
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.
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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.
Pegged as Israel’s school for shoemaking and accessory design, there have been quite a few shoemakers, bag designers and other accessory makers who have graduated from The Guild Tel Aviv in recent years.
Tel Aviv’s young and edgy art scene reflects the creative vibrancy of Israelis. This year it gets full attention at the city’s special year-long art festival.
The new African nation of South Sudan welcomes Israeli experts on gender violence to come and train local social workers.

It’s certainly an absurd, surreal existence we have here – living a modern life in one of the most progressive, advanced societies in the world, and at the same time engaging in life-threatening battle with an elusive enemy.
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. Habima Theater’s sparkling new
The local wine industry has matured to the point where connoisseurs come to Tel Aviv each year to sample the latest offerings at IsraWineExpo.
A proposed cross-border ecological park on the banks of the troubled Kishon River could repair more than the polluted water.

Girl power is on the rise at Israeli companies, as women take top posts in some of the largest and most influential institutions in the country.
If one popular blogger comes over and gets a good impression of Israel, then everyone who follows that blogger is going to be reading about Israel in a different light.
A luxury hotel going up in Jerusalem drew on the eco-building talents of the members of a tiny kibbutz in Israel’s Negev Desert.
Looking to revive their traditional Sámi tongue, Norwegians were advised by Welsh and Scottish experts that Israel excels at training language teachers.

To find the largest crafts fair in Israel, come to Tel Aviv’s Nachlat Binyamin neighborhood any Tuesday or Friday – rain or shine.

ILAN, Israel’s oldest and largest voluntary organization, is an international role model for improving the quality of life for people with neuromuscular disabilities.
For Whitney Houston, Israel felt like home.