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Time Travel

Celebrating the Jewish New Year, eight Haaretz contributors travel back in time to various memorable years.

Haaretz newspaper, September 2022

A gif of a time machine with smoke coming out of it, and in it are a car, a corgi and a man with a gun.

Eight time travel recommendations. Animation by Aron Ehrlich.

A digital illustration by Eden Spivak of Henry Ford driving amongst blowouts of oil drills.

Netta Ahituv would rewrite automobile history to avoid the ensuing fossil fuels.

A digital illustration by Eden Spivak of a piggy bank falling down, with bank notes and coins coming out of it.

Alon Idan would travel back in time to revise his middle school convictions.

A digital illustration by Eden Spivak of a woman working in a wheat field with a baby on her back.

Gideon Lev would prevent humanity from discovering carbs, dodging overpopulation.

A digital illustration by Eden Spivak of three journalists standing by the pyramids, with a caravan of camels in the background.

Gideon Levy would relive the thrill of his first visit to Egypt as a young journalist.

A digital illustration by Eden Spivak of Queen Elizabeth II sitting on a cloud with corgis and pasta.

Neri Livneh would travel into the future to read Queen Elizabeth II's secret letter.

A digital illustration by Eden Spivak of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Anat Kamm would visit the press conference leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

A digital illustration by Eden Spivak of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Nir Tsadok would watch history in the making at Lincoln's assassination.

A digital illustration by Eden Spivak of Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and Bill Clinton during the signing of the Oslo Accords.

Sheren Falah Saab would revisit the hope for peace sparked by the Oslo Accords.

A photo of the front page of the Haaretz newspaper.

A photo of an inner page of the Haaretz newspaper.

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