Monthly Archives: February 2020

British synagogues on display in Tel Aviv

Posted on February 16, 2020

British artist Beverley-Jane Stewart is currently exhibiting her collection of paintings at Tel Aviv University’s Cimbalista Jewish Heritage Center until 20th Feb. “Halls of Prayer, The Spirit of British Jews” includes synagogues in London’s East End, Central London and elsewhere. … Continue reading →

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Lenny Ravich at Center Stage

Posted on February 16, 2020

Humor “expert” Lenny Ravich performs “Dance Life…Don’t Drag It” on 25th Feb at Center Stage – the new theater for English Speaking audiences in Raanana. Lenny’s hilarious journey touches on relationships, family, education and health. Lenny is director of the … Continue reading →

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Enjoy the tastes of Israel

Posted on February 16, 2020

Here are just some of the food and drink events and festivals in Israel that you may wish to partake of / in during 2020.  They include Tel Aviv Eat, Vegan Fest, Jerusalem Wine Festival, Jerusalem Beer Festival and Tel … Continue reading →

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SodaStream at the Super Bowl

Posted on February 16, 2020

Israel’s SodaStream aired a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl. It featured US scientist Bill Nye and 18-year-old US astronaut-in-training Alyssa Carson. It portrays water being found on Mars, but another astronaut mistakenly puts it in a SodaStream system and … Continue reading →

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Longest journey on a scooter

Posted on February 16, 2020

Israel’s Yonatan Belik and his American friend Mike Reid have just completed a tour of the 48 contiguous US states on 50cc scooters. It earned them the title of Guinness World Record holders for the “Longest journey on a 50cc … Continue reading →

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Forescout exits for $1.9 billion

Posted on February 16, 2020

Israeli-founded cybersecurity company ForeScout was reported here in Nov 2018 when it paid $113 million for a US-Dutch company. Now Forescout itself has been bought by US-based Advent International for $1.9 billion, eclipsing the $1.1 billion (see here) that Insight … Continue reading →

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Sisense becomes a Unicorn

Posted on February 16, 2020

Israeli business intelligence company Sisense (reported here previously) has just raised $100 million from US-based VC and private equity firm Insight Partners. It gives Sisense a valuation of $1.1 billion dollars – joining the “club” of over 20 other Israel … Continue reading →

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Innoviz partners Shaanxi for autonomous trucks

Posted on February 16, 2020

As part of the global expansion of Israel’s Innoviz and its all-seeing LiDAR sensors (reported here previously) , it has now partnered with China truck manufacturer Shaanxi to deploy up to 600 autonomous trucks in Xi’an, one of the biggest … Continue reading →

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Brewing up a secure partnership

Posted on February 16, 2020

The world’s largest beer company AB InBev has signed a partnership agreement with Israeli cybersecurity startup foundry Team8, which will liaise between Israeli cyber companies and AB InBev. In June, AB InBev established a cybersecurity-focused hub in Tel Aviv. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3792151,00.html … Continue reading →

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Milan Fashion Week for 21-year-old

Posted on February 16, 2020

Israel’s Maya Reik, fashion designer and founder of Marei1998 is debuting her Faux Fur at Milan’s fashion week – at the age of 21.  Maya left school at 14 and studied fashion. Entrepreneurial skills run in her family. Her father … Continue reading →

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