Tag: Culture

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The Kastiel showroom gets refreshed every two weeks. Photo by Itay Sikolsky

Furniture for presidents

Clients include Golda Meir, David Ben Gurion and Chaim Weizmann, but now Kastiel, Israel’s most famous name in fine furniture since 1942, is opening a new line geared to smaller budgets.

Adventure Mob managed to raise the necessary amount to remake cult favorite “Leisure Suit Larry” in April.

Making Larry a new leisure suit

An Israeli startup called Adventure Mob seeks to breathe new life into the cult-classic game “Leisure Suit Larry” with a new gaming platform.

IDF soldiers practice Krav Maga. Photo by Chen Leopold/Flash90.

Defend yourself, Israeli style

The unique Israeli self-defense martial art of Krav Maga is taught internationally, but many students prefer to learn it in Israel, at its source.

Amnon Ben-Ami "From Here to There"

Prize painter

The Israeli artist Amnon Ben Ami won the inaugural Ilana Elovic Bezalel Prize for Painting. The $20,000 award pays tribute to Ilana Elovic, a self-taught Israeli-American artist who died in 2006 of ovarian cancer after exploring her disease through her art.

Cold beer

Israel’s top 10 microbreweries

Almost overnight, Israel has become a mecca for beer drinkers, offering some surprisingly fine ales, stouts and lagers. ISRAEL21c takes a look at the top 10.

Electro-pop pros TYP

If you haven’t heard of the Israeli electro-pop sensation The Young Professionals yet, it won’t be long before you do.

The Diva of swimwear

Israeli swimsuit maker Diva is celebrating its 70th anniversary in Tel Aviv with a big splash.

Curtain rises on the new Habima

Israel’s first Hebrew theater, and Tel Aviv’s oldest cultural institution, gets a $26 million facelift to celebrate Tel Aviv-Jaffa’s Art Year.