Israel Active

(Thanks to Jacob Richman) The latest beautiful Israeli postage stamps feature the City of David, Atlid detention camp, Independence hall, Acre, craters, ancient synagogues and more.

8-year-old Alma Deutscher plays beautifully piano, violin, improvises, composed an opera and discusses her music in Hebrew and English. I couldn’t resist watching all 28 minutes.

British band Deep Purple performs at Tel Aviv’s Nokia Arena on Feb 22 and 23. Deep Purple are considered, along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, to be the top hard rock and heavy metal bands in Britain in the early 1970?s and is ranked by Planet Rock as the fifth most influential band ever. The group will also appear on the Israeli TV drama series “Atlantica”, about a struggling Jerusalem Rock band.

Israel’s Niv Adiri won a British Academy of Film and Television award for his work in the team responsible for the groundbreaking sound work on the blockbuster “Gravity.” The team has also been nominated for an Oscar.

Israel will host the FIBA 3-on-3 under-18 World Championship basketball tournament in 2015. The Basketball Association of Israel (IBBA) is one of the most active national federations in the development of 3-on-3 basketball.

Nineteen celebrated French chefs have arrived in Israel to launch the second annual “So French So Tasty week”. The chefs will cook in the kitchens of Israel's most popular restaurants. In addition, the chefs will hold cooking workshops for the public, cooking competitions, and winery tours.

Pete Doherty, controversial British icon of the 2000s, will perform at Tel Aviv's Barby Club on April 30. Doherty, the founder, lead singer and chief writer of the Libertines and Babyshambles bands, will perform songs from his solo career alongside hits of his different bands.

Yair Werdyger describes how he founded Irish Dance – Israel in 2002, after completing his Israeli army service. The academy now has 250 students.

Rap artist Matisyahu’s latest video “Sunshine” has gone viral.

The sports world is heralding the incredible goal that Israeli soccer player Barak Yitzhaki scored for Maccabi Tel Aviv against Maccabi Haifa recently. He performed the famous bicycle kick to perfection.