Haifa - Ceasarea


Haifa Bay at night 

Haifa Bay - nighttime from Dan Carmel Hotel room

Looking up to Baha'i Shrine

In Dan Carmel Hotel room (Haifa) 

Enjoying the Dan Carmel

Happy to be in Haifa (Dan Carmel)

Wrap-up session (Dan Carmel Hotel)

Discussing the tour - emotional memories

Our gesturing rabbi (wrap-up session, Dan Carmel)

Rabbi with a drum (Dan Carmel - wrap-up session)

A Smiling Susan (Dan Carmel, wrap-up session)

Steve Nassau shares personal experiences (Dan Carmel)

Morty Pear shares his (very emotional) thoughts (Dan Carmel)

Gail Fresia eloquently shares her thoughts (Dan Carmel)


Jeff Adler shares at the wrap-up session (Dan Carmel) 


Pensive rabbi at emotional wrap-up session (Dan Carmel) 


Gary and Susan: Not what it looks like! - TIMELINE TALK!!! - Haifa

Barbara Blumberg shares at wrap-up session/Dan Carmel, Haifa

Janis Lefkowitz shares her emotional thoughts

Joel Berman shares at wrap-up session (not a fish story!)

Two who became pals - Morty and Gary (wrap-up session at Dan Carmel)

Gary and Susan - emotional at wrap-up session

A closing dance and hug, after wrap-up session at Dan Carmel/Haifa

Saba and Safta with Tommy's Flat Stanley (Dan Carmel Hotel, Haifa)

Tommy's Flat Stanley with Savta and Saba (Dan Carmel Hotel, Haifa) 

Flat Stanley and Savta (Dan Carmel Hotel, Haifa)

Haifa Harbor from Dan Carmel Hotel 

Baha'i Gardens (Haifa), looking up to shrine

At Baha'i Gardens (Haifa)

Baha'i shrine (Haifa) 

Baha'i shrine and gardens (Haifa)

Baha'i Gardens (Haifa)

Baha'i Gardens (Haifa)

Rabbi Gary overlooking Haifa Bay in Baha'i gardens

Iris overlooking Haifa Bay in Baha'i gardens 

Steve Nassau in Baha'i gardens (overlooking Haifa Bay)

Happy tour group at Baha'i Gardens (Haifa)

Baha'i Gardens, Haifa

Protective eagle, Baha'i gardens - Haifra 

Looking down on Haifa from Baha'i Gardens

Dagan flour storage building - port of Haifa

Baha'i Gardens - Haifa

Baha'i Shrine - Haifa

Beautiful Baha'i Gardens

Baha'i Gardens, Haifa

Baha'i Gardens, Haifa


Ornament in Baha'i Gardens, Haifa


Ornament in Baha'i Gardens, Haifa

Baha'i Gardens, Haifa

Entry to the beautiful Baha'i Gardens! (Haifa) 

Baha'i Gardens, Haifa

What a palm tree! - Baha'i Gardens, Haifa

Baha'i Gardens, Haifa

Baha'i Symbol (Baha'i Gardens, Haifa)

Mediterranean Sea near Haifa 

Beach area near Haifa

Mediterannean sea - Haifa area

Cheryl Kovalsky and old/good friends, Robert and Selma Darling

Museum in Zichron Yaakov 

Cheryl Kovalsky with Rabbi Gary (Zichron Yaakov)

Museum building, Zichron Yaakov; Cheryl Kovalsky in foreground

Cheryl Kovalsky - Zichron Yaakov

Park in Zichron Yaakov

Susan and Cheyl say shalom! - Zichron Yaakov

Sign in town square, Zichron Yaakov

House and lush grounds in Zichron Yaakov

Modern house - Zichron Yaakov

Good road signs to guide us! 

Bus and model of Britrish soldier at Atlit detention camp

Grounds - Atlit detention camp

Illegal immigratipn boat - Atlit Detention Camp

Barracks at Atlit detention camp

Barbed wire - Atlit detention camp

Atlit reconstruction donors

Getting ready to listen to the presentation at Atlit detention camp

Model of Atlit detention camp

Atlit detention camp

Guardhouse at Atlit detention camp

Sample raiload cars used to transport detainees - Atlit detention camp

Atlit detention camp

Atlit showers - unfortunately reminiscent of concentration camp horrors

Clothes disinfectant chamber - Atlit detention camp

Photos of Atlit detention camp from active years

Guide talking about photos at Atlit detention camp

Presentation at Atlit detention camp

Sample barracks - Atlit detention camp

Names carved in barracks wall 60 years ago - Atlit detention camp

Names from 60 years ago - Atlit detention camp

Roman ruins - Caesarea/Mediterranean (Breathtaking!!) 

Ruins/Mediterranean beach at Ceasarea

Flowers at Ceasarea 

Roman ruins/ statues - Caesarea

Model of Ceasarea as built by Herod

Susan discussing the model of Caesarea as built by Herod (with Nan and Ken studiously taking notes!) 

Roman statues - Caesarea

Foot from a statue - ruins at Caesarea

Sign on site - explanations of statues - Caesarea

Caesarea - Explanatory note about Herod's theagter

Reusing stones - Caesarea

Susan's lecture and "playlet" in the amphitheatre - Caesarea

Remains of mosaic floor - Caesarea

Floor of amphitheater - part original/ part rerconstructed - Caesarea

From amphitheater to the beach - Caesarea/magnificent Mediterranean

Caesarea RUINS 

Listening to Susan's presentation - Caesarea - amphitheater 

Susan speakinng MOST eloquently - amphitheater/Caesarea

Stairs to Ceaser's box - amphitheater/Caesarea 

Ceasarea ruins 

Ceasarea ruins

Jeff on amphitheater stage/Caesarea

Anemone - Caesarea

Another anemone - Caesarea 

Field of anenomes - Caesarea

Collapsed Roman columns - Caesarea

Site sign - Theater of Caesarea

Sketch of original building - theater at Caesarea

Beautiful spring flowers! - Caesarea

Sarcophagus at Ceaserea

Amphitheater - Caesarea

Column-sitter Joel - at Caesarea (Dreaming of Mediterranean fishing, no doubt!!)

Explanatory sign - Caesarea

Fishermen at Ceasaerea - long poles!

At the edge of the Mediterranean - Caesarea

Walking over to the Hippododrome - Caesarea


Power station at Hadera


Nice day at the beach! - Beautiful Mediteranean

Getting windy at the beach! - Beautiful Mediterranean

The rabbi likes his hat but his wife even more! (Captioned by Gary!)

What a wonderful day! - Caesarea


Site sign - Caesarea


Caesarea - explanatory sign

At the water's edge - beautiful Mediterranean at Caesarea

Mediterranean beach at Caesarea 

Rabbi "Tex" Gary - Caesarea/Mediterranean 

Boats in the sea - Mediterranean at Caesarea

Restaurant outside of park area - Caesarea/Mediterranean

Sign on site at Caesarea

Hippodrome stands and seats - Caesarea

Where the chariots turned - Hippodrome/Caesarea

On the sandy beach - Mediterranean/Caesarea

Hippodrome (Caesarea)

Fresco explanation - Caesarea

Moat from Crusader time - Caesarea

Moat - opposite side (Caesarea)

Entrance to Crusader building at Ceasarea - showing typical arch structure - and Susan!

Susan explaining building practices - Caesarea ruins

A place from which to fight (Ruins at Caesarea)

What a three-some! - with Mediterranean backdrop at Caesarea 

Restaurant area - on the Mediterranean - at Caesarea

Mediterranean seafront restaurants - and Gloria and Gail 

Meal with a view (Mediterranean/Caesarea) (Hi, Gail!) 

Sign at Caesarea 

Roman ruins - Caesarea 

Roman aqueduct - Caesarea/Mediterranean 

Another view of aqueduct at Caesarea 

Rabbi Gary serenading at the aqueduct! (Caesarea/Mediterranean)

Continuing the serenade (Mediterranean/Caesarea - aqueduct)

Long serenade! (Mediterranean/Caesarea)

Follow me, guys! (Mediterranean/Caesarea)

Aqueduct from sea-side (Mediterranean) vantage point - Caesarea

2000 years old! - Aqueduct at Caesarea

Iris the photographer - Caesarea

In the mall at Herzliyah - Last stop before Ben Gurion Airport/farewell to Israel

Herzilyah shopping mall....gearing up to say "shalom" to Aretz

Found the colors I was looking for! - Herzliyah mall; next stop: Ben Gurion Airport 

Gary in the mall! (Herzliya) 

Follow the signs.... Herzliya Mall

A happy Goldberg family reunion at Herzliya Mall :) 

Marcia and Beth enjoying family! - Herzliya Mall - next stop...Ben Gurion Airport

Love those boats! (Marina at Herzliya Mall)

A relaxed Iris at Marina at Herzliya Mall (..per Gary; and "tired" per Iris!)

I hate to think of leaving.... Next stop: Ben Gurion Airport

Aaron Marcus at Ben Gurion Airport - to bid Shalom

Aaron, Iris, Gary - Ben Gurion Airpor