Articles by Gitit Ginat

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Stories

Stories shared by this traveler.

One of the founders of Israel's Tractor Museum, the late Gideon Grosman, restores a small Murray plow.

engineering

How Farmers Are Preserving Israel’s Disappearing Agricultural Legacy—One Tractor At a Time

At the Tractor Museum, every machine has a story.

It's not just a print. It's a story.

deserts

How a Bedouin Tracker Sees the Desert

On a seemingly blank, sandy canvas, signs and symbols abound.

Tribal symbols known as wusum attest to the ongoing presence of Bedouins in the desert.

desert art

The 6,000-Year Story of the Negev Desert Is Etched in Stone

Millennia of rock art offer a library of human history in the Levant.

Kayakers visit a slumped sinkhole on the Dead Sea Coast.

sinkhole

Is There a Future for the Sinkhole-Studded Dead Sea?

Receding waters are leaving behind an environmental disaster, and a new kind of tourism.

A tunnel in Warren’s Shaft System, which he and his team explored—not particularly safely.

victorian

The Man Who Found Jerusalem’s Western Wall Tunnels Couldn’t Find Jack the Ripper

A 19th-century excavation, a beleaguered police chief, and the ongoing tension over a city’s heritage.

Geologist and guide Lior Enmar among Malcham's delicate salt structures.

caves

The Friendly Rivalry—Between Israel and Iran—Over the World’s Longest Salt Cave

Spectacular Malcham Cave, at more than six miles, currently holds the title.

Tel Aviv's painted tiles had their heyday in the 1920s.

architecture

Secrets From Tel Aviv’s ‘Eclectic’ Era Are Hiding All Over the City

Briefly popular in the 1920s, these beautifully patterned tiles have made a comeback.

Apollophanes Cave, a burial site in Israel's Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park.

caves

The Strange Afterlife of a Mysterious Tomb Inscription

"I lay with another but I love you, the one most dear to me."

Blue-painted tombs in the historical Jewish cemetery outside the Israeli town of Safed, one of Judaism's holiest towns.

cemeteries

The Bright Blue Graves of Safed Cemetery

Kabbalah mystics lie beneath.

Walking into the apartment can be a disorienting experience.

paintings

How One Outsider Artist Reclaimed Her Drab Indoor World

Suddenly confined in a small space, Afia Zecharia painted every wall.

Hilton Beach, a hub for the LGBTQ community.

animals

Tel Aviv’s Gay Beach, Dog Beach, and Orthodox Beach

A tale of unlikely neighbors.

Political leaders in tile form, created by Yossi Lugasi.

art

The Man Who Turned His Home Into a ‘Mosaic Palace’

Yossi Lugasi spent decades making portraits of famous people out of smashed ceramics.

Issa Kassissieh on his holiday rounds. A large poster of him as a basketball player is visible on the wall.

santa claus

Meet the Only Certified Santa in the 'Ho Ho Holy Land'

Issa Kassisieh has turned his centuries-old family home into a Christmas wonderland.

Mendy Cahan, the founder of Yung Yidish, a nonprofit organization preserving Yiddish culture at Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station.

libraries

A Unifying Yiddish Library in Tel Aviv's Dilapidated Bus Station

Amid sputtering engines and towering stacks of books, people gather to revive a suppressed language.