Haifa

Sami Bakir taught the history of Israel in Haifa.

Sami Bakir's family comes from Haifa.

Ilan Pappe was forced to leave the University of Haifa because of his anti-Zionist views.

Yitzhak studied Arabic in Haifa.

Wild boars have swarmed into people's gardens in Haifa.

In fact, it has been a difficult road for Halla, as well as her older sister, Janna. Last August, Janna, 2, underwent a similar multiple organ transplant to address the congenital disease. Since then, doctors say she has recovered well and has returned home with her father to the Haifa area in northern Israel.