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  • PhotoI could have danced all night…well, I did

    By Dikla Kadosh

    6.2.08 at 11:26 am | Israeli folk dance camp may sound really dorky (with “folk” and “camp” in the same sentence, how cool can it be?) but the 4-day weekend is a foot-fatiguing, dance-filled cultural event that brings together the most random assortment of people for an experience that is anything but bland.  ...

  • The Siren

    By Dikla Kadosh

    5.2.08 at 11:24 am | For two minutes on Yom Hashaoh, everything in Israel stops: cars on the highway come to a halt, cell phones are shut off, conversations are quieted, children in schoolyards stop ...

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