GENERAL INFORMATION
SABBATH & HOLIDAYS Israel’s day of rest, Saturday (Hebrew. Shabbat) and all Jewish holidays commence at sundown on the preceding evening and end the following night. Banks, businesses and public institutions are closed at these times. In the major cities many restaurants, cinemas, nightclubs and discotheques remain open. Most public transport ceases, although taxi service is available .The Hebrew calendar is based on the lunar year, therefore Jewish holidays fall on different Gregorian dates each year.
For information about Israel - Internet site. www.infotour.co.il Hotel reservation: Israel travel directory
Israel has over 300 hotels, offering a wide choice of accommodations to suit all tastes and budgets. Hotel rates are quoted in U.S. Dollars and do not include the 15% service charge. There are about 280 Kibbutzim throughout Israel. Several of them have established hotels on their premises, providing visitors with a close view of this world renowned lifestyle. For further Information contact tourist Information Bureau in Israel or Kibbutz Hotels: 1 Smolenskin St. POB 3193 Tel Aviv 61031 Tel. 03-5246161, Fax. 03-5278088. Israel Youth Hostel Association. Main Office: Binyanei Ha’ooma. 1 Shazar St. Jerusalem, Tel. 02-6558400, Fax 02-6558430. Field Schools. The society for protection the nature in Israel operates a network of 26 field schools throughout Israel. Most also have overnight accommodation for visitors. Contact tourist service, 4 Hashfela St. Tel Aviv. Tel. 03-6386888 Fax 03-6877695
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TEL AVIV AREA · Ichilov Medical Center, 6 Weizmann, Tel Aviv Tel. 03-6974444· Dana Children’s Medical Center, 6 Weizmann, Tel Aviv, Tel. 03-6974444· Rabin (Beilinson) Medical Center, 39 Jabotinsky, Petah Tikva, Tel. 03-9377377· Schneider Center, Israel Children ‘s Medical Center, 14 Kaplan, Petah Tikva Tel. 03-9253253· Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Tel. 03-5303030· Wolfson Hospital, 62 Halohamim St. Tel Giborim, Holon Tel. 03-5028211JERUSALEM AREA · Bikur Holim Hospital, 5 Strauss, Jerusalem Tel. 02-6701111· Hadassah Medical Center Kiryat Hadassah, Fin Karem ,Jerusalem Tel. 02-6 777111· Hadassah-Mt. Scopus Tel. 02-5844111· Shaarei Zedek Medical Center 12 Bayit Vegan St.,Jerusalem Tel. 02-6555111HAIFA AREA · Bnei Zion Medical Center (Rothschild), 47 Golomb Blvd., Haifa Tel. 04-8359359· Rambam Medical Center,8 Aliya St. Bat Galim, Haifa Tel. 04-8543111· Carmel Medical Center, 7 Michal St., Haifa Tel.: 04-82502 11SHARON AREA · Laniado Medical Center, Kiryat Sanz, Netanya Tel. 09-8604666· Meir Hospital, 59 Tchernichovskv, Kfar Saba Tel. 09-74 72555SOUTHERN AREA · Barzilai Medical Center, 3 Hahistadrut, Ashkelon Tel. 07-6 745555· Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva Tel. 07-6400111· Yoseftal Medical Center, Yatam Rd. Filat Tel. 07-6358011REHOVOT AREA · Assaf Harofeh Hospital, Zrifin Tel. 08-9779999· Kaplan Hospital, Bilu Junction, Rehovot Tel. 08-9441211NORTH AREA · Ha‘emek Hospital, Afula, Tel: 06-6524141· Hillel Yaffe Hospital, Hadera Tel. 06-6304304· Poriya Hospital, Tiberias Tel. 06-6738211· Nahariya-Western Galilee Hospital, Meona Rd., Nahariya Tel.: 04-9850505POLICE Dial 100 to reach the police.
All cities in Israel have cinemas, auditoriums, theaters, museums, coffee shops and restaurants. In Israel the weekend is on Friday and Saturday. Nightlife does not really get going until about 10 to 11 pm. Tel Aviv is the country main nightlife center. There are clubs where traditional folk songs are played and sing-alongs are encouraged. Others feature hard rock and pop music or Rastafarian music combining Jamaican, African and Hebrew. The night scene is not only limited to Tel Aviv, whose motto is the "city that never sleeps." In fact, although Jerusalem is traditionally considered a more subdued city, its nightlife has grown dramatically in recent years.
MUSEUMS, ART GALLERIES AND ARTISTS’ COLONIES Both modern and classical works are on display at Israel’s numerous museums and art galleries. The major museums are: · Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, (including the Shrine of the Book, which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls), the Bible Lands Museum.· Tel Aviv: the Tel Aviv Museum (2 pavilions), the Museum of the Jewish Diaspora (Beth Hatefutsot), the Eretz Israel Museum.Artists’ colonies have developed in Em Hod village (near Haifa), Safed (Zefat) and Jaffa (Yafo), with picturesque studios open to the public. In Jerusalem, there is a small artists’ colony in the Yemin Moshe Quarter, while Hutzot Hayotzer and the Jerusalem House of Quality feature studios and a wide variety of art galleries and crafts shops.
RADIO AND TELEVISION Radio programs are broadcast daily in Hebrew, English, Arabic, French, Yiddish, Russian and other languages. There are three daily news programs in English and French. Many of the programs shown on Israel TV are in English, with Hebrew and Arabic subtitles. The IBA News in English is screened nightly on the First Channel at 6.15 pm. Cable TV carries CNN and Nightline. For up-to-date information, consult the listings in the daily newspapers.
The Israel Festival, centered in Jerusalem, takes place each spring, with the participation of the country’s leading musical and dramatic talent, and world-famous visiting companies and artists. The Ein Gev Festival is held during the intermediate days of Passover at Kibbutz Ein Gev on the Sea of Galilee. Eilat, too, holds annual festivals, highlighted by water sports and moonlight pageants, as well as a summer Jazz Festival. Other events include the annual Karmiel Dance Festival, the triennial International Harp Contest, and the Zimriya (international choir festival), the Rubinstein Piano Competition, which brings talented young artists to Israel from all over the world, as well as numerous other festivals held throughout the country.
OFFICES IN ISRAEL Acre (Akko) Ellazzar St. (opposite Mosque) Tel. 04 -9911764 Arad Visitors’ Center (opposite Community Center) 28 Elazar Ben Yair St. Tel. 07-9954409, Fax 07-9955866 Ashdod 12 Habanim St., New City Hall Bldg. Tel. 08-8545481 Ashkelon 2 Hanassi, Afridar Center Tel. 07-6 732412, 07-6710312, Fax 07-6715261 Municipality of Ashkelon, Tel. 07-6770173/4 Bat Yam 43 Ben Gurion Blvd. Tel. 03 -5072777, Fax 03-6596666 Ben Gurion International Airport Tel. 03-9711485, Fax 03-9712946 Carmelim, Ein Carmel Tel. 04-9845239, 03-5774242 Eilat Arava Highway corner, Yotam Rd. Tel. 0 7-6372111, Fax 07-6325867 Ein Hamifratz (Western Galilee) Kibbutz Ein Hamifratz, Tel. 04-98523 77 Eretz Hagalil Moshav Margaliot, Upper Galilee,Tel. 06-6902041, 050-895904 Gideona Junction Tel. 1 -800-22-94-88 Golani Junction Tel. 06-6733846/7 Haifa
106 Hanassi Blvd., Tel. 04-8374010 Central Bus Station, Tel. 04-8512208 Jerusalem 17 Yafo Rd., Tel. 02-6258844 Jaffa Gate, Tel. 02 -6280382, Fax 02 -6280457 Katzrin Tel. 06-6962885 Mahanayim Mahanayim Junction, Tel. 06-6936945 Mevuot Hagalil Beit Hillel, Tel. 06-6951806 Misgav Gush Segev, Tel. 04-9800161 Nahariya, 19 Gaaton Blvd., Municipal Square Tel. 04-9879800/11, Fax 04-9922303 Nazareth Casanova St. Tel. 06-65 73003, Fax 06-6573078 Negev Information Center 03-5272444
Netanya Haatzmaut Square, Tel. 09-8827286 Ramat Hanegev Mashabei Sadeh Junction Tel. 07-6557314, Fax. 0 7- 6559235 Safed 50 Yerushalayim St. Tel. 06-6927485, 06-6927474, Tel Aviv Room 6108, 6th Floor, near Platform 630 New Central Bus Station Tel. 03-6395660, Fax 03-6395659 Tiberias Habanim St., Archeological Park Tel. 06-6725666 Zemah Junction Tel. 06-6752056
OFFICES ABROAD- EUROPE Austria Offizielles Israelisches Verkehrsbureau Rossauer Laende 41/12 A-1090 Wien Tel. 1-310-8174, Fax 1 -310-3917 Denmark Den Israelske Stats Turistbureau Vesterbrogade 6D, 1620 Copenhagen V Tel. 33-119-711, 33-129-680 Fax 33-914-801 Federal Republic of Germany · Information and Material, Tel. 180-54-041 · Staatliches Israelisches Verkehrsbureau Bettinastr. 62, 60325 Franklurt/M Tel. 69-756-1920, Fax 69-756-19222 · Tel. 30-203-9970 Fax 30-203-99730 · Staatliches Israelisches Verkehrsbureau Stollbergstr. 6, 80539 Munchen Tel. 89-212-3860, Fax 89-212-38630 France Office National Israelien du Tourisme 22 Rue des Capucines 75002 Paris Tel. 1-4261-0197, 1-4261-0367 Fax 1-4927-0946, 1-4703-3831 Holland - Belgium Israelisch Nationaal Bureau voor Toerisme (Office National Israelien dur Tourisme) Stadhouderskade 2, 1054 ES Amsterdam Tel. 20-612-8850 Fax 20-689-4288 Hungary Nemzeti Ide genforgalmi Kepviselet Izraeli Nagykovetseg H-1026 Budapest, Fullank U. 8 Tel. 1-200-0781/2, Fax 1 -200-0794 Italy Ufficio Nazionale lsraeliano del Turismo Corso Europa 12, 20122 Milano Tel. 2-7602-1 051, Fax 2-7601-2477 Spain Oficina Nacional Israeli de Turismo Para la Peninsula Iberica e Iberoamerica Carranza 25 - 28004 Madrid. Tel. 1 -594-3211, Fax 1-594-4372 Sweden Israeliska Statens Turistbyra Sveavagen 28-30, 4 Tr. Box 7554, 10393 Stockholm Tel. 8 -213-386, Fax 8 -217-814 E-mail. igto.swed@swipnet.se Switzerland Offizielles Israelisches Verkehrsbureau Lintheschergasse 12, 8021 Zurich Tel. 1-211-2344/5, Fax 1-212-2036 United Kingdom Israel Government Tourist Office UK House, 180 Oxford St. London W1N 9DJ Tel. 171-299-1111, Fax 171-299-1112
NORTH AMERICA Tourism Commissioner for North America: (same address as New York office) Tel. 212-499-5640, Fax 212-499-5645 Information Center: · For the General Public. Tel. 1-888-77-ISRAE · For the Travel Industry: Tel. 800-514-1188 Fax 212-499-5665 E-mail. icenter@imot.org Internet: www.goisrael.com U.S.A. · Israel Government Tourist Office 800 Second Ave. New York, New York 10017 Tel. 212-499-5650, Fax 212-499-5655 · Israel Government Tourist Office 5 South Wabash Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60603-3073 Tel. 800-782-4306, 312-782-4306 Fax 312-782-1243 E-mail. igtochigo@aol.com · Israel Government Tourist Office 5151 Belt Line Rd., Suite 1280 Dallas, Texas 75240 Tel. 80Q-472-6364, 972-991-9097/8 Fax 972-392-3521 · Israel Government Tourist Office 6380 Wilshire Blvd. #1718 Los Angeles, California 90048 Tel. 213-658-7462/3, Fax 213-658-6543 CANADA Israel Government Tourist Office 180 Bloor St. W., Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M55 2V6 Tel. 800-669-2369, 416-964-3784 Fax 416-964-2420 E-mail: igto@idirect.com AFRICA South Africa Israel Government Tourist Office 5th Floor, Nedbank Gardens 33 Bath Ave., Rosebank 2196 P.O. Box 52560, Saxonwold 2132 Johannesburg Tel. 11-788- 1703/4, Fax 11-447-3104 ASIA & AUSTRALIA Japan Israel Government Tourist Office Kanda Tochi Bldg. 22 Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102 Tel. 3 -3238-9081, Fax 3 -3238-9077 Korea Israel Government Tourist Office Leema Bldg. Suite 400, Ext. 167 146-1 Susong-dong, Chongro-ku Seoul, 110-140, Tel. 2-738-0882, 2-733-1021 Fax 2-736-5193 Australia Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce Tourism Department 395 New South Head Rd. Double Bay, Sydney, N. S. W 2028 Tel. 2-9326-1700, Fax 2 -9326-1676 E-mail. alcc@mpx.com.au
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