Sep - 19 Dec 2009

Israel has a long history of strife and upheaval. This exhibition at the Eretz Israel Museum charts the city's tumultuous history, from the expulsion of residents by the Ottoman governor to…

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Child lighting candles during the Festival of Lights, Jerusalem Courtesy of Israel Tourism Ministry

Festival of Lights

Dec 2009 (annual)

Jerusalem's Festival of Lights, Hanukkah or Chanukah, is an eight-day Jewish holiday honouring the liberation of Jerusalem and the sacrifices made over the centuries in the name of faith and freedom.

Hanukkah

Dec 2009 (annual)

Spin your dreidels and celebrate Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. The four-sided spinning top has a Jewish letter on each side - taken together they mean 'A great miracle happened here'.

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Contempo

Feb 2010 (various dates)

Contempo is a festival bringing truly modern music to venues across Tel Aviv, a city with an increasingly forward-thinking outlook. The festival encompasses everything from experimental…

Books, lovely books. Photo Ben Evans. © Whatsonwhen

Jerusalem International Book Fair

Feb 2010 (biennial)

As one of the most respected international book fairs, this promises to be a real mine of browsing material for the textually minded, and the perfect place to publicise your work.

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Contempo

Feb 2010 (various dates)

Contempo is a festival bringing truly modern music to venues across Tel Aviv, a city with an increasingly forward-thinking outlook. The festival encompasses everything from experimental…

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Tel Aviv Jazz Festival

Feb 2010 (annual)

Starting life as a small event, Tel Aviv Jazz festival has blossomed into the foremost jazz festival in Israel. Cinematheque and Tel Aviv Performing Arts Centre present the best Israeli…

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Contempo

Feb 2010 (various dates)

Contempo is a festival bringing truly modern music to venues across Tel Aviv, a city with an increasingly forward-thinking outlook. The festival encompasses everything from experimental…

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Flamenco Days

Feb - Mar 2010 (annual)

Championing Spanish culture (especially dance) the Karen Adi Foundation organises the annual Flamenco Days (Días de Flamenco) at the Suzanne Dellal Centre in Tel Aviv. Arguably the world's…

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Purim

Mar 2010 (annual)

During the religious festival of Purim, family celebrations spill out onto the streets of Tel Aviv. You'll see a staggering variety of wild costumes, from historical figures to contemporary…

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Church of the Holy Sepulchre -  traditional site of the crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Jesus. Courtesy of Israel Tourism Ministry

Holy Week in Jerusalem

Apr 2010 (annual)

Jerusalem is inundated by thousands of pilgrims from across the spectrum of faiths, as they complete what is for some the spiritual journey of a lifetime and partake in the most important…

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Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv

26 Oct 2009 - 19 Apr 2010 (annual)

Basketball is big in Israel and Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv is the most successful club in the country (once claiming an astonishing 23 consecutive titles). Catch them during their season at the…

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Haifa International Festival for Children's Theatre

Apr 2010 (annual)

Placed under the banner of integration, this event will feature not only challenging theatre and street performances from national artists, but also a collaboration between Arab and Jewish…

The six-branched candelabra Courtesy of Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Auth

Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem

Apr - May 2010 (annual)

A solemn and moving ceremony at Yad Vashem dedicated to the memory of Jewish Holocaust victims and those who fought to save them.

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The Western Wall (Kotel) - Judaism's most sacred site, Jerusalem Photo credits to Israel Tourism Ministry

Jerusalem Day

May 2010 (annual)

Jerusalem Day is a national holiday marking the liberation and reunification of the city in 1967. During this day, which occurs around mid-May, there are several ceremonies, including the…

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The Abrams Brothers and Dad Brian at Jacob's Ladder Festival. Courtesy of the Jacob's Ladde Festival. © Yehudit & Menachem Vinegrad

Jacob's Ladder Festival

May 2010 (various dates)

Going strong for 30 years, the Jacob's Ladder Festival is held twice a year at the Nof Ginosar Hotel at Lake Kinneret. It features folk music from Irish jigs and country rock to blues…

Docaviv

May 2010 (annual)

Docaviv is Tel Aviv's international documentary film festival, held at Cinemateque and other venues. The programme is divided into two main sections: Special Screenings, a collection of…

Taam Hair - Taste Of Tel-Aviv

May 2010 (annual)

During Taste Of Tel-Aviv, top Israeli restaurants and wineries offer their best dishes and drinks at discount prices in the city's Hayarkon Park.

The rainbow flag, often used as a symbol of gay and lesbian pride. Image courtesy of Whatsonwhen

Tel Aviv Pride

Jun 2010 (annual)

Israel's biggest gay and lesbian Pride attracts 80,000 party people each year - an excellent turn-out for a city that has a population of only 350,000. This year's parade starts in the centre…


Highlights

Jacob's Ladder Festival

Nof Ginosar Hotel, Lake Kinneret

Dec 2009 (various dates)

Festival of Lights

Jerusalem

Dec 2009 (annual)

Jerusalem International Book Fair

Jerusalem International Convention Centre, Jerusalem

Feb 2010 (biennial)