Wadi Nisnas
Appearance
Wadi Nisnas (Arabic: وادي النسناس) is a mixed Jewish and Arab neighborhood in the city of Haifa in northern Israel. [1] Nisnas is the Arabic word for mongoose, an indigenous animal. The wadi has a population of about 8,000 inhabitants.[2]
Wadi Nisnas is the setting for the 1987 novel, Hatsotsrah ba-Vadi (Hebrew: "Trumpet in the Wadi") by Sami Michael. It centers on the love story between a young Israeli Arab woman and a new Jewish immigrant from Russia.
Bibliography
- Sami Michael, Trumpet in the Wadi. New York:Simon & Schuster, 2003, translated by Yael Lotan. ISBN 978-0-7432-4496-1
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wadi Nisnas.
- Wadi Nisnas at the Haifa travel guide.
References
- ^ https://www.israel21c.org/treasure-hunting-in-haifas-wadi-nisnas/
- ^ Beit-Hagefen - Arab Jewish Center Yael Adar - Gems in Israel.