one desert city and a water well don’t necessarily comprise the elements of a multidisciplinary art space, but they do in Beersheba. Called HaBeer, for the ancient well located in the courtyard ...

The name Beersheba comes from the Hebrew Be’er Sheva, meaning well of seven or well of oaths. Though the exact origin of the name is disputed, according to the Bible the city gained its moniker ...

Many immigrants who played chess were drawn to Beersheba by Levant’s reputation. “Beersheba is a well-known name,” said Michael Klenburg, 27, who came to Israel in 1994 from Lviv ...

The ratio of one grand master — chess’ top ranking — for every 22,875 residents puts Beersheba well above traditional chess Meccas like Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, according to a ...

It is not as well remembered as other events of the war, but even so, enthusiasts and descendants of the original horsemen often travel the long distance to Beersheba to reenact it on its anniversary.

Remember poet Wilfred Owen talking of men “who die like cattle”? Well, they always had, but the Battle of Beersheba is the brief shining moment of the old order surging into life through the ...