People and places
The stories of Tiberias.
Homes, streets and memorial sites.
The people who left something of themselves here.
Dona Gracia
The most powerful woman in 16th-century Europe, she ran an underground escape network for conversos. Centuries ahead of Herzl, she acquired land in Tiberias to establish an independent refuge for Jews.
Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai
As Jerusalem went up in flames and the Temple was destroyed, he left in a coffin to save the future. The bold leader who reinvented Judaism in Yavne and proved that a spirit can survive even without walls.
2 place links in this collection
- Tomb of Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai, Maimonides Tomb Complex, Ben Zakkai Street, Tiberias
- 'The House of Dona Gracia' Museum, 3 HaPerachim St., Tiberias