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Haifa

American

[hahy-fuh] / ˈhaɪ fə /

noun

a seaport in NW Israel.

Haifa British

/ ˈhaɪfə /

noun

a port in NW Israel, near Mount Carmel, on the Bay of Acre: Israel's chief port, with an oil refinery and other heavy industry. Pop: 269 400 (2003 est)

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Ittai Dan Gradel was born on Jan. 29, 1965, to Kirsten and Morris Gradel in Haifa, Israel, and grew up mostly in Nyborg, Denmark.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Inside an underground shelter at a hospital in the Israeli city of Haifa, a television screen flickers with images of Iranian missiles as doctors and midwives deliver Sarah Bird's third child.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Edna Ben Jacob was born on Dec. 28, 1937, to Abraham and Rivka Ben Jacob in Haifa, a city in what is now Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The board said the firm's handling of the Haifa video raised issues that it had flagged before about "inefficiencies in Meta's current approach during armed conflicts".

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

We would board the first ship to Haifa.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

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