Anav Silverman

Anav Silverman is a columnist and educator whose work has been published widely online and in print, both in Israel and internationally. She has appeared on Al Jazeera, BBC Radio, and CBS 2 and has contributed to BBC News, The Philadelphia Bulletin, The Huffington Post, Bangor Daily News, Maariv, Ynet News, The Jewish Chronicle, Sderot Media Center, Tazpit News Agency and other publications. Anav grew up in Maine and made aliyah to Israel in 2004. She also teaches at the Hebrew University Secondary School of Education (Leyada) in Jerusalem.

VISITORS TO Abraham’s Well.

How the story of Abraham’s Well continues to draw visitors to Beersheba

Hana Jaeger, 2013, markers & acrylic on paper; part of ‘Resistance’ exhibition.

Thirty years of Musrara

‘Our ancestors saw the images on the Arch in an array of colors’: The ‘colorized’ Spoils Panel.

The Arch of Titus, in color


Weaving different worlds together

Beit Avi Chai’s director talks about his journey to Israel

Beit Avi Chai: A contemporary meeting point for Jewish and Israeli culture and ideas

Sparks of hope

How psychodrama therapy props up bereaved mothers

Psychodrama therapy

‘Jambo!’ from Zanzibar

How a Jerusalem couple led a Passover Seder on the east African island.

Levi and Aidel Margolin

The big bus that could

A-Maze Escape Bus: A unique initiative that brings the escape room experience into the bus.

Escape room with a twist: The A-Maze Escape Bus at the First Station

Rapping in English

Hip-hop musical ‘The City’ brings an innovative style of theater to Jerusalem’s English speakers.

Hip-hop opera ‘The City,’ written entirely in rhyme and performed as one continuous song

Deep-dish donations

A new initiative is providing much more than free pizza to IDF soldiers

Enjoying a slice, courtesy of Pizza2Give

The unique couple behind the Jerusalem Leaders Summit

"The best way to show support for Israel is right here in Israel," according to Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy.

Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy

A tasty look at coexistence in Haifa

Haifa’s A-Sham Food Festival pairs Jewish and Arab chefs to offer a modern twist on traditional Arab recipes.

Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, the founder and creative director of A-Sham

Bringing the beautiful sounds of Beethoven to Jerusalem

The three-day conference, held November 14 to 16, featured panel discussions by musicologists and Beethoven scholars from several universities.

A master class held at the conference

Learning about voting

Ninth graders at a Modi’in high school are getting a taste of the US election.

At the Ironi Heh High School, the English teachers who taught the election project flank some of the visuals