The Lectern's Evening Tour "Nothing Like Jaffa at Night" – The Magic Lantern in Old Jaffa

“There’s Nothing Like Jaffa at Night” – The Magic Lantern in Old Jaffa

Guide: Yonatan Ashkenazi. 18.11.26. Evening trip — departure at 10:00, return at 22:00

Jaffa is a city of encounters between cultures, periods, and stories passed down from generation to generation. On an evening tour through its ancient alleyways, we will get to know the city’s familiar and hidden faces through the people who live there, its songs, and rare photographs that will take us back to the Jaffa of the past.

We will begin the tour with a home visit with Doris, an Arab-Christian resident of Jaffa, who will host us in her home for coffee and baklava and share her personal story with us. We will hear about life shared by the city’s different communities, the Ajami neighborhood, women’s strength, and the famous family coffee-roasting business that has become an inseparable part of Jaffa’s story.

After an independent lunch, we will walk through the alleyways of Old Jaffa and the Flea Market, among the stone houses, galleries, and cafés that give the area its distinctive character. As darkness falls, the “Magic Lantern” show will begin—a nighttime tour during which rare photographs of Jaffa from more than a century ago will be projected onto the walls of the old houses and ancient walls. We will discover what the city looked like when it was surrounded by walls and citrus orchards, what Clock Square looked like before the tower was built, and where the world of “Kazablan” extended. Along the way, we will sing beloved songs about Jaffa—from Aris San, through “Little Bulgaria,” to Haim Hefer.

Price: 190 NIS; club members: 180 NIS