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The Frontiers Edge – Eilat and the Southern Arava
At Israel’s southern tip, where desert horizons stretch without end, Eilat and the Arava tell a story shaped by distance, daring, and the frontier spirit. Here, improvised flags, pioneering kibbutzim, and an ancient date seed reborn all reveal how life at the edge becomes a laboratory for reinvention. Join us as we explore a landscape where imagination meets isolation—and where the desert becomes not an end, but hopefully also a beginning.
Links for Additional Reading
“Lost in Eilat” at Segula, the Jewish History Magazine
https://segulamag.com/en/lost-in-eilat/
“My City – Eilat” at the Digital Archive of UCLA
https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/z1k716vn
The Arava Insitute for Environmental Studies
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