Ashdod Travelers guide

Ashdod | Around Ashdod 170 Beit Ha'Edut (Testimonial House) The religious Zionist heritage and Holocaust memorial Testimonial House is located in the heart of the Nir Galim cooperative settlement, northeast of the city of Ashdod, near Route 41. The small intimate museum was established at the beginning of the 1990s by the members of the Bnei Akiva organization, with the aim of documenting, researching, and bequeathing to future generations the memory of the Holocaust and the heritage of religious Zionism. Among other things exhibited are the works of artists who survived the Holocaust, and a variety of authentic displays from the Holocaust period. In 2012, the "Glass House" exhibit was inaugurated at the museum, displaying in a fascinating experiential manner the story of the rescue of many of the Jews from Budapest at the end of the war. There are also a library, archives, and a conference hall in the complex. Tel Ashdod Southeast of today's Ashdod, about five kilometers from the shore and south of the Ad Halom industrial area, is one of the largest agricultural sites in Israel. The archaeological excavations conducted at the site for about a decade uncovered many findings attesting to the long-standing settlement in the area and the tremendous importance of the region over about two thousand years. The findings also included many remains of one of the five philistine towers, which stretched over an area of hundreds Sunday-Thursday 08:30-16:00 With payment; discount for students, senior citizens and groups. Nir Galim cooperative settlement (at the northern entrance to Ashdod) 08-856-8476 Ext 2 www.beit-haedut.org.il Entry by prior arrangement only. Beit Ha'Edut