Naot
Started as a small kibbutz workshop making work boots in 1942. Today Naot is known for sandals, clogs and shoes built on its contoured cork footbed.
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Israeli Brands
A field guide to Israeli makers worth knowing, from a 1940s kibbutz sandal workshop to Galilee wineries. Every listing links straight to the brand's own site.
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Fashion, swimwear & footwear
Israeli labels with real history: a kibbutz sandal workshop from the 1940s, a Tel Aviv swimwear house, and the country's first fashion house.
Source
The hiking sandal a lot of Israelis grew up in, made near Haifa since 1989. Source also makes hydration packs for hikers and travelers.
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Lea Gottlieb founded Gottex in Tel Aviv in 1956, and it became one of the best-known swimwear labels in the world, sold in more than 80 countries.
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Israel's first fashion house, founded in 1954 by Ruth Dayan to preserve the crafts of new immigrants. Revived by designer Sharon Tal and known for hand embroidery.
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Statement pieces from Israeli designers.
Michal Negrin
Romantic, vintage-inspired jewelry with crystals, enamel and florals. The online store ships internationally, with duties shown at checkout.
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Tel Aviv bath and body brands that started as single shops and now have stores around the world.
Sabon
Opened its first shop on Tel Aviv's Sheinkin Street in 1997. Best known for body scrubs and soaps, now sold in stores across Europe, Asia and the US.
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Two cousins opened a small Tel Aviv shop in 1999. Laline has since grown into a bath and body chain with stores in Israel and abroad, including the US.
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Jerusalem studios making pieces for the Shabbat table, the holidays and the kitchen.
Yair Emanuel
A Jerusalem studio known for colorful embroidered kippot, painted wood Judaica and candlesticks. A classic choice for bar and bat mitzvah gifts.
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"Jewish gifts that smile": mugs, aprons, table runners and holiday pieces with a sense of humor, made in a Jerusalem workshop.
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The jars and bags Israelis actually keep at home, many of which you can find at US grocers.
Al Arz
A family tahini maker in Nazareth, started in the early 1990s and run by the Zaher family. Their tahini and halva have a big following with home cooks.
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The company behind Bamba, the peanut puff snack first made at Osem's Holon factory in 1964. Also a staple for soup mixes, crackers and Israeli couscous.
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Kosher wineries from the coastal plain to the Galilee, widely available at US wine shops.
Carmel Winery
Israel's largest winery, with roots in the vineyards Baron Edmond de Rothschild planted in the 1880s. Its historic cellars are in Zichron Ya'akov.
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Founded in 2000 to make quality Israeli wine at fair prices. Kosher, distributed in the US, and known for bottlings from local heritage grapes.
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Started in 1999 by four grape-growing families at the foot of Mount Tabor in the Lower Galilee. Kosher wines for everyday tables and special ones.
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