“The largest sports event in Israel’s history.”
The 2015 Tel Aviv Marathon on Feb 27th has attracted 40,000 runners. 110,000 more will take part in the half-marathon, the 10km and 5km races and the hand-cycle race.
Boutique revolution puts Israeli wines on world map
(Thanks to Israel21c) This AFP news story about Israeli boutique wines has been reprinted in Malaysia, China, South Africa, Bangladesh, the UK, Sweden and France. Globes also reports that Israeli wine sales increased by 10% in 2014.
Now you can fish in Jerusalem
(Thanks to Janglo) Nachal Refaim Park is a new Jerusalem park between the neighborhoods of Malcha, Givat Masua and Kiryat Menachem. Jerusalem’s Mayor, Nir Barkat, found a good place in the park to do some river fishing.
Israel wins European speed-skating gold medal
(Hot off the press) Israel’s Vladislav Bykanov won gold in the 3000m race of the European Short Track Speed Skating championship. It is the first time an Israeli has won the competition. The 26-year-old from Kiryat Shmona beat world champion Viktor Ahn by 500 meters.
“Mortally wounded” Israeli recovers to launch triathlon
Ohad Ben-Yishai received critical shrapnel wounds to the head during Operation Protective Edge. Still in a wheelchair, Ohad was given a break from his rehabilitation to officiate at the start of Eilat’s "Israman" (Ironman equivalent) triathlon, in which his father is competing.
English soccer club appoints Israeli coach
(Thanks to Hazel) English Championship Soccer League side Charlton Athletic has appointed Israeli Guy Luzon as their new head coach. Luzon was previously coach at top Belgian soccer club Standard Liege.
Israeli short film ‘Aya’ gets Oscar nomination
The 40-minute Israeli film "Aya" has been included in the final list of nominations for an Oscar in the category of "Best Live Action Short". Aya follows the encounter between an Israeli woman driver and a Scandinavian musician who gets into the wrong car at the airport.
Hebrew Bibles reunited after 350 years
When filmmaker Micha Shagrir donated a 1667 Hebrew Bible to Haifa University, staff discovered a Bible written by the same person already on the library's shelves. An Egyptian Armenian gave Shagrir his Bible in gratitude for his film about the Armenian genocide.
Restoring Jerusalem’s “Great Synagogue”
Yaakov Stark’s early-20th Century murals at Jerusalem’s Ades Synagogue (called with affection the “Great Synagogue”) are a masterpiece of early Zionist art, mixing Arabic calligraphy with Art Nouveau. This article describes the battle to save this heritage of Syrian Jewry.
Tel Aviv Port – 4 million visitors a year
If you haven’t been to Tel Aviv Port’s entertainment hub along the Mediterranean Sea lately, watch this new video to see why it’s time for another visit. More than four million visitors each year enjoy its eateries, coffee shops, stores, clubs and the Friday farmers’ market.