Fashioning Israel
A new fashion exhibit at the Rishon LeZion Museum presents fashion from Israel’s oldest colony and fashion inspired by the early pioneers.
Rachel Neiman is an experienced media professional whose journalism credits include ISRAEL21c, Globes Online, The Jerusalem Post and LINK magazine. She has served as marketing communications director at several Israeli innovation-based startups. Rachel attributes her vast knowledge of Israeli nostalgia to her Palmach-generation folk-singer mother and Jewish historian father, as well as her own lifelong obsession with all things pop culture.
A new fashion exhibit at the Rishon LeZion Museum presents fashion from Israel’s oldest colony and fashion inspired by the early pioneers.
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