'#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash;history.replaceState(null "\/liveblog_entry\/rocket-sirens-sound-in-haifa-zichron-yaakov-caesarea-and-multiple-surrounding-towns\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=zRnFFauemuPluHP._7qSS078.yCXIK7oRl9XXCoxzKg-1746517599-1.0.1.1-Gk83AJLfBWbQNRb5jOUUc5gNCY0afgSXJc9dbY7SwFI" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null ogU);}}document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(cpo);}()); Underneath the quiet small-town veneer of Zichron Ya’akov a whole lot of colorful history is lurking at the southern end of the Carmel mountain range 22 miles south of Haifa a young spy shot herself after four days of torture at the hands of the Ottoman authorities Israel’s ancient wine culture was started anew and succeeded despite a deadly plague that threatened to wipe it out almost before it took root But you wouldn’t guess that while walking along the main street (“midrahov”) Restored original houses designed in the style of a French village serve as the backdrop for eateries galleries and craft stores selling handcrafted jewelry “You can fall in love with Zichron while exploring all the funky shops and café bistros,” Herskowitz says. She recommends booking a workshop at Tut Neyar (Paper Mulberry) to make your own paper embedded with flower petals and leaves Home to about 19,000 people, including a growing number of North American émigrés, Zichron was one of the first Jewish villages in what was then Ottoman-ruled Palestine The 100 Romanian immigrants who founded it as Tzammarin in December 1882 had a rough start Those who didn’t go back or die of malaria nearly starved to death when their farming efforts failed in the rocky soil The soil was really meant for growing grapes suggested the French patron Baron Edmond James de Rothschild who swooped in to save the settlement that he renamed Zichron Ya’akov (“Jacob’s Memorial”) in memory of his father He built a grand synagogue, Ohel Ya’akov, which Herskowitz calls “absolutely stunning” and is still in daily use. A similar one was built farther northeast in Rosh Pina uses seven multimedia presentations to convey the story of the European immigrants’ struggle to survive and shows how Rothschild was a controversial figure because of the rules and regulations he imposed on the early settlements he sponsored sent over cuttings of French grapevines to plant in Zichron where ancient winemakers had once flourished In 1882, Rothschild hired Romanian immigrant Michael Chamiletzki to plant and develop Zichron’s vineyards. Four generations later, his descendant Jonathan Tishbi heads Tishbi Estate Winery Today there are several wineries in and around Zichron. There’s even one right off the midrahov, Smadar Winery, established in 1998 by a fourth-generation vintner and descendant of town founders. Recently a boutique hotel opened on the premises Zichron also has a microbrewery, Pavo, and nearby Yokneam houses the decade-old Morad Winery which offers tours demonstrating how it turns fruits vegetables and herbs into exotic wines and liqueurs But the daddy of all wineries in Zichron is the first Carmel-Mizrahi was established by the baron in 1885 from the fruits of his French cuttings the grapevines were decimated by a bacterial disease Rothschild’s people imported some American seedlings that were resistant to this bacteria In the original 120-year-old building, Carmel produces award-winning wines with cutting-edge equipment “The story of Carmel symbolizes the story of Israel,” says Adam Montefiore “It is the oldest brand and the first exporter of Israeli wine The first electricity and the first telephone ever installed in Israel were at Carmel Three prime ministers have worked here: David Ben-Gurion Carmel became the largest winery in Israel now producing 15 million bottles per year at four separate facilities A new Carmel Wine & Culture complex includes a wine shop a small cinema and a barrel room in one of Rothschild’s underground cellars One of Zichron’s busiest tourist attractions is the Aaronson House a former private home that is now a museum with films and photographs about life in early Zichron a Jewish spy ring that supplied intelligence to British military leaders hoping to overtake Palestine from the Ottoman Turks NILI was founded in 1915 by a local botanist named Aaron Aaronson. His assistant, Avshalom Feinberg, and his sisters Sarah and Rebecca were among his followers. Two years later, the Turks captured one of Sarah Aaronson’s carrier pigeons at Caesarea broke NILI’s code and arrested and tortured her “Across the courtyard from Aaron’s house is where Sarah Aaronson’s story unfolds,” says Herskowitz who had traveled widely through Ottoman territory collecting information useful to the British shot herself when her guards let her make a brief stop at home before transferring her to a prison in Damascus with whom both Sarah and Rebecca were in love was killed in the Sinai as he traveled to meet secretly with British commanders Two other NILI members were executed by the Ottomans Aaron Aaronson was killed in a plane crash on his way to the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I In contrast to the NILI spies, Rothschild died a peaceful death in 1934 at the ripe old age of 89. You can see his family tomb at the center of Ramat Hanadiv a botanical garden on the outskirts of Zichron The remains of the baron and his family were transferred from Paris in 1954 in a state ceremony at which Ben-Gurion delivered the eulogy Other transplants from Europe included a German Christian group that established its own kibbutz in Zichron in 1963 This group is one of Zichron’s largest employers running seven factories and other enterprises Herskowitz recommends a stop at their air-conditioner filter factory Bertha makes jams and sauces that you can buy and they now opened a little restaurant as well,” she says Israeli history and military buffs will want to make a stop at the memorial called Beit HaTotchanim dedicated to local sons and daughters who fell in war which hosts an assortment of bistros and restaurants offering Israeli Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon The best of Time Out straight to your inbox We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Israel Zichron Ya’akov may be less than hour away from Tel Aviv but this quaint little town seems worlds away from the hectic hustle and bustle of the center of the country As well as being steeped in history and offering a picturesque European feel Zichron (as Israelis like to call it) and the surrounding area who owned a world-renowned wine estate in France As part of the early development of the settlement the Baron sent over cuttings of French grapevines to plant in the location where ancient winemakers had once flourished – a move that paved the way for early pioneers to support themselves by working the land Those pioneers combined their passion for the land of Israel with a desire to bring back the ancient tradition of winemaking in the area and cultivated the early vines from France the Golan Heights winery started a revolution by bringing New World winemaking techniques to Israel and offering homegrown quality table wines The effects carried on into the 1990’s and beyond when the established wineries in the area began to take huge steps to modernize and become players on the international market The shake up to the scene led to a number of smaller boutique wineries also being established quite often by farmers and vineyard owners whose families had been involved in the industry for generations the entire Zichron area is awash with a mix of different wineries that all offer various levels of wines as well as their own unique visitor experiences Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! facebook twitter instagram About us Site developed by Copyright © Yedioth Internet. All rights reserved. IsraelChevron Zikhron Ya'akovChevron All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. If you book something through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse We understand that time is the greatest luxury which is why Condé Nast Traveler mines its network of experts and influencers so that you never waste a meal or a hotel stay wherever you are in the world Site developed by Copyright © Yedioth Internet One week after the Globus Max cinema chain entered a stay of proceedings and just before the beginning of school vacations the Yes Planet chain will inaugurate this week its sixth multiplex cinema is located on the top floor of the Mul Zikhron complex which owns the Yes Planet and Rav Chen theater chains in Israel said that the theater was located in a central traffic artery would serve communities within a large radius and would constitute a major leisure anchor in the area whose residents have until now had to travel for over half an hour in order to see a movie The Mul Zikhron complex is an open shopping center opened in 2008 at the foot of the town of Zikhron Yaakov the second largest movie chain in Europe with 2,136 screens and 226 movie theaters in in nine countries The company's Israeli branch operates nine movie theaters around Israel under the Yes Planet and Rav Chen brands The chain has opened three new theaters in the past two years: Yes Planet Jerusalem in the Sherover Cultural Center These are in addition to Yes Planet Rishon Lezion It distributes the films of Disney Studios and belongs to the group that owns Yes Planet the second largest distribution company in Israel which distributes mainly Israeli movies and independent films A 2016 survey by the Czamansky Ben Shahar firm showed that there were 56 movie houses in Israel containing 350 screens compared with 59 movie houses containing 313 screens in 2006 The number of tickets per screen grew from 29,000 annually in 2006 to 45,000 per screen in 2016 the leading movie theater chain is Israel Theaters including Yes Planet (26%) and Rav Chen (8%) The second largest is Globus Max (25% of screens) There are also a number of smaller operators 16 million movie tickets were sold in 2016 Published by Globes [online], Israel Business News - www.globes-online.com - on June 27 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd Guillaume Boivin may not have won Saturday’s Stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia in Tel Aviv Israel–that went to Elia Viviani–but Israel Cycling Academy’s Canadian was conspicuous on the day Boivin joined the 101st edition’s first breakaway just missed out on its first mountains jersey and attacked solo in the latter half of the course second place on Friday’s opening time trial and keeping Tom Dumoulin’s purple points jersey warm took bonus seconds on the course to assume the race lead from the Dutchman Dennis becomes one of four active cyclists who have led all three Grand Tours It was a day that promised both a bunch sprint finish in Tel Aviv and a breakaway out hunting for the first mountain classification leader’s jersey Near the midpoint of the 167-km stage was the course’s sole Cat Stage 2 of #Giro101 is a flat one (Haifa – Tel Aviv, 167 kilometers), which will include two intermediate sprints, after 20 and 100 kilometers respectively, and a small fourth-category climb, Zikhron Ya'Aqov. pic.twitter.com/DBUEm3mknK — Deceuninck-QuickStep (@deceuninck_qst) May 5, 2018 It would be Boivin flying the flag for Israel Cycling Academy in the breakaway along with Davide Ballerini (Italy/Androni-Sidermec) and Dane Lars Bak (Lotto-Fix All) known collectively as the Flying B’s — Giro d'Italia (@giroditalia) May 5, 2018 Hey, who's that Canadian in the #giro101 break? This guy! @Guillaumeboivin @yallaACADEMY https://t.co/oElZK67Xmf — Canadian Cycling Mag (@CanadianCycling) May 5, 2018 Boivin was third in the first intermediate sprint of the day which came soon after he reached the two others in the breakaway BMC and Quick Step all contributed to the peloton’s pace making The climb was called Zikhron Ya’aqov and chaos reigned supreme on its slopes with no one reining in the crowds The BMC-led peloton drew closer to the break as the Cat the bunch’s interest in the second intermediate sprint soon after The Flying B’s would not survive the climb–Enrico Barbin of Bardiani flashed over from the peloton and edged out Boivin to lay claim to the first blue climber’s jersey at the end of the day It was a strange situation: there were still 75-km remaining with the bonus seconds of the intermediate sprint 14-km up the road Domestiques toiled to keep their teams hydrated BMC delivered Rohan Dennis to the line where the Australian earned three bonus seconds to propel him into the race lead which doesn’t want to defend the pink jersey for three whole weeks Boivin hadn’t had enough; he attacked with 52-km to go Boivin racked up a 1:24 lead with 34-km remaining trying to hold off the peloton singlehandedly Solo break into the final 30km: ⏱️ Time: 30’33” | ⏩ Speed: 43.1km/h | ? Top Speed: 59.2km/h | ☀️ Temp: 33°C#FeelTheBurn pic.twitter.com/cXnuLOqX5B — Velon CC (@VelonCC) May 5, 2018 Boivin submitted to the will of the Quick Step-led peloton with 16.5-km remaining The GC men tried to stay protected and the colour blocks organized on the wide roads heading to the coast It was a tricky run-in as the roads narrowed and widened again #Giro101, Stage 2. 3 turns in last 3 km. pic.twitter.com/4dSmhu8yaY — ammattipyöräily (@ammattipyoraily) May 5, 2018 Attacks in the final 5-km couldn’t stay clear Viviani had to dig himself out of big hole by latching on to Jakub Mareczko’s wheel but Quick Step’s fast man took his second career Giro victory Michael Woods was top Canadian on Saturday Sunday’s last stage in Israel is another one for the sprinters Get the digital edition of Canadian Cycling Magazine Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Yes Planet will build a new multiplex in Zikhron Yaakov at a cost of NIS 85 million Construction has already begun and the multiplex is expected to be completed before the end of the year The 10,000-square meter multiplex is being built above the Mul Zikhron complex which was opened in 2008 on the main road near Zikhron Yaakov town center Yes Planet Zikhron Yaakov will comprise 12 screens including two VIP theaters as well as an entertainment center and restaurants Cineworld plc (which owns Yes planet) CEO Moshe (Mooky) Greidinger said "The cinema complex in Zichron Yaakov will operate seven days a week." 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