David Grossman at a peace rally in Tel Aviv, August 2014. (photo from Ashernet) Israeli author David Grossman will be awarded the highest Israeli civilian honour, the Israel Prize, which is presented on Yom Ha’atzmaut (April 19) in Jerusalem. Grossman…
Prince Harry with Meghan Markle wearing Tuxe’s Boss bodysuit. (photo from Beretta/Sims/REX/Shutterstock via Israel21c) Since announcing her engagement to Prince Harry last November, all eyes have been on Meghan Markle’s style. Coats, shoes, dresses and other fashion items worn by…
Israel’s lone Olympic alpine skier, 19-year-old Itamar Biran. (photo from @the_itamar) This year’s Winter Olympics, currently underway in Pyeongchang, South Korea, feature Israel’s largest-ever representation, with 10 athletes competing – in figure skating, skeleton and alpine ski racing. In the alpine…
Left to right, panelists Dr. Tommy Gerschman, Dr. Thuso David and Randi Weiss at the screening of A Heartbeat Away in Vancouver on Nov. 2. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) More than 4,400 children from 55 countries in the developing world…
The “class photo” at the recent Kinus Hashluchim. (photo from Chabad Lubavitch) Twelve Chabad Lubavitch emissaries to British Columbia joined 5,600 rabbis and communal leaders from all 50 U.S. states and 100 countries, hailing from as far away as Laos and…
Yael Deckelbaum is using her musical talents and connections to help Israelis and Palestinians press for peace. (photo from Yael Deckelbaum) Yael Deckelbaum is using her musical talents and connections to help lead thousands of Israeli and Palestinian women to…
Sylvan Adams, 58, is funding the construction of the Middle East’s first Olympic velodrome, slated to open in Tel Aviv in May 2018. (photo from margolin-bros.com/en/project/Velodrom) In Europe, the Giro d’Italia bicycle race ranks in status with baseball’s World Series…
Rosetta van Dam, circa 1920. (photo from Louise Sorensen) The Dutch Holocaust Memorial of Names has provided the opportunity to write and have published a piece about a person named on the memorial. I contributed stories about six of my…
A bird’s-eye view of the Holocaust Memorial of Names to be built in Amsterdam. (photo from holocaustnamenmonument.nl) More than 70 years after the Second World War, a memorial in Amsterdam will be erected with the names of all the Dutch Holocaust…
Burgers made with insect protein, and no meat. (photo from Eran Gronich) While the thought of eating insects or worms may sound outlandish or disgusting to many of us, there is growing support for doing just that. In less than…
