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 …
Culture
Israel’s Dip-Tech turns building façades into art
An Israeli company is leading the digital glass printing revolution and turning buildings into beautiful pieces of art.
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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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Rockin’ out to the oldies at Jerusalem’s Woodstock [video]
You don’t have to be a hippie to enjoy Jerusalem’s Woodstock Revival show, an annual event celebrating the iconic Sixties festival. Peace signs, tie-dyed clothing and love beads were in abundance at the third annual Jerusalem Woodstock Revival at Jerusalem’s …
Love, hate, lust and sex, with an apple?
Golden Delicious offers audiences across Israel and abroad object theater with a difference. Taking a bite: Golden Delicious’ Ari Teperberg and Inbal Yomtovian. Love, hate, vengeance, lust and sex — all the ingredients for a tantalizing stage production — conveyed …
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Vertigo Eco-Village promotes green living in Israel [video]
A project of the Vertigo contemporary dance troupe, the village welcomes visitors to take part in environmental workshops and mud-building. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UlMmY7xj4A A chicken-coop-turned-dance-studio provides the heart of the Vertigo Ecological Arts Village, a project of the Israeli contemporary dance troupe …
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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 …
Bauhaus boom
Worldwide interest grows for Tel Aviv's record-breaking collection of modernist, white-façade Bauhaus-style architecture.
The ‘elegant wines’ of Flam
A family-run boutique winery in Israel wins top marks and furthers the fame of world-class wines from the fertile soil of this ancient land. Jerusalem’s chunky soil and moderate climate makes for elegant wines. In 1882, Baron Edmond de Rothschild …
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A patchwork salute to the kibbutz [video]
The Israel Quilters Association pays tribute to the 100th anniversary of the kibbutz with a special display at Europe’s premier quilting show. They’re gorgeous, colorful, and they tell a uniquely Israeli story. The 56 quilts traveling to the United Kingdom …
Antidote for date rape
Tel Aviv University chemists have a patented device that detects even small amounts of ‘date-rape drugs’ lurking in a beverage. Photo by Flash 90 No more worries about “date-rape drugs.” “Date rape” of teens and young adults sedated with drug-laced …