Monthly Archives: October 2016

Tamar festival of music

Posted on October 10, 2016

The annual Tamar Festival (Oct 17-20) near the Dead Sea is one of Israel’s largest music festivals.  It features sunrise concerts on the top of Masada and a free concert at Kibbutz Ein Gedi.  There are also hikes, tours and … Continue reading →

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Rockefeller exhibits Ashkelon treasures

Posted on October 10, 2016

The often overlooked Rockefeller Archaeological Museum in Eastern Jerusalem is featuring an exhibit entitled “Ashkelon: A Retrospective 30 Years of the Leon Levy Expedition”. It displays, for the first time, marble statues, coins, jewelry, figurines, and pottery from the 5000-year … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem’s Hebrew Music Museum

Posted on October 10, 2016

Laurent Levy and Eldad Levy (from the tribe of Levy) both had a vision of creating an interactive, state-of-the-art museum in the heart of Jerusalem that would celebrate Jewish music. Five years ago they met and started planning the museum.  … Continue reading →

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Craig David’s comeback continues in Israel

Posted on October 10, 2016

2016 is proving a busy year for singer Craig David. In April he performed in Tel Aviv and made his first visit to Jerusalem. Craig’s manager Colin Lester is a board member of the charitable organization Creative Community for Peace … Continue reading →

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More investment in Israeli Wi-Fi chips

Posted on October 10, 2016

Tens of millions of Wi-Fi chipsets from Israel’s Celeno are used by service providers in home gateways, routers and set-top boxes to deliver Wi-Fi speed, coverage and reliability. (See here) Celeno has just raised $38 million to fund R&D and … Continue reading →

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Turning pubs into offices

Posted on October 10, 2016

Daniel Rubin and Doron Maman have launched PubHub at Rosa Parks Bar in Tel Aviv.  The night-time bar is converted into co-working office space during the day. Their second location is planned to open early November. http://www.geektime.com/2016/09/12/tech-on-tap-pubhub-is-converting-tel-avivs-night-time-bars-into-daytime-office-space-for-lean-startups/

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Nano Dimension to open new factory

Posted on October 10, 2016

I’ve reported (here) on Israel’s Nano Dimension and its amazing nano-inks and 3D printers.  It is to open a new production facility, co-located at its HQ in Ness Ziona, that will increase its commercial growth. http://www.nano-di.com/investor-news/nano-dimension-to-open-new-ink-production-facility

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The drone race is on

Posted on October 10, 2016

There are close to 40 Israeli commercial drone startups – most of which were established in the last three years.  This excellent article summarizes the different categories and companies. https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/09/the-drone-race-is-off-and-running-with-israel-in-the-lead/

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Israel wines featured

Posted on October 10, 2016

The wines of Israel feature in the October issue of The Wine Spectator. http://www.winespectator.com/magazine/show/id/53591 http://www.winespectator.com/magazine/show/id/53587

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Underwriting cybersecurity insurance

Posted on October 10, 2016

Israeli startup Cybewrite is helping to underwrite the new business of cyber-insurance – policies that cover companies in the event of a cybersecurity breach. Cybewrite’s cloud-based platform estimates the risk to the insurer, decides the type of coverage to offer … Continue reading →

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