Memorize the above names! World War3  might emerge from the area that leads to, fro, and around these places.  Mosul is a city in nor...

"Moreshet Avot" (our Fathers' Heritage) synagogue inside the synagogue We've just celebrated  The High Holidays: Rosh Ha...

So close to the shore and civilization, and yet so far from it! A rocky, desolate, uninhabited islet surrounded by beautiful, clear, b...

The Heraklion museum, one of the finest  in Europe, is rich in exhibits and extremely interesting. It requires more than one visit to...

Scorching sun, lots of ruins ,rough surface to walk  on (stones, pebbles, rocks). From the gate it looks compact, but one thing leads to ...

I'm back from a visit to Heraklio , the capital of the greek island of Crete, the birthplace of El Greko (the painter) and Nikos...