The $108 million dollar lady: Klimt portrait sets Europe auction record

A portrait of an unnamed woman by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold for 85.3 million pounds ($108.4 million) on Tuesday, setting a new record price for any work of art sold at an auction in Europe, London-based auction house Sotheby’s said. The painting, which had been given a guide price of 65 million pounds ($82.9 […]

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At Special Olympics Berlin, Israeli swimmer brings home gold

Israeli athlete Mir Segel took first place this week in the 100-meter freestyle at the 2023 Special Olympics world summer games, held this year in Berlin, Germany.  Segel, 28, is an avid swimmer, who is also passionate about gardening, and has an Autism spectrum disorder. Upon receiving his gold medal, with “Hatikvah” playing in the […]

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Eretz Israel Museum releases biennial nature photography contest

The Eretz Israel Museum Tel Aviv, in collaboration with Nature Photographers Association, opened an exhibition for Israeli nature and wildlife photography on June 21.  The initiative is a biennial photography exhibition and competition founded about a decade ago by the museum. It features presentations by some of Israel’s top photographers who show their work to […]

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Elon Musk treats depression with microdoses of ketamine, reports claim

Entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and Twitter Elon Musk takes ketamine in small doses daily to treat his depression occasionally taking full doses of the popular club drug Special K when attending parties and events, according to a recent report. These claims shed light on a growing trend among Silicon Valley executives who engage in […]

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Sacks scholars seek to preserve former British chief rabbi’s legacy

Rachel Fink first thought she was an unlikely choice to be included in the first cohort of 26 Sacks scholars that gathered in Jerusalem this week. “In all honesty, I first sat here thinking why am I here?,” she told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday night at the opening event of the week-long conference to […]

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Israel beats Ireland, gets quarterfinal vs US at lacrosse Worlds

The Israel National Team demonstrated plenty of grit and resolve to preserve a second-half lead and outlast Ireland in the last-16 of the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s World Championships in San Diego. With the victory, Israel booked its spot in the quarterfinals, where it will face the top-seeded United States early Thursday morning Israel time […]

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Israel Premier Tech celebrates Israel with special tour jersey

The Israel – Premier Tech cycling team will line up at the Tour de France in a special edition jersey to shine the spotlight on Israeli tourism on the global cycling stage. The design is inspired by the Israel National Trail, the walking and bike trail that runs from Kibbutz Dan in the North to […]

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Naharin’s endless curiosity: Batsheva Dance Company revives Anafaza

Over the past two weeks, thousands have crowded into the huge warehouse-turned-performance space, Hangar 11, to partake of Batsheva Dance Company’s 2023 revival of Ohad Naharin’s expansive playground, Anafaza. The artistic director of Batsheva until 2018, when he became house choreographer, Naharin is, by far, the most celebrated of Israeli choreographers and needs no introduction […]

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Nazi-linked jewelry auction implicates Tel Aviv museum in controversy

For months, Christie’s auction house has faced blowback for a $202 million sale of a jewelry collection tied to Nazi plunder. Now, a group of Holocaust survivors that has taken Christie’s to task for the sale is turning its attention to the relationship between the auction house, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and a New […]

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Disturbed’s fervor fires up Tel Aviv crowd

As Disturbed’s charismatic lead singer David Draiman began a mid-show rendition of “Hatikvah” before a sold-out crowd at the Tel Aviv Expo, the words caught me in a wave of wistful familiarity and nostalgia. Draiman’s gruff, baritone voice singing Israel’s national anthem, like he did the last time the American hard rock giants performed in […]

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