Holon

Amid Iran war, many Israel's seniors can't reach safety, and there is no plan to help - opinion

When missiles fall, hundreds of thousands of Israeli seniors cannot reach safety, and the state still has no plan to protect them.

|ByORLY SIVAN
ISRAEL FIRE AND RESCUE work at a building damaged by a fallen Iranian missile fragment in central Israel, March 8, 2026.
HIT's team headed by the President Prof. Eduard Yakubov and Holon's Municipality team headed by Mayor Shai Keinan with the students

Where campus meets kindergarten: HIT and Holon Municipality bring STEM to young learners

HIT and the Holon Municipality have launched a pilot program placing the institute’s students in local preschools to ignite a love of science from early childhood.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLBORATIONS WITH HIT
A LEMON tree sapling, illegally brought to Israel.

Infected lemon tree discovered at Ben-Gurion, could destroy citrus industry

The one-meter-tall sapling was found alongside citrus propagation materials during an anti-smuggling operation done in collaboration with inspectors from the Ben-Gurion Airport.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Night view of skyscrapers in the skyline of Tel Aviv, on July 6, 2025

Kfar Saba dominates among Israeli cities in quality of life rankings - study

Jerusalem led the group in reported drinking water quality, and residents reported the fewest new cases of malignant tumors. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hailing Israeli hoops champ Hapoel Holon

With sweep of Herzliya, Goodes’s Purples complete turnaround and lay foundation for sustained success.

JUNE 13, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
AFTER COMING to the club in the middle of the season, Guy Goodes (center) led Hapoel Holon to a resurgence, both in Europe and domestically.

The purple people are getting ready to eat

Hapoel Holon swingman Chris Johnson leads resurgent Israeli club into Champions League Final Four.

MAY 5, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Chris Johnson is one of Hapoel Holon’s key playmakers and scorers and is looking to have a big weekend as the club tips off in the Champions League Final Four.

Israeli clubs primed for continental playoffs

Maccabi Tel Aviv takes on Real Madrid in Euroleague • Hapoel Holon in Champions League semis.

APRIL 14, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV have high hopes for bringing home hardware in the Euroleague playoffs.

Hapoel Holon sneaks past Maccabi Tel Aviv

Both clubs prepare for European playoffs • Ness Ziona tops Rishon • Herzliya handles Hapoel Haifa

APRIL 11, 2022ByJOSH HALICKMAN
Michael Kaiser (12) and Hapoel Holon gave Maccabi Tel Aviv all it could handle, earning a narrow 85-82 home victory in Israel Winner League action.

Wolfson Medical Center opens Helmsley Pediatric Heart Institute

The hospital said that the new department will expand the capabilities of its existing pediatric cardiology unit.

MARCH 25, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Helmsley Pediatric Heart Institute at the Sylvan Adams Children’s Hospital at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, Israel

'Paddington Bear' dubbed by Zelensky to be screened at Holon festival

The 'Ta-Dam' children's film festival in Holon during Passover will feature the popular movie in Ukrainian with Hebrew subtitles as a tribute to Zelensky's stand.

MARCH 8, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Paddington Bear. The Ukrainian version was dubbed by current Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trial by fire for new Holon coach Goodes

Less than 2 weeks into tenure, Israel bench boss faces Champions League rubber-match vs Besikstas.

JANUARY 18, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Hapoel Holon coach Guy Goodes

The orphanage of Janusz Korczak to be seen onstage

The play is a one-man show starring Yoli Seker, which also makes use of recordings of Gila Almagor, who voices one of Korczak’s trusted associates and Gilad Kletter as Korczak.

JANUARY 14, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
Commemorative stone for Janusz Korczak.

Science Ministry issues grant for historical Jewish texts algorithm

A Holon Institute of Technology (HIT) research team has received a grant to program an algorithm that will identify links from across Jewish source texts

DECEMBER 30, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sections of the ancient Dead Sea scrolls are seen on display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem May 14, 2008.

Bahrain, Israel begin first humanitarian cooperation

Bahraini envoy meets Sylvan Adams at Save a Child’s Heart home in Holon.

DECEMBER 8, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FROM RIGHT: Save a Child’s Heart executive director Simon Fisher; philanthropist Sylvan Adams; Bahrain’s Ambassador to Israel, Khaled Yousif al-Jalahma, and his wife, Nouf; and Save a Child’s Heart, Australia CEO Doron Lazarus.