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Tu B’Shvat, Rishon LeZion, 1910

Tu B’Shvat, Rishon LeZion, 1910

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Planting Trees, Tu B'Shvat, 1967

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Recording -"So Go the Planters"

Recording -"So Go the Planters"

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"A Winter Crop", 1971

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Snowy Tel Aviv, 1950

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Hot Springs in Tiberias - Ad for a Tour

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Tel Aviv, 1950

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