Seen and heard at Eilat
Blind US musician Raul Midon ‘saw’ no reason to cancel his appearance at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat. You can see and hear him in this video.
“Gesher is miracle of Jewish Culture”
Writers, actors, artists and friends of Gesher attended the theatre’s 20th anniversary celebration by watching a special show at the home of Israel’s President Shimon Peres.
Proud to represent Israel
Laetitia Beck prepares to tee-up in the Canadian Women’s Open golf tournament. She is the first Israeli to perform in an LPGA tournament and wears the Israeli flag on her golf shoes.
A basket of goodies
The Jewish American basketball player Jordan Farmar arrived in Israel to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv on a temporary basis until the recent NBA strike is over.
Extreme sports, Israeli style
With a 273-kilometer coastline, Israel offers easy access to rafting, stand-up paddle-boarding, windsurfing and kite surfing. Israelis also enjoy bouldering and scuba-diving in the Dead Sea.
Crafty exhibits in Jerusalem
The 36th International Arts and Crafts fair in Jerusalem featured 150 artists from Israel and around the world. It also included food, theatre, dance and musical performances.
Get into the act
Three musicals for children and a game show with questions from the audience, will feature at the 2011 Beit Lessin Open Stage festival of Israeli plays in Tel Aviv in September.
Thousands taste the wine
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem held its 8th annual wine-tasting festival at which huge crowds came to savour Israel’s best wines, sample cheeses and experience soothing jazz music.
Big screenings for little people
Jerusalem’s 4th International Film Festival for Children and Youth has a program that will entertain young audiences for the entire five days.
Super-heroes come to Israel
Superman, Spiderman, Batman, X-men, Captain America and Wonder Woman are just some of the characters brought by comic artists Joe and Adam Kubert to the Cartoon Museum in Holon.