Danny Weissfeld shares a moment with Kelly Clarkson during their current US tour. Kelly Clarkson may be in the spotlight, but the winner of the 2002 American Idol contest who has been launched into an overnight pop superstar boasts a …
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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.
On a Jewish prayer and an Arab melody
The Yedid Trio in action – ‘It’s a homage to both Arab and Jewish culture.’ A Jewish prayer and an Arab melody are not typically found in the same piece of music. But Yitzhak Yedid and his new trio are …
Looking on the other side of hatred
Peace Child, an Arab-Jewish coexistence theater troupe will be travelling to the US in January to perform On the Other Side for school audiences.”We don’t care about politics; we just like each other,” says Shira, a cheerful brunette and 8th …
Touching audiences from a still and silent place
The deaf-blind actors of Na Laga’at have performed in Zurich, UN headquarters in Geneva, and will be performing at the Lincoln Center in New York on September 15th.As the dark stage is lit and the music begins, a row of …
Games people play – for peace
“Master Peace” is a game that was designed with the goal of promoting creative communication and active listening.Working toward intercultural understanding and world peace may seem like serious business, but to Tamar Meshulam, it’s a game.Not just any game, however, …
Jewish and Arab children learn cooperation in the Galilee circus
Juggling is just one of many “circus skills” Arab and Jewish children learn together at the Galilee circus. It’s a typical, warm summer evening in the Western Galilee. But the event taking place in the community center in Majd Al-Krum, …
Israeli project connects the performing and the video arts
Members of the dance troupe TipaPupa perform at the Jerusalem Center for Performing Arts.Down the road from the imposing walls of Jerusalem’s Old City that inspired artists for centuries, sits the Jerusalem Center for Performing Arts. It’s a one-of-a-kind project …
An Israeli version of a gourmet treat
The Israeli researchers were able to speed up the fertility stage in which the female sturgeon produced the eggs from which the caviar is made.Forget the gefilte fish – bring on the caviar with the Made in Israel tag. For …
Israeli Arab teen wins Maccabiah gold
Swimmer Asalla Shahada, center, on the podium with her gold medal.The 17th Maccabiah Games opened this week with a sterling example of Israel’s democratic values. An Israeli Arab teenage girl from the town of Sakhnin became the first gold medalist …
World athletes descend on Israel for Maccabiah Games
Herb Brown (center), Maccabi USA’s men’s basketball coach, celebrates the Fourth of July with wife Sherri and player David Michaelis Monday night at Kfar Maccabiah.World sporting attention will be focusing on Israel in the coming days, as the 17th Maccabiah …