A not-so-nostalgic look at sexual harassment in Israel
Glimpses of Israeli pop culture show how this pervasive issue affected Israel in years past and the heartening progress made in recent years.
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.
Glimpses of Israeli pop culture show how this pervasive issue affected Israel in years past and the heartening progress made in recent years.
Zipporah Zabari went from delivering milk to being elected Queen Esther in Tel Aviv and later became an actress and circus performer.
The holiday inaugurated in 1951 was adapted in the 1990s to new Israeli family norms, reflecting the country’s social and cultural changes.
Israel’s Knesset celebrates its anniversary in tandem with Tu B’Shvat, providing politicians with photo-ops but also raising environmental awareness.
Most movie houses that once typified Israeli culture have fallen into disrepair but some have become hotels and even a Scientology Center.
Modern astronomy in Israel was started by immigrants with a love for star-gazing. This tradition and passion remains strong to the present day
Exhibition at the Tower of David Museum explores events from 100 years ago, when Britain’s General Edmund Allenby ushered Jerusalem into a new era.
The capital city’s proposed cable car will float passengers over the Old City walls — a new twist on an idea that’s been successful before.
A new collection of classic cartoons by Yaakov Kirschen is a nostalgic gaze at days gone by when times were simpler, if no less absurd.
The special connection between the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade and the town of Rishon LeZion is the focus of a new exhibit and series of paintings.
A new exhibit presents works by Jewish immigrants from Germany who shaped Israel’s advertising industry and consumer culture from the 1930s onwards.
The legendary Nuweiba Pop Festival took place a mere month after the signing of the Camp David Accords and ushered in a new era of Israeli rock.
Cycling culture has gone hand in hand with modern Israel’s development and suffered just as many growing pains.
ISRAEL21c takes a look at the Israel Postal Company’s annual tradition of issuing a festive postage-stamp series in honor of the Jewish New Year.
Once a staple of the Israeli laborer’s wardrobe, the iconic cloth caps are enjoying a revival that has reached New York’s Museum of Modern Art.