18 Hours in Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station

The writer spends a long day observing life in the notorious Tel Aviv Central Bus Station. The station—reviled in Israel because of its reputation for prostitution and crime—also houses a Yiddish library, two synagogues, a church, “a dime-store megamall,” a health clinic for asylum seekers and artists’ studios.

Published: Dec 13, 2014
Length: 20 minutes (5,000 words)
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