The Dead Sea resort is soon to get luxuriously upgraded. A new leisure complex is to be built, with two hotels, a visitor’s center, entertainment and culinary venues, a spa and shops. The complex’s designer is Moshe Safdie, responsible for … Continue reading →

Lonah Chemtai Salpeter became the first Israeli woman to win gold at a European Athletics Championships when she won the 10,000 meters in Berlin. The former nanny to Kenya’s ambassador to Israel married Israeli running coach Dan Salpeter and took … Continue reading →

I reported previously (see here) on Israel’s Shlomi Lazmy, who won the 2018 Tenpin Bowling World Championships for the blind.  Well Shlomi has just won the 2018 gold medal as well. https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-blind-bowler-wins-world-championship-for-2nd-time/

Janglo and Leonie) The Israeli men’s team won the gold medal at the 2018 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in April.  I didn’t report this at the time, but the videos have just been widely circulated. Israel also came second overall … Continue reading →

Cyclists will soon be able to bike all the way from Mount Hermon in the north of Israel, to Eilat in the south – completing the 1,200 km Israel Trail for bikes. The Israel Lands Authority is to invest NIS … Continue reading →

Canadian rocker Alanis Morissette marked her third performance in the country, in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,000 at Rishon Lezion’s Live Park. She performed her best hits, including “All I Really Want,” “Hand in My Pocket,” “You Learn,” … Continue reading →

No, not a new washing powder.  Jerusalem’s Israel Museum is using Israeli on-line shopping app Zeekit (see here) to generate a virtual reality personal fashion show featuring pre and post-state clothes. Museum visitors take a “selfie” and in five minutes … Continue reading →

This month’s Jerusalem events include the International Arts and Crafts Fair (till 18th), Puppet festival (till 16th), Water festival (27-29th) and 15 activities at 15 shekels each (last 15 days in Aug). https://www.israel21c.org/150-artists-to-display-work-at-annual-jerusalem-fair/ https://www.janglo.net/index.php?option=com_adsmanager&page=display&catid=99&tid=450816

An exhibit at Tel Aviv’s port features 25 works by the award-winning Lego artist Sean Kenney of New York, who uses Lego bricks – thousands of them – to construct sculptures featuring famous sites, portraits, animals and objects from everyday … Continue reading →