Current sectionArt & CultureIn 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 formatSubscribeAugust 12, 2026Seventy 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 NewsLonging, Dread and Humor Mingle in Songs Israeli Hostage Wrote in CaptivityNew Eurovision Rule Change Could Prevent Israel From Hosting in the FutureIsraelis Don't Dance to Forget What They've Committed. Sometimes They Just DanceShe Documents Settler Arson Attacks: 'This Fire Will Be Turned Against Us Too'Make Your Bed and Keep Quiet: A Tour of Israel's Hotels 70 Years AgoRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls