7 spooky sites in Jerusalem
To celebrate Halloween, ISRAEL21c takes a look at some of the Holy City’s unholiest sites – from Crusader mausoleums and haunted carriages, to enchanted roads and cursed buildings.
Rachel Neiman is an experienced media professional whose journalism credits include ISRAEL21c, Globes Online, The Jerusalem Post and LINK magazine. She has served as marketing communications director at several Israeli innovation-based startups. Rachel attributes her vast knowledge of Israeli nostalgia to her Palmach-generation folk-singer mother and Jewish historian father, as well as her own lifelong obsession with all things pop culture.
To celebrate Halloween, ISRAEL21c takes a look at some of the Holy City’s unholiest sites – from Crusader mausoleums and haunted carriages, to enchanted roads and cursed buildings.
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