Rachel Raz - The Colors of Israel

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Many thanks to

My husband Gil for his ongoing support and
inspiration,

My daughters Daphna and Dahlia for helping
me see Israel from a childs point of view,

My parents Sara and Nissim who taught me to
love Israel from an early age,

Sigalit Davis, Hebrew Language Instructor and
my colleague and friend at Hebrew College, for
her help with the Hebrew in this book R.R.

Text and photos copyright 2015 by Rachel Raz
Photos of cow, street signs and prayer book by
Daphna Raz

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Raz, Rachel, author, photographer.

The colors of Israel / by Rachel Raz ; photos by
Rachel Raz.

pagescm.

ISBN: 9781467755399 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper))

1. ColorsJuvenile literature. 2. Hebrew language
DictionariesEnglishJuvenile literature. 3. Colors,
Words forJuvenile literature. 4. Signs and symbols
Juvenile literature. 5. IsraelJuvenile literature. I. Title.
QC495.5.R392015
956.94dc232014029043

Manufactured in the United States of America
1 VP 12/26/14

The Colors
of Israel

PHOTOGRAPHS AND TEXT BY RACHEL RAZ

Red

A- dom

A double- decker train in Akko

Stop light

Israeli mail van

Orange

Ka- tom

Umbrellas on the
Tel Aviv beach

Fresh juice at the Jaffa market

Yellow

Tza- hov

Tree blossoms
in the city of
Givatayim

At the bus station

The cable car
at Rosh Hanikra

Green

Ya- rok

Cactus
(Sabra)

Bikes for rent in Tel Aviv

A recycling bin

Blue

Ka- chol

The Israeli flag

The Haas Promenade in Jerusalem

Gray

A- for

Pigeons on the
sand in Tel Aviv

Bench and trash can
in Jerusalem

Brown

Choom

Fresh challah
at the market

A cow in the
Golan Heights

Sufganiot (jelly
doughnuts) at
the market

Black

Sha- chor

Black flags at the beach
mean be careful

Hebrew, English,
and Arabic signs

White

La- van

Montefiore
Windmill in
Jerusalem

Prayer book at the
Western Wall

The Shrine of the Book,
home to the Dead Sea Scrolls

Pink

Va- rod

Beautiful cyclamens

Stamps of Israel for
mailing letters

Sculpture at the
Ein Hod Artists Village