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Gems in Israel spotlights Israel's lesser-known tourist attractions and travel sites. Past issues have included Tel Aviv's Small Museums, Jerusalem On the Seam, Ideas for Planning a Bar/Bat Mitzvah in Israel, The Judean Hills, Acre, the Olive Culture of Ancient Israel, and the Bauhaus Architecture of Tel Aviv, to name just a few.