Nahariya, ISRAEL

Israel’s fourth largest city, Ramat-Gan (Garden Height), adjoins Tel Aviv. Established in 1914 by a group of Eastern European settlers as an agricultural suburb, the settlement originally prohibited factories. Today, however, Ramat-Gan is one of the country’s most important centers of trade, industry and commerce, known for the production of building materials, food preserves, cigarettes and textile spinning, weaving & dyeing.

Ramat-Gan also leads the country in education, culture and social awareness. Highlights include: the Ramat-Gan Theater, Library Theater, Bat Zvi School of Performing Arts and the Russell Cultural Center, which hosts choral performances, stage appearances & children’s theatre.

Built on limestone hills at about 80 meters above sea level, Ramat-Gan enjoyes a temperate climate with a relatively high rainfall. Over 25% of this beautiful city is devoted to public parks and gardens. It’s an active tourist destination with elegant hotels and summer homes.

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Over 12,000 students attend Bar Ilan University, an academic institution with a religious character. Shenkar College trains professional personnel for the fashion and textile industries.

National Football Stadium - the country’s most important sports center. Originally built in 1950 for the first Maccabiah (the Jewish World Games), the stadium has since been renovated and today seats 50,000 spectators.

Makkabiah Village, site of the “Jewish Olympic Games” which take place every four years and bring participants from around the world to participate in athletic competitions.

Named after the first Mayor, the late Avraham Krinitzi, The National Park is 475 acres of rolling lawns, forests and a man-made lake. Safari Game Park is an African reserve featuring wild animals in their natural habitat, rather than a caged zoo.