The beloved Rothschild Boulevard situated central in Tel Aviv, Israel is seeing an upgrade once more. The Awad House, built in 1926 by Joseph Berlin for the Awad Family from Yemen, was created to display their social and financial status, and will continue its legacy through the upcoming renovations. Less than a century later, the…
“The apartment comes with a cat. If you don’t take the cat, you don’t take the apartment.” This was one of the more tame demands made by a Tel Aviv landlord, where street cats apparently get higher priority than humans. Demands run from the completely absurd to the highly inappropriate. This one example is simple…
Yael Mevorach is an expert for macro-economics and deputy director of the influential budget department in the Israeli Ministry of Finance. We met her to discuss Israeli economy and the high costs of living… Interview by Katharina Hoeftmann BTL: You have been working in the Israeli Ministry of Finance for more than ten years. Which…
