Israeli swimsuit maker Diva is celebrating its 70th anniversary in Tel Aviv with a big splash.
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Israel: Shining bright for 65 years
ISRAEL21c’s birthday tribute to Israel through the lens of photographers.
Mud-brick builders go from the desert to the Waldorf
A luxury hotel going up in Jerusalem drew on the eco-building talents of the members of a tiny kibbutz in Israel’s Negev Desert.
Israel’s winter wonderland
The Mount Hermon ski resort spawned Israelis’ love of winter sports. Its slopes quickly fill with skiers and snowboarders — once it snows.
Bus-stop books – Israel’s newest public library
Next stop for the people of the book? A freewheeling public library to peruse as they wait for a bus. No fines, no rules, no shushing. Daniel Shoshan installing bookshelves at a Haifa bus stop. Imagine a library where there …
The Israeli who dresses the world
He planned for a career in architecture, but moved into fashion instead. Now Ronen Chen’s designs are on sale all over the world. Ronen Chen’s fashions are designed for the 30-55 age group. A Ronen Chen outfit on a Los …
The savior of Jerusalem’s Machane Yehuda market
Eli Mizrahi is changing the culture of the open-air marketplace, luring younger and more affluent shoppers. But the bottom line is still fresh food, he says. Photo by Abigail Klein Leichman Eli Mizrahi, seated, chats with a patron outside his …
Israel becomes a chocolate heaven
A new culture of chocolate has emerged in Israel, with the opening of dozens of new boutique chocolatiers. Now their fine, handcrafted creations are being sold abroad too.
Jigsaw Nation
With sales of some 1.2 million puzzles annually, Israelis are among the world’s leading jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts. A team of Israelis tackled the world’s biggest puzzle. Go into any household in Israel and you’ll find the exact same pictures of …
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Israel gets extreme [video]
Israel’s extreme sports run the gamut from kitesurfing and paragliding to bouldering — rock climbing without a harness. Diverse topography. beautiful scenery. good weather year round –and a population addicted to adrenaline highs. No wonder Israel is one of the …
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Israeli paragliding brand is no flight of fancy [video]
A boyhood fascination with flying has been transformed by Anatoly Cohn into one of the world’s most successful paragliding companies. Apco’s hang gliders are one of the most popular brands in the world. A boy who dreamed of …