Stay here in style: The stories of Jerusalem’s iconic hotels
Want to know where pre-state Jews hid weapons and listened in on the British, whose table was loaned out for a peace treaty, and where Begin announced he was disbanding the Irgun underground? Read on
View ArticlePeres tilts against ‘political’ calls for European Jewish exodus
At Times of Israel event, former president offers positive prognosis for Middle East, says even Iran will change
View ArticleTimes of Israel Gala hails pioneers who ensure Israel ‘thrives amid the...
Crowd of 1,200 pack event at Waldorf Astoria in New York, with optimistic guest of honor Peres taking starkly different line from Netanyahu on Iran, European Jewry
View ArticleCouple to sue hotel after wedding shot down
Waldorf Astoria called off reception of Jewish couple amid search for gun that accidentally injured guest
View ArticleA shotgun (literally) Jewish wedding and 2 lawsuits
June ceremony at Waldorf Astoria was interrupted when pistol belonging to cousin of groom went off; both now suing
View ArticleWaldorf Astoria Jerusalem is Condé Nast’s top Middle East hotel
Lavishly refurbished 226-room hotel places 7th on world list; building was previously the Palace Hotel, built by mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini
View ArticleTwo people hurt in Jerusalem balcony collapse
City blames ‘wear and tear’ on 100-year-old building near Waldorf Astoria Hotel
View ArticleA salad of biblical proportions at the Waldorf
Master chef Itzik Barak brings the traditional seven species to his hotel chain’s annual competition
View ArticleThe varied hues of Shavuot’s white night
Countrywide, Jews find both traditional and innovative ways to celebrate the festival of the giving of the Torah
View ArticleJerusalem artists go cooperative and contemporary at the ‘Factory’
From exhibits to communal living, Empty House group turns their bohemian instincts into something more permanent at ‘HaMiffal’
View ArticleAlumni of Holocaust survivor’s scholarship fund hold Jerusalem reunion
Edward David Fischman bequeathed his fortune to Israelis pursuing doctorates in the fields of political science, law and economics
View ArticleJerusalem hotels: Unlikely hotbeds of furtive, meticulous romance
In lobbies throughout the capital, young ultra-Orthodox men and women sit down every evening to participate in a carefully rehearsed dating ritual
View ArticleJerusalem’s Waldorf Astoria sold for $160 million
French-Jewish businessman Michel Ohayon purchases the property from the Canadian Reichman family, which renovated the 1920s building for a reported cost of $150m
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Jerusalem hotels bet on local guests this Sukkot — but don’t expect a bargain
Giving up on foreign tourists for the approaching holiday season, high-end establishments seek to woo domestic tourists to spend their vacation shekels
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Israel keeps British teatime tradition alive, with a spoonful of local flavor
The perfect antidote to winter weather? A cuppa with a side of scones and cream cakes
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