How to Be a Jew … Like Israel's Most Famous Female Architect

Unorthodox by Tablet Magazine

May 7, 202528:01Religion & Spirituality

Ada Karmi-Melamede is an architect who has designed famous buildings across Israel, including the Supreme Court building and the gateway to Ben Gurion airport. Her daughter, filmmaker Yael Melamede, talks to us about her...

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