Current sectionArt & CultureMake your bed and keep quiet: In the summer of 1956, Haaretz journalist Shabtai Teveth was sent to vacation at hotels across Israel. Lucky man? Think againShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe01:13 PM • August 12 2026 IDTSeventy years ago, in August 1956, celebrated journalist, historian and author Shabtai Teveth set out on a journey across Israel in search of hotels and convalescent homes. CommentsIn the NewsShe Documents Settler Arson Attacks: 'This Fire Will Be Turned Against Us Too'When Tourists Were Still Coming Here: A Tour of Israel's Hotels 70 Years AgoThis Gay Jewish Dutch Writer Was Repulsed by Zionism. It Cost Him His LifeFrom Jerusalem to Haifa: 15 Recommended Cafés Open on Shabbat50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?How a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Israel Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls