Tel Aviv’s Bauhaus buildings are on-line
Design lovers can now use the Internet to preview some of Tel Aviv’s largest collection of Bauhaus architecture in the world. Artist Avner Gicelter has produced a series of colorful graphics that illustrate why Tel Aviv was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2003.
Blair Underwood visits Israel
(Thanks to Size Doesn’t Matter) Award winning actor and director Blair Underwood met with Mehereta Baruch, an Ethiopian Jewess who arrived in Israel aged 10 and is now Deputy Mayor of Tel-Aviv. He also toured a military base, Haifa’s Bahai Gardens and Rambam hospital.
Here come the Rolling Stones
It’s true! World renowned rock band The Rolling Stones confirmed that they will perform in Tel Aviv on June 4, as part of their “14 On Fire” world tour. Ticket sales for the Park Hayarkon begin Sunday, March 30 at 9 a.m.
Running for LOTEM
One of the Jerusalem Marathon participants was partially paralyzed Raz Ruterman who raised funds and awareness for the NGO LOTEM – Making Nature Accessible. Raz serves as a tour guide for the inclusive trail at Nahal Hashofet in the Megiddo region – one of the first accessible trails in Israel.
The first international birding race
Israel is hosting an inaugural birding sporting event. Fourteen international teams of birders will participate in the “Champions of the Flyway” in Eilat to celebrate and raise awareness of bird migration. The winning team spots the most unique species in 24 hours.
Israeli cyclists go Dutch
The Prime Ministers of Israel and the Netherlands established the “Going Dutch” conference - an international conference on urban planning and cycling culture. It also featured an interactive bicycle exhibition entitled Free Wheel, with more than 100 historic bicycles on display.
The Antithesis of weddings
Tel Aviv’s TLV1 Radio DJ Antithesis broadcast a very special edition of Kol Cambridge on the day of his marriage.
PM is TV tour guide
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the star of a new series about the tourist sites in Israel. The program, produced and hosted by CBS travel editor Peter Greenberg, features footage shot the length and breadth of Israel, with Netanyahu himself introducing Israel’s major tourist spots.
The Prodigy to perform in Tel Aviv
British pioneers of rave, techno, and big beat genres, the band The Prodigy plans to perform in Tel Aviv on 29 May 2014. They have sold over 20 million albums, and hits include ‘Firestarter’ and ‘Breathe’.
Israelis are riding high
The Israeli Equestrian Team made history when its show jumpers competed in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup, the first time that an Israeli team has ever participated in an international equestrian competition. Their debut was at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Palm Beach, Wellington, Florida.