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The Israeli women's chess team beat the favorites, Russia, in the European Team Chess Championship taking place in Warsaw, Poland. After three draws, Israel’s Masha Klinova defeated Russian chess grandmaster Natalia Pogonina. Israel is currently leading the tournament.

Jerusalem held its second annual night run in the capital. 2,500 runners, including Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, ran 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) on an enchanting and breathtaking route past modern and historic sites.

Kol Cambridge’s DJ Antithesis on Tel Aviv’s Radio TLV1 pays tribute to the soldiers who keep us safe and reflects on the emotions that have flooded our hearts with a selection of Israeli singers and songwriters.

Thursday’s Kol Cambridge playlist from DJ Antithesis on Tel Aviv’s Radio TLV1 featured new releases from Daklon, Shlomi Shaban, Alma Zohar, Eti Ankari, Gad Elbaz and Yaakov Shwekey & Shlomi Shabat in a fantastic duet.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named the Carmel Caves site in northern Israel the newest World Heritage Site for "providing a definitive chronological framework at a key period of human development."

Kol Cambridge’s Nov 7th playlist from DJ Antithesis on Tel Aviv’s Radio TLV1 included songs from Itai Hariri, Roni Dotan, Harel Skaat and Yigal Bashan. Also click on the 31st Oct edition at 45:45 and hear a plug for this newsletter.

Thankfully, this refers to the first time in history that two Israelis have faced each other in a National Basketball Association game when the Houston Rockets outplayed the Dallas Mavericks 113-105. Forward Omri Casspi scored 12 points for the Rockets whereas guard Gal Mekel scored 11 points for Dallas.

The Tel Aviv Night Run had a carnival atmosphere as 20,000 runners wearing pink T-shirts enjoyed a well-organized nocturnal 10km jog through Tel Aviv’s streets.

Five years ago, in an explosion in Gaza, newlywed Aharon Karov was declared dead. Now he’s raising money for OneFamily Fund, the organization that helped him get back on his feet. He has just completed the New York Marathon in 4hrs 14min 31sec.

Grammy Award-winning musician Lionel Richie and X Factor celebrity Simon Cowell helped raise $20 million at a Friends of the Israel Defense Forces gala. Cowell personally contributed $150,000 and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews donated $4.5 million.