Italy’s “Apprentice” to be filmed in Jerusalem
The Italian version of “The Apprentice” will film an episode of the reality show in Israel. Five of the contestants and a crew of about 40 will film in Jerusalem. Contestants search for five symbols around the city, to expose them and the Italian viewing public to sites of interest.
Italy to Jerusalem by bicycle
Top Israeli cyclist Shai Rishoni decided in 2010 to bring the Italian endurance cycle race Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia to Jerusalem. Then in 2011 Shai was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). He continued his quest and on Oct 11th 2013 it all happened. It also raised funds for ALS research.
Israelis are Magic
(Thanks to Joshua) An Israeli, 19-year-old Shahar Shenhar, is the 2013 Magic: The Gathering (MtG) world champion. MtG is a trading card game, which is as popular as chess among young intellectuals. The champion in 2007 was Israel’s Uri Peleg, who has five graduate degrees.
Stevie TV – your personal TV channel
(Thanks to Israel21c) Tel Aviv start-up Stevie TV takes feeds from Facebook and Twitter, your friends’ photos, “Liked” articles plus news stories, live sports and music etc. to give you the personal, interactive TV station of the future. Bye bye BBC.
Emmy eats Israel
On-line food taster Emmy is a Youtube sensation who has been sampling sweets and snacks from around the world and giving her opinion. She received a parcel of Israeli products and liked everything, apart from (not surprisingly) the tinned eggplants in brine.
US actors to visit Israel
13 US TV stars visit Israel this month including David Zayas, Lauren Vélez and C.S. Lee of “Dexter”, one of the most popular US TV series. They have been brought over by "America's Voices in Israel". Others include Zoey Deutch, Anson Mount, Jason Butler Harner, Vivian Bang and Lea Thompson.
Get any Israeli beer you want here
The beer bazaar in Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market sells up to 93 different Israeli beers made by more than 20 different microbreweries. The idea came from Lior Weiss a Technion graduate. Business partner Yuval Reznikovich runs the stall from 10am till around 7:30pm daily.
Tel Aviv’s dog races
Tel Aviv Municipality is launching a new kind of race, for dogs and their owners. Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park on October 11 is the venue for the Pro Plan Doggie Run including 3 distance events plus a special heat for visually impaired people and their guide dogs.
Botticelli arrives safely
The 15th-century fresco “The Annunciation of San Martino alla Scala” is now on display in Jerusalem. Regarding earlier rumors that the 130 kg Italian masterpiece might be withdrawn from exhibition, Israel Museum director James Snyder said to the media, “don’t always believe what you read”.
Ruined Ottoman palaces restored
Two conjoined abandoned Ottoman palaces in Acre have been reconstructed and converted into a beautiful boutique hotel. The Efendi Hotel even has a Turkish bathhouse.