This is the Forward’s coverage of Haifa, the third-largest city in Israel. It is a major seaport located in the country’s north.
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Film & TV Happiness and autonomy prove elusive in a Palestinian director’s moving family drama
Scandar Copti's 'Happy Holidays' focuses on an upper-class family in Haifa
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BINTEL BRIEF Should an Israeli couple ‘seek safety’ in the US — even if it means caring for their host’s parrots?
Bintel says Jews have long survived turmoil by knowing when to leave. But the parrots could be a deal-breaker
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Culture In Israel, a photographer sees a country whose parts don’t fit perfectly but still form a whole
From the Nova site to the shuk in Jerusalem, seeking the wide view
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Culture It happened one flight: The Israeli love affair that changed my life
My heady Haifa romance couldn't last. But it made me relate to Israel in a whole new way
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Opinion ‘I have been mourning the loss of innocence’: Young Israelis share how they cope with their new reality
With the norms of teenage life on pause, Israeli high school students are volunteering in farms, kitchens, and centers for displaced families
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Culture On board a massive cruise ship, Americans escape Israel — en route to Cyprus and parts unknown
From Haifa, nearly 200 set sail on the Royal Caribbean Rhapsody, chartered by the US government
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Opinion I was priced out of spiraling Jerusalem. I got a second lease on life in Haifa
With rising rents and dimming hopes for peace, what if we strove to be good neighbors instead?
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Sports Meet the American Jewish goalie who will try to stop the great Messi
Maccabi Haifa snuck into the Champions League. Its reward: Facing one of the greatest soccer teams ever assembled
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