February 17, 2025

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Gedaliah Borvick

Articles by Gedaliah Borvick

The Future of Israel Real Estate

COVID-19 has afflicted the entire world, leaving death, pain, financial suffering, fear and dread in its wake. One silver lining is that the pandemic has

Heroism in the Warsaw Ghetto

Many schools across Israel distribute yahrzeit candles for students and their families to light on the evening of Yom HaShoah. Affixed to the candle is

The Banana King

I recently gave a lecture titled, “The Streets of Jerusalem,” and mentioned that many streets in Kiryat Menachem and Kiryat Hayovel are named after Central

How To: Make Purchase Payments

This article, part of a series of “how to” articles that focus on various aspects of purchasing a home in Israel, will address issues relating

Carl Lutz: The Mystery Savior

Over 30 heads of state will be participating this coming week in the Fifth World Holocaust Forum, titled “Remembering the Holocaust, Fighting Anti-Semitism,” at Yad

Light in the Darkness

Driving along Henrietta Szold Street up to Hadassah Medical Center, I wondered what the connection between this woman and Hadassah was. While waiting for my

Levi Eshkol: Water Superhero

I recently met with a young couple living on Levi Eshkol Boulevard in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Eshkol and asked them if they knew

The Origins of Hakafot Shniyot

Tel Aviv’s Florentin neighborhood is undergoing dramatic change. Named for David Florentin, a Greek Jew who had purchased the land in the late 1920s, the