Comedy is a serious business in Israel
LA-based comedian Avi Liberman visits Israel twice a year, bringing with him some of America’s best comics. They raise funds for the Koby foundation – formed by the parents of Koby Mandel who was murdered by Arab terrorists in 2001.
Israel wins bronze (and more) at World Ball Hockey finals
A hastily assembled Israeli team beat Hong Kong 3-2 in a shoot-out for third place at the 2013 World Ball Hockey Championships in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. It was Israel’s first appearance at this tournament. Israel also won the Fairplay award.
You have never seen Jerusalem from this angle
An amazing video of a Formula 1 Ferrari speeding through Jerusalem in front of 100,000 spectators.
A great U21 Euro soccer tournament
UEFA’s president Michel Platini praised Israel, saying "The stadiums were wonderful and well-organized, the pitches excellent and the atmosphere in the stadiums was great with many families with young children attending. That is exactly the type of tournament that I like to see". It was the most important international sporting event to be held in the Jewish state since the 1968 Paralympics.
Welcome stars of Latin America
US hasbara organization America’s Voices in Israel brought five major names in Latin media to Israel. Among them was Don Francisco, the Chilean host of Univision’s “Sábado Gigante,” the longest-running entertainment program in history. Francisco, born Mario Kreutzberger, is Jewish.
The peaceful roar of Formula 1
On the streets of Jerusalem 100,000 spectators - Muslims, Christians and Orthodox Jews – cheered as the roaring state-of the art Formula 1 racecars sped by. There was not one incident of violence. Elizabeth Awwad, of east Jerusalem, said “I am Muslim and they are Jewish, and we are together.”
Positive Israeli art
The Arthur Szyk Prize of Disruptive Thought and Zionist Art project is a $1000 award that hopes to create a platform for those pro-Israel artists who want to express a more nuanced, intimate relationship with the Jewish State. The contest is about creating honest artwork.
The Technion’s Garden of Eden
On the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology campus on Mt. Carmel in Haifa, Israel is an ecological garden. The idea of Prof. Emeritus Zev Naveh became a reality that is beautiful and serene, providing a wonderful landscape for learning about nature.
No Clouds this summer
Cleveland Ohio-based indie-rock group Cloud Nothing will perform concerts in Tel Aviv and Haifa at the end of July.
Israeli actress is mother of Superman
The latest Superman film “Man of Steel” opens on June 14th in the USA with Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer in the role of Superman’s Kryptonian mum. Ayelet returns to Israel on June 17th for the local premiere.