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‘I’m trying to get to places where there’s not a chance Israeli music will ever be played,’ says the singer-songwriter and peace activist.
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‘I’m trying to get to places where there’s not a chance Israeli music will ever be played,’ says the singer-songwriter and peace activist.
After losing her son and brother to the disease, Miri Ziv became ‘the’ source for cancer news, breakthroughs and research in Israel.<
Olympic hopeful Lee Korzits nearly quit the sport she loves but came back with renewed vigor as seen in the 2011 World Sailing Championships.
As awards for Footnote pile up, the director-screenwriter reflects on why he remains in Israel among a new generation of talented filmmakers.
Yehuda Pilosof and his son Yisrael have a global reputation for outfitting amputees (and even an occasional donkey) with quality artificial limbs. Yehuda Pilosof preparing
An American-born woman is steering Tel Aviv toward its first surface and subway light rail system, the biggest infrastructure project in Israel’s history. Courtesy of
‘You shouldn’t be able to return a baby like a t-shirt,’ says Emmy Award winner Zippi Brand Frank, whose film documents Indian surrogate mothers. Zippi
A 20-year-old ‘hoop star,’ Rivkin is aiming for her second Olympics and is picking up medals at competitions across the world.
Owners of a small Israeli comics store took America by surprise when they won the 2011 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award.
Danny Shechtman’s rigorous Israeli upbringing gave him the tenacity to keep him on a prize-winning scientific course despite ridicule from colleagues.
Break-dancer ‘Bounce,’ aka Ephrat Asherie, broke into an urban art form that’s unusual for Barnard grads. Her parents’ Israeli attitude helped. Asherie performing the “air
It’s a challenging sport, but Israel’s synchronized swimming duo is gearing up for the 2012 London Games.
Israeli guitarist Itamar Erez, who performs with Turkey’s best-known musician, says music can help heal the rift between the two countries.
J.Crew recently joined the clamor for Nili Lotan’s bare basics. The Netanya native reveals how her mother country influenced her ‘quiet language.’ Photo by Taghi
Nir Gilad of London-based Nous Design is the genius behind the interiors of some of the world’s poshest hotels and spas. Photo courtesy of Nous