Holy Land Scenes 1906 - The Imberger Album of Colored Photos - Then and Now, by Yoel Amir

We came across a stunning and interesting book which we recommend for this month’s recommendations. We think that it will make a wonderful gift and provide great memories from Israel.

Here is the book description
A century has passed since Friedrich and Christian Imberger, members of the German Templer Colony in Jerusalem, published a photo album intended to serve as a souvenir to remind pilgrims and tourists to the Holy Land of some of the sites and scenes they visited. The original black-and-white photos were taken by August Trüb, the owner of a studio for the production of color lithographs in Aarau, Switzerland. He simultaneously painted an aquarelle of every scene to enable his expert workers to prepare sixteen stone plates, each for one single color. The 29 colored photos in this album were produced by this long, drawn-out process. More on this technology in Yoel Amir's essay.

You can buy it at this website:
https://www.eisenbrauns.com

Catch a Film under the Stars

One of the pleasures of summer in Israel is the reassurance that the weather will be stable, which means - always hot. Despite the warm temperatures there is no rainfall in the summer allowing for a plethora of outdoor events around the country. After a packed day on a film shoot, you can relax, sit back and watch a movie on a huge screen with the sound of the ocean waves splashing on the shore just a few meters away. In August you will have several opportunities to watch films at two outdoor locations: the Tel Aviv Port and the Caesarea Port.

Every Tuesday at the refurbished Tel Aviv Port you can catch some mainstream flicks:

7.8. - Whale Rider, 2002, New Zealand
14.8. – Bend it like Beckham, 2002, United Kingdom
21.8. – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, USA
28.8. – Ocean’s Eleven, 2001, USA

Caesarea Nights – part of the summer events of the Caesarea port are a series of film nights dedicated to the great Charlie Chaplin. The films will be screened on Wednesday nights. Along with the film screenings, the port will create a Chaplin-like atmosphere. There will be music from the films, coffee shops with black and white tablecloths, art-work stands, food stands and more. Entrance is from 7:00pm and the film screening will begin at 8:00pm.

1.8. – The Gold Rush, 1925
8.8. – The Great Dictator, 1941

For more information go to: www.caesarea.org.il

Drink to your hearts content in Jerusalem

This year Jerusalem’s beer and wine festivals fall on the same time of year. If you will be spending time in the holy city and need to unwind we recommend either festival, depending on your drink of choice.

Israeli Wine Festival - The fourth annual wine festival takes place this year at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, from July 31st to August 2nd. When you arrive each guest (after paying the entrance fee of 55 shekels) will be handed a glass and then for the rest of the evening can walk around and taste the wide selection of wine from vineyards across the country. Along with the liters of wine, there will be live music and different wine related items for sale.
Hours: 7:00pm – 11:00pm
For more information – http://www.imj.org.il/Vision/index4.asp?subject=18

Jerusalem Beer Festival – The third annual beer festival will take place this year on August 1st -2nd. Jerusalem’s old train station, 10 minutes from the center of town, will become a huge bar for two days straight. The goal of this festival is to offer over 50 kinds of beer from Israel and from around the world. Along with interesting flavored beers, there will be rock concerts with big Israeli acts, and food and gift items for sale.