Writer: Abigail Klein Leichman

Abigail Klein Leichman, a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c from August 2010 until her retirement in March 2024, moved to Israel in 2007. She has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.

History comes alive at Beit She’an

It’s one of the hottest places to live on earth, one of Israel’s oldest cities, and Beit She’an also boasts a vast national park of archeology. Just make sure you visit in the winter.

Animals on the lam in Israel

Rihanna, Karnivala and Keren walked past a sleeping guard into the Ramat Gan Safari parking lot. But where did the emu come from?