Participants in the festivities at Jerusalem’s new city square at the axis of Shlomzion HaMalka, Ben Sira and HaMelech Shlomo Streets may have no idea that this was once the location of the British army and police HQ, a battlefield and a border.
With a consistent 25% market share, Bamba is Israel’s best-loved snack food. What accounts for its popularity? Good marketing and a peanut coating, for starters. And then there’s those health benefits…
A visit to the Nalagaat Arts Center for the deaf proves that although Israel Sign Language for the deaf is still a young language, it is rich in Jewish and Israeli tradition, history — and humor.
The Israel Postal Company recently issued a stamp set depicting the evolution of postal vehicles in the Land of Israel but there’s much more to the complicated history of package delivery in this region.
Hebrew University’s School of Pharmacy celebrated 60 years of activity with memories, memorabilia, mementos and a look forward to the establishment of a new Center for Pediatric Therapeutic and Pharmaceutical Research.
A unique exhibition at the newly refurbished Jerusalem Railway Station features rare model trains, from antique to modern, steam to electric.
Photographer Alfons Himmelreich found beauty in all aspects of modern Israel: industry, agriculture, dance and night in the newly built city of Tel Aviv.
Yaakov Kirschen, creator of Israel’s longest-running comic strip — four decades and going strong — was honored by the Israel Cartoonists Association (ICA) at Animix, the Festival for Animation, Comics and Caricature which took place in Arad last week.
A unique outdoor photography exhibit presents us with the opportunity to see how Israel’s greatest football stars looked when they were in their prime.
A new exhibition presents images from Israel of the 1960s in advertising, fashion, photography and industrial and commercial design.
Today’s travelers landing at Terminal 3 of Ben Gurion International Airport glide on endless walkways past tasteful mosaics and water features towards glamorous gift shops, entering planes on carpeted ramps. Yet, there was something to the old “Natbag”.
Milk production and the man who brings milk forth from the cow are celebrated in this comedy short from 1958.
What’s the connection between a rubber duckie and the tallest building in the Middle East? A new exhibition presents dolls from the 50s and 60s made by a pioneering factory in the spirit of the new State of Israel.
Lag Ba Omer presents an excellent opportunity to review the lamentable history of firefighting in Israel’s early days. In a nutshell: things have only improved.
A new fashion exhibit at the Rishon LeZion Museum presents fashion from Israel’s oldest colony and fashion inspired by the early pioneers.
