Acre

Baha’i World Center celebrates the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha

The Ayyam-i-Ha festival is celebrated in the days before the Baha’i Fast and is dedicated to community service, hospitality, and generosity.

Guests enter the Baha’i Shrine and Gardens in Bahji, in the northern Israeli port city of Acre, February 26, 2026
Dairy farmers and their supporters protest against the milk reform led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the HaGoma Junction near the city of Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, January 6, 2026.

The education revolution in Acre: Three new schools to open in the upcoming school year

 A soldier in an ISIS uniform prepares ammunition.

Shin Bet, police arrest ISIS-linked suspects plotting attacks on Israelis

 ‘ROOTS MUST be one of Israel’s best kosher restaurants.

Roots: A perfect model of coexistence, and one of the best kosher restaurants in Israel - review


Love is in the song

Conductor André de Quadros teams up with Lina Makhoul at this month’s Zimriya Festival.

Lina Makhoul will join forces with the Common Ground Voices in Acre

1,000 protest a planned desalination plant in northern Israel

The protestors are fighting against the decision to build the desalination plant in the middle of agricultural land and near residential areas and housing for soldiers.

Brine water flows into the Mediterranean Sea after passing through a desalination plant in the coastal city of Hadera

Arabesque Fest

The festival brings together Jewish and Arab musicians in a celebration of music.

Firqat El Nour Orchestra

Andalusian music returns to Acre Arabesque festival

The festival will feature authentic Arabic and Andalusian music, and will give the audience a glimpse of its roots and history, alongside the story of Acre and its residents.

THE FIRQAT El Nour Orchestra.

Acre Festival to unite Jews and Arabs through music

Sarit Hadad, Shabbat services and North African rhythms will be part of a festival celebrating the musical heritage of Mediterranean peoples, both Jews and Muslims.

The Firqat Alnoor Orchestra is comprised of Arab and haredi musicians

A plea for protectionism

Is unlimited free trade really desirable?

A plea for protectionism

JNF Toronto plants trees in Israel for Barry and Honey Sherman Z”L

Tuesday, January 8: Family and friends dedicated a grove of trees in the Carmel Forest in memory of Canadian philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman z"l, one year after their sudden deaths.

Kaelen Sherman unveils the plaque dedicating a grove of trees to her parents Barry and Honey Sherman Z"L in Carmel Forest

Higher harmony: Patrick Pincus at Acre’s Blue Bird Gallery

If one looks at the “canvases” and sculptures of Pincus, one will see biomorphic forms, cellular structures and organism.

Patrick Pincus uses collage like elements in his work

Woman, 30, stabbed to death in Acre

The victim's husband was taken for questioning after he assaulted police who arrived on the scene.

Murder scene in Acre, December 11, 2018

Living like an effendi

Uri ‘Buri’ Jeremias’ palatial hotel in Acre’s Old City is a dream come true

THE EFENDI HOTEL in the heart of the Old City of Acre