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11 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Updated May 6, 2025

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

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.
by Gitit Ginat
Some of the Violins of Hope on the stage of The Soraya.

The Holocaust-Surviving Violins That Were Quarantined Beneath a California Stage

The pandemic layover and their eventual return home is a new chapter in a long history.
by Matthew Taub
Hilton Beach, a hub for the LGBTQ community.

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

A tale of unlikely neighbors.
by Gitit Ginat
Mendy Cahan, the founder of Yung Yidish, a nonprofit organization preserving Yiddish culture at Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station.

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.
by Gitit Ginat

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