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


Ramat Gan residents ask mayor to build 'separation wall' near Haredi city

Ultra-Orthodox communities have seen high numbers of coronavirus patients, leading to controversial allegations toward Haredi Jews.

A view shows the Israeli barrier as buildings are seen in Kfar Aqab on the outskirts of Jerusalem, near the West Bank City of Ramallah, November 7, 2017.

Ramat Gan hosts International Diamond Week

More than 300 diamond dealers, purchasing agents and executives from around the world were welcomed Monday by Ramat Gan Mayor Carmel Shama-Hacohen at the opening of International Diamond Week

Diamond

Startup’s AI tech wrist-band predicts healthcare risks to elderly

Owlytics specializes in wearable-based analytics technology for the medical sector

A senior citizen wearing a Watcher, an AI-based wrist-band that monitors healthcare risks.

Woman accuses neighbor of rape while she was passed out on sleeping pills

A 20-year-old man was arrested under suspicion of rape of his 26-year-old neighbor in Ramat Gan. He claimed it was consensual. His arrest has been extended.

Ramat Gan general view

2 killed, 5 injured in fatal car accident in Ramat Gan

"When we arrived at the scene with a large number of forces, we saw the commercial vehicle that was trapped under the back part of the truck," said Magen David Adom paramedic Simcha Simandoiv.

Deadly car accident in Ramat Gan, Dec. 22, 2019

Know Comment: ‘Buycott’ for Shabbat

A consumer campaign is necessary to preserve Shabbat as a national cultural-religious asset.

Shabbat candles

Following project's success, number of Shabbat buses to be increased

The initiate that started last week was so successful that passengers reported overcrowding, due to the high demand.

A bus travels along Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv

Mirror, mirror but no Netanyahu on the wall

Ramat Gan Deputy Mayor Roi Barzilai put up a social media poll asking whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s picture should be taken off the wall of City Hall.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Three more cities join Tel Aviv's Shabbat public transportation initiative

The cities of Ramat Gan, Ramat HaSharon and Givatayim have all recently joined the new urban transportation initiative led by the Tel Aviv municipality, attempting to connect most of central Israel.

A bus travels along Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv

Ramat Gan Deputy Mayor receives life threats for approving Shabbat buses

On Wednesday morning, Deputy Mayor Liad Ilani revealed that unknown people sprayed graffiti outside his residence reading "Ilani will pay" for disrupting the Sabbath.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man looks out from a condensation-covered window of a bus in Jerusalem December 11, 2013