Category: Entertainment

Sylvan Adams, co-owner of Israel-Premier Tech, told reporters that this year’s team that will compete in the Tour de France, which begins on Saturday in Bilbao, Spain, is the strongest Israeli team to participate in the Tour. Speaking to reporters via Zoom, Adams said, “The bar is quite high for us this year because we […]

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) released an Arabic video explaining the Jewish people’s connections to the land of Israel this week. According to the AJC, the video entitled “What Ties Jews to Israel?,”  is the 11th edition of their series of educational, Arabic-language videos. The series name, translated from Arabic to English, is “About the […]

International pop sensation Madonna had been hospitalized following a severe bacterial infection, US media reported on Saturday following a statement released by her manager. The singer’s declining health led to the postponement of her international tour, which was initially set to kick off next month. Guy Oseary, Madonna’s Israeli-American manager announced via Instagram that while […]

In 1946, venerated American composer and lyricist Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin) wrote the song “There’s No Business Like Show Business” for the musical Annie Get Your Gun. The lyrics of the song epitomize the highs and lows that performers experience when they put themselves out there to entertain audiences. Here is an excerpt from […]

(JTA) — On March 23, Michael Neuman was in the middle of an obstacle course for NBC’s sports reality competition show “American Ninja Warrior.” The show features grueling challenges such as rope swings, pole vaults and climbing walls, all with one rule: you can’t fall. He looked over at the sidelines of the course at […]

Chaos is a pretty subversive-sounding moniker to go for, particularly in the generally more rarified climes of Western classical music. Even so, a Vienna-based string foursome of that very name is one of the star turns of the 2023 edition of the Voice of Music Festival at Kfar Blum in Upper Galilee (July 2-8). That […]

Jerusalem is set to close out the summer by taking a two-way look at culture in this part of the world. The Jerusalem East and West Festival takes place at Sultan’s Pool in the capital August 27-28 under the creative aegis of Tom Cohen, founder, chief conductor, and artistic director of the eponymous orchestra. The […]

Hotel chain Isrotel is no stranger to the southern vacation hotspot of Eilat. Having opened its first hotel in the city in 1980, the King Solomon Hotel, the brand now boasts eight locations, all catering to a different audience each with its own flair. The Royal Beach, situated in a prime beachfront location, is a […]

Professor Michael Roseneck gave up his US citizenship when he immigrated to Israel in 1956 and spoke only Hebrew with his pupils so that he could properly train them to use the language. “He stripped himself of his American identity in order to properly teach the youth of Israel,” his daughter Shuli Rosenak Isaacs recalled […]

The island of Ulko-Tammio in Finland wants to become a cell phone-free destination and has begun to request minimal cell phone use from all travelers who come to visit. The proposal specifies that every tourist’s cell phone will be equipped with a small sticker-like piece of technology that will prevent its use for the duration of […]