Eve’s Women (with Orit Orbach center) is bringing its explosive klezmer fusion of Latin rhythms, rock and traditional Jewish music to American audiences.Orit Orbach is a Israeli musician who refuses to be pigeonholed. While it is true that she is …
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.
Love is the answer
Israeli filmmaker Dan Katzir: We live in an age that has lost its innocence. When filmmaker Dan Katzir saw the classic Yiddish play Grine Felder (Green Fields) in New York about three years ago, he cried when the curtain fell. …
The show goes on
Two actors take part in the play Searching for Understanding on the Planet Jupiter/Justice as part of the ‘Billy Crystal Workshops – Peace Through the Performing Arts project’.It’s a Wednesday night in Jerusalem and the mood in the Khan Theater …
Israeli school readiness program spans the globe
Supported by activity packets, home visits, and group meetings, HIPPY parents learn how to prepare their children for success in school and beyond.Meet HIPPY – not an aging anti-war demonstrator, but an Israeli program for Home Instruction of Parents of …
Richard Gere finds common bonds on Mideast visit
Actor Richard Gere plays a drum during a meeting of Jewish and Arab actors in Jaffa last week. (Israel Hadari/Reuters)Movie idol Richard Gere visited Israel last week, meeting with Israeli leaders and both Israeli and Palestinian officials and peace activists. …
Whitney Houston calls Israel ‘home’
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon greets Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown at the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem last week.Pop singer Whitney Houston, who Rolling Stone magazine dubbed “one of the greatest voices of the 20th century,” spent last week on …
Award-winning Israeli film slated for fall U.S. release
Ohad Knoller and Yehuda Levy star in Yossi and Jagger. Director Eytan Fox views himself as something of a cultural ambassador for Israel.Yossi and Jagger, an original and controversial Israeli film that has captured international attention and garnered honors at …
MTV wants their Israelis
It’s Becky Griffin’s turn to capture the attention of the millions of European youngsters (including more than 1.3 million in Israel) who tune everyday to watch MTV. Israel’s newest, and perhaps biggest, musical export is a lithe, 25-year old American …
Drunk with the flavor of success
The Golan Heights Winery has contributed to putting Israel on the interntional wine map.If the words ‘Israel’ and ‘wine’ only make you think of the sweet sticky sacramental traditional syrup, think again.Israeli wineries today produce sparkling products that are winning …
A blues (and whites) festival in Memphis
The distance between the trendy boutiques of Tel Aviv’s hip Sheinkin Street and Memphis, Tennessee will be reduced to a fashion runway next week. In a unique effort to promote Israeli products in the U.S., some of Israel’s top fashion …