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It ain't easy making aliyah

2009-04-23T09:28:22Z

This is the story of an American Jewish couple who decided to come to Israel despite the financial insecurity involved in the move. But they say that financial dilemmas deter many others from making aliyah

Fresh Paint in Israel

2009-04-22T07:21:24Z

I was at this last FreshPaint show in Tel Aviv and it was great. 33,000 visitors came in a span of 5 days to see the latest in young Israeli art:

A huge success for Fresh Paint 2!

Over 33,000 people visited Fresh Paint 2 art fair, in just 5 days!
A large audience enjoyed the creative work of more than one hundred artists and purchased artworks. We thank all our visitors for your support!

Fresh Paint art fair ended, but Fresh Paint’s group exhibition is still on!

Interested in young Israeli art? Would like to see more from the fair’s artists?
Fresh Paint art fair is currently presenting a group show of Fresh paint’s artists, named “Mani’s Haunted House” in Beit Mani Leumi (“Mani’s House”) art space.
Curators: Yifat Gurion Ofer and Matan Daube.

Sunday to Thursday 10 a.m to 8 p.m, Friday 10 a.m to 1 p.m, through May 7, 2009.
Beit Mani Leumi, Bank Leumi Headquarters
36 Yehuda Halevi Street

Funds raised through Fresh Paint 2’s community projects

• 900 postcards were sold at The Secret Postcard project. 160,000 NIS were raised for scholarships for youth from underprivileged backgrounds, who excel in the arts, for studies in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art’s Education Center’s program.
• Income from the Curator’s Choice Gallery will fund the activity of the art therapy program at the nationwide children’s homes of the charity Yeladim – Fair Chance for Children.
• Thousands of Shekels were raised for the Nalaga’at Deaf-Blind Theater Company in Jaffa port, Tel Aviv. The Special Edition Project continues at the Nalaga’at center.

Purchasing Artworks

It is still possible to purchase artworks by Fresh Paint’s independent artists. If you are interested in further details regarding an artist or an artwork please contact: yael@freshpaint.co.il

Fresh Paint 3 will be held on March 2010. Details will follow.

Russian-Jewish billionaire holds massive Passover seder in Eilat

2009-04-09T09:25:01Z

In a Passover Seder fit for a tycoon, Russian-Jewish billionaire and Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich has booked an entire floor of an Eilat luxury hotel for his guests, a hotel insider has told Haaretz. ...

Jews around world to greet sun with once-in-28-year prayer

2009-04-05T14:30:23Z

Hundreds of thousands of Jews around the world will awake before dawn on Wednesday, climb to high vantage points and wait for the sun as they recite a prayer said only once every 28 years. ...

YouTube creates another Israeli star

2009-04-02T06:43:05Z

Sometimes, all it takes for an Israeli to become successful is… to leave Israel. Not that we’re recommending it, God forbid, but it seems to have worked for Oren Lavie. The playwright turned singer/songwriter from Tel Aviv is enjoying a new-found noteriety in the US and around the world, appearing on The Jimmy Kimmel show, signing [...]

Grandmas cook off in Jerusalem

2009-03-23T11:27:29Z

A group of Jerusalem grandmothers duked it out yesterday at the Mahaneh Yehuda food shuk. But they didn’t use boxing gloves, they used ladles. The 15 ’savtot’ were paired with 15 chefs from some of the capital’s finest restaurants, among them Canella, Gabriel, La Guta and Magare for the first Grandmothers’ Cooking Competition. [...]

Lonely Planet Covers Israel

2009-03-23T19:16:00Z

Lonely Planet have just finished filming a documentary about Israel and the Palestinian Territories as part of its upcoming series: "Roads Less Traveled" which will have 13 one hour documentaries about forgotten travel destinations.

The series is focused on experiences rather than as a source of information, and we think its fantastic that they have chosen to include Israel in this guide.

With Tel Aviv celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and last year, Israel not only celebrating its 60th, but also seeing record tourist numbers in a year where most of the world saw a decline in visitors, the more coverage Israel gets the better. The Pope's upcoming visit, as well as the inclusion of the country in a number of upcoming blockbuster films can only help to show the 'real Israel' which is unknown to much of the world.

The series isnt expected to be showed until later in the year, but as soon as we know more details, we'll let you know...

be cool in israel
www.touristisrael.com

Join us at Jerusalem.com

2009-03-24T11:56:40Z

We have been promising change for months, and the time has finally arrived to deliver. We are happy to announce that the same team that has brought you Jerusalemite is now managing the culture and tourism channel of Jerusalem.com.

IDF foils pipe bomb attack

2009-03-25T09:54:44Z

Givati force called to Beit Dajan area near Nablus after Molotov cocktails thrown at Israeli car detains three Palestinians from village in possession of pipe bomb, improvised weapons, maps of area

McDonald's Bringing McCafe to Israel

2009-03-23T14:23:00Z

American fast food chain McDonald's will serve up hot espresso and French pastries in new coffee house-style McCafe branches throughout Israel.

‘Land of Milk and Honey’ Praised as ‘Land of Opportunity’

2009-03-25T12:32:00Z

The latest issue of the prestigious Economist newsmagazine praised Israel as a “Land of Opportunity’ for entrepreneurs.

If its good enough for the Pope...and other news

2009-03-22T19:46:00Z

Its just been announced that El Al have been selected to fly the Pope back to Rome after his upcoming visit to Israel in May.

Over the last week, Israel has also had some other high-profile visitors. Helen Mirren, the Oscar winning actress was in the country shooting her new film "The Debt" and apparently she loves it here so much, she's said she might buy a holiday home in Israel!

And Freida Pinto, the actress from Slumdog Millionaire has also just landed in Tel Aviv to get into character ahead of her next role in the film "Miral".

Run the Tel Aviv Marathon for 100 years of history

2009-03-22T04:33:52Z

, 03/17/09 - After a 15-year hiatus, the Tel Aviv Marathon is being brought back to the city as part of the centennial celebrations. Runners worldwide are preparing for the event. More...

Israeli wine comes of age

2009-03-22T04:33:43Z

, 03/17/09 - Israel's wine industry has gone through a renaissance. Experts worldwide are praising the country's new vintages, and boutique vineyards are springing up everywhere. More...

Rocket dogs diffuse the roar of missiles in Sderot

2009-03-22T04:33:33Z

, 03/16/09 - Troubled teenagers in the missile stricken city of Sderot are getting a unique chance to rebuild their confidence with an unusual animal therapy project that helps rescue abandoned dogs. More...

Australia says may quit UN racism conference

2009-03-12T09:22:37Z

FM Stephen Smith says Australia won't attend anti-racism conference in Geneva if final declaration will 'only lead to anti-Jewish, anti-Semitic harangue'

Israel sells $1.5 bln of 10-year bonds - Reuters

2009-03-19T17:53:52Z

Israel sells $1.5 bln of 10-year bonds
Reuters
NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - Israel sold $1.5 billion worth of 10-year bonds at 99.498 on Thursday after a one-day delay in order to account for a massive drop in US Treasury yields after the Federal Reserve said it would purchase long-term ...
Israel bonds, shekel jump on Fed's Treasuries plan Reuters India
Shekel-dollar rate down sharply after Fed move Globes
Israeli shekel trades near 5-week high against dollar RTT News
Globes
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my6sense, attracTV, TicTacTi Demo At TechAviv Founders Club

2009-03-16T20:45:20Z

TechAviv’s Israel-based Founder’s Club meets Tues March 17th at 6:30pm at the IDC Herzliya. 100 member founders and investors are coming out to see and discuss demos by @my6sense, @attracTV, and @TicTacTi. This is a closed event but we’ll be streaming the demos live and holding an open web chat session starting at 7PM Israel time thanks to members LiveU and AttracTV.

CLICK HERE FOR LIVE BROADCAST & CHAT (7PM Israel Time)

Here’s a quick blurb about the presenting startups:

my6sense is pioneering a new tech category they call “digital intuition.” Founder and CEO Avinoam Rubinstain and his team believe we need to re-think the way information is presented on mobile phones. The company develops a solution for intelligently ranking and serving mobile info, media and interactions that match the user’s personal preferences. Avinoam wil share his digital intuition with us live.

attracTV will not only be facilitating our live event chat, but founder and CTO Guy Tomer, the tech brains behind the young “vidget” platform, will demo all the other cool live in-video interactivity they can power, including comments, polls, Facebook integration and even ordering a pizza. Not a typo. I have a feeling developers are going to get really creative with their open API. You’ll never watch a web video the same again.

TicTacTi does many things to help you monetize videos and games. Maybe too many. These guys are churning out new in-video and in-game ad technology faster than most of us dream up a new idea. Their robust T3 ad platform opens up a world of creative possibility for video and game publishers to monetize available real estate within their videos and games. Eyal Margalit will demo their latest tool, TicTacTi widgets.

Hebrew U teams with French institutions on brain research

2009-03-17T00:08:00Z

The new agreement marks the renewal of a 2004 joint project.

Cleantech employees avoid layoffs

2009-03-18T00:54:48Z

JobInfo CEO Ilana Achimeir: Cleantech companies have stopped hiring, but they aren’t laying off people, either.