Ramat Gan

When Jewish athletes dominated Polish sport: A lost legacy

From soccer to fencing, Jewish athletes once dominated Polish sports, and now their story is being told in Ramat Gan.

The Maccabi Krakow ice hockey team in full flow during a game in 1934.
The Ramat Gan murder suspect in court

Five years after killing Maya Vishniak, her partner Amit Almog gets convicted

Israel ParaSport Center marks 65 years with new Luski Aquatic Center

Israel ParaSport Center marks 65 years with new Luski Aquatic Center

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture

WATCH: Hackers hijack digital bus stop screens in several Israeli cities, play Arabic audio


New PR head chosen for Israel Academic College in Ramat Gan

The IAC has trained, to date, nearly 5,500 graduates and is viewed as a leading institution for health services.

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Toddler found on bus alone in Ramat Gan

An investigation into the incident by police found that the baby girl was forgotten by her father, a resident of Bnei Brak.

Passengers wear masks as they travel on a bus.

Woman indicted for abuse of children in her kindergarten

Luba Kazezich "acted in a pattern of abuse" and unleashed her anger on "easy prey, helpless children who could not resist her actions," said a prosecutor.

An Israeli spaceship as imagined by a child, the drawing will be placed in the time capsule and send to space

MDA volunteer saves the life of zookeeper at Ramat Gan Safari

The zookeeper, Amir Bendel, apparently had a heart attack while on a routine checkup on the kangaroo yard. He initially began to feel pain in his chest and then collapsed to the floor.

Zookeeper Amir Bendel (R) pictured beside Magen David Adom volunteer Doron Tam (L)

Converting offices to residential can help solve real estate crisis

Ramat Gan is the first municipality to allow for the integration of residential apartments in office complexes

Real estate market

Pride flags burned in Ramat Gan in 4th LGBTQ-phobic incident in a month

The incident is part of a series of LGBTQphobic incidents reported in the past few weeks throughout Israel and the fourth in Ramat Gan in a month.

LGBTQ flag

LGBTQ+ decal vandalized with swastika on Ramat Gan store

Swastika on a wall (illustrative)

Psychiatrist finds Maya Vishniyak’s alleged murderer fit for trial

The hearing was punctuated by Vishniyak’s family confronting Almog, who appeared via videoconferencing, during court discussions, shouting at him, “Murderer, look at me!”

Maya Vishniyak, a 22-year-old murdered by her boyfriend, 21-year-old Amit Almog.

Ramat Gan buys colorful water bowls for thirsty street cats

Israel is currently experiencing an intense heatwave and the city is adamant that “in Ramat Gan, nobody will be thirsty!”

Cat in the grass

21-year-old strangles girlfriend to death in his Ramat Gan home

The suspect was allegedly very confused throughout the entire police investigation with him, but confessed nonetheless to the murder. He allegedly also tried to kill his mother when she arrived.

The Ramat Gan murder suspect in court