Type of Community: Neighborhood Region: Jerusalem Talbieh is an upscale neighborhood located between Rechavia and Katamon. It is a very convenient place to live – a quick walk to the Old City, Ben Yehuda Street, and to the Emek Refaim area. Karen Hayesod Street, which is located just on the edge of Talbieh, carries many [...]
Katamon, a Jerusalem neigborhood, is located in the Southeast section of the city. It is an up and coming neighbourhood with an increasing amount of anglos purchasing apartments. The neighborhood is a real melting pot of olim from around the world. Education / Youth There are three local elementary schools: Tidhar(religious), Denmark (secular) and Keshet(the [...]
Type of Community: City Region: Binyamin Religious Percent: 33 English Speaking Percent: 5 Ma’aleh Adumim has all the advantages of a city: an enclosed mall and strip-mall, a municipal government center, intra-city transportation, a large library, health services and more. Maale Adummim is clean and pleasant, surrounded by palm trees and a breathtaking desert view, [...]
Type of Community: City Region: Bet Shemesh Area Religious Percent: 70 English Speaking Percent: 15 Since 1991 when the first English-speaking residents moved to the Sheinfeld neighborhood in Beit Shemesh, there has been an exponential growth of English speakers to Beit Shemesh. The English speaking population has grown to be a significant presence on the [...]
Homat Shmuel is a mixed community with a fairly even mix of secular and religious residents. English speakers are scattered throughout the community. Often referred to as Har Homa, which is the name of the largest neighborhood in the area, Homat Shmuel is a community that is constantly expanding. Development plans for the area call [...]
Type of Community: Yishuv Region: Gush Etzion Religious Percent: 100 English Speaking Percent: 35 Neve Daniel may have one of the most spectacular views in the whole country. Looking out from the yishuv’s summit on a clear day, it is possible to see the tall buildings of Tel Aviv toward the west, and the mountains [...]
Type of Community: Yishuv Region: Gush Etzion Religious Percent: 100 English Speaking Percent: 35 Alon Shvut is divided into older and newer neighborhoods, although older in no way means ‘run down’. The older neighborhood is quaint and lush in vegetation. In the early 1990s, Alon Shvut faced a difficult dilemma. It was relatively small and [...]
Type of Community: Yishuv Region: Gush Etzion Religious Percent: 93 English Speaking Percent: 45 Efrat has long been a popular destination for English-speaking Olim. The community offers excellent schools, a close proximity to Jerusalem, a supportive community and a wide range of services. Although located in Gush Etzion (the Etzion bloc), Efrat is a separate [...]
Type of Community: City Region: North English Speaking Percent: 10 Haifa is a quiet, beautiful, residential city with a decidedly European flavor. Haifa has a rich cultural life, a young cafe and bar scene along the main drag on the Carmel, and many family oriented activities. Haifa is friendly to Olim: it has absorbed the [...]
Type of Community: Yishuv Region: North Religious Percent: 100 English Speaking Percent: 15 The residents of Mitzpe Netufa confess that they never really get entirely accustomed to the beauty of their home. Even those who have lived on the yishuv for twenty years still wake up, look outside at the mountains and lush vegetation, and [...]
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