People and places
The stories of Haifa.
Homes, streets and memorial sites.
The people who left something of themselves here.
Edward Raphael Aghion
The Egyptian Jewish businessman behind the construction of the country's most famous villa, on Balfour Street in Jerusalem. The fascinating blend of Egyptian wealth and German architecture that gave rise to the Prime Minister's official residence.
Eliezer Moshe Arkin
The Palmach fighter who was mortally wounded during the daring raid to blow up the British radar station on Mount Carmel, and stayed behind to ensure his friends could retreat.
Yohanan Ratner
The architect who designed the National Institutions building and was a brilliant officer and a candidate for chief of staff, and the poet Rachel’s secret and adored lover.
Lawrence Oliphant and Alice
The British MP and his aristocratic wife, who fell in love with the land, helped the settlers and tied their fate to Naftali Herz Imber, the author of "Hatikvah"
Michael Polak
The mysterious businessman who understood that a country is built not with words, but by pouring concrete and building factories and ironworks. The modest industrialist who founded Nesher in Haifa and laid the foundations for all the infrastructure of the young State of Israel.
Nahum Wilbush
The visionary engineer who founded the Shemen oil factory and the first flour mills, and laid the foundations for the modern industrial revolution in the Land of Israel.
Reuven Hecht
The visionary Zionist who spent years battling the establishment to build the enormous Dagon grain silos at the Port of Haifa. A man who combined ensuring the country's wheat supply with a profound love of art and archaeology.
9 place links in this collection
- Haifa
- Cemetery, Haifa
- Nahum Wilbusch House, 26 Jerusalem Street, Haifa
- Edward Raphael Aghion House, 7 Ayalon Street, Haifa
- Reuven Hecht House, 3 HaYovel Street, French Carmel, Haifa
- Tomb of Reuven Hecht, Sde Yehoshua Cemetery (Kfar Samir), Haifa
- Tomb of Michael Pollak, Hof HaCarmel Cemetery, Haifa
- Lawrence House - 16 Ben-Gurion Boulevard, Haifa
- Grave of Alice, British Cemetery, Haifa