ISRAEL 21C
| Is this the end of the iPhone? |
TODAY’S VIDEO-ONLY NEWS FEATURE |
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More device than phone, First Else is an all-Israeli challenge to the iPhone that promises to change the cell phone game and even shift its center to Israel. |
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Created by world-renowned architect Ron Arad, the Design Museum of Holon will be the first museum for contemporary design in Israel and one of just a few in the world.
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| Keeping food safe from farm to fork |
On a mission to create friendship and understanding |
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Israel’s FoodScan 3000 is the only hand-held device that tests food samples for bacteria and provides on-site, immediate analysis – in just three seconds.
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In the mixed Arab-Jewish city of Jaffa, the local community center seeks to create friendship and understanding, while meeting local needs.
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| A scoop in the family |
Stitching in the Seventies |
| I think my children know that I make a living as a journalist – but sometimes I’m not sure. My daughter, who’s currently in basic training in Karkal – one of the few mixed men-women combat units – was home for Shabbat. In passing, I mentioned that a photographer friend thought it would be interesting to come down and do a story on the unit. |
Israelis are a crafty lot – and not in the way you think I mean. Israelis – particularly women – have always liked their handicrafts. These days, every neighborhood boasts a hobby store. Decoupage seems to be the most popular craft of the moment, putting pretty flowered napkins at a premium and shooting gilt paint prices through the roof. |
| Listen to the music |
Israel Weathering the Storms |
| One doesn’t often mention the words music and haredi in the same sentence, unless you’re referring to cantorial liturgy. But at the Ron Shulamit Music Conservatory in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem, haredi women of all ages (from age 7 through adulthood) are not only learning the classical canon on their instruments of choice, but many are going on to graduate from a BA program and enter the work force as music teachers. |
Israel has quite a lot of weather these days – which is pretty amazing considering that only less than a generation ago, we had no weather at all. More accurately put, we had no weather report. Before the advent of Channel 2 and cute-as-a-button weatherman Dani Rupp, each evening we were treated to the following day’s temperatures, but were given no indication as to where the winds were blowing in from. |
| Super group jams in Jerusalem |
Snow patrol
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| The combination of Jerusalem, tourism, politics and music can make for some interesting combinations. Imagine being a guest at the luxury David Citadel Hotel and coming back after a long day of touring around. In the lobby, you hear some strains of music and clapping coming from the grand ballroom downstairs, so you head on down to check it out. |
With Jerusalem on the verge of its bi-annual one-day snowstorm, I was reminded of the last time the white stuff blanketed the Judean Hills. I’ll be the first to admit it. I’m not a big snow fan. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the beauty of a snowy day, I do. It’s very pleasant to look at…from a distance. |
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