Category World

Creation of now-iconic pant

photo - Jeans bearing the Levi Strauss & Co. trademark

Jeans bearing the Levi Strauss & Co. trademark. Nothing quite compares to the essential staple that almost all of us have in our closets, with styles including flare, skinny, low-rise, high-rise, boyfriend, ripped, the list goes on. If you haven’t…

Predicting the future

photo - Trend forecasters Lior Fisher Shiloni, left, and Nataly Izchukov

Trend forecasters Lior Fisher Shiloni, left, and Nataly Izchukov. (photo by Michael Topyol) What do jeans, trench coats and a little black dress all have in common? A place of honour in women’s wardrobes, that’s for sure. And it’s no…

Israel’s quirky design house

photo - Peleg Design’s Magnetic Vase is a bestseller

Peleg Design’s Magnetic Vase is a bestseller. (photo from Peleg Designs) From optical illusion flower vases to playful elephant-shaped cutlery drainers, Shahar Peleg wants his products to bring his customers joy, but first and foremost to fulfil a need in…

Using apps and robots – coronavirus

photo - One high-tech solution for patients possibly infected with the coronavirus is a robot that can enter the patient’s room and be controlled by medical staff from the outside

One high-tech solution for patients possibly infected with the coronavirus is a robot that can enter the patient’s room and be controlled by medical staff from the outside. (photo from IMP) Before the coronavirus arrived in Israel – there were…

Teaching kids reading skills

screenshot - With Hoot Reading, kids and teachers can see and hear each other via video chat

With Hoot Reading, kids and teachers can see and hear each other via video chat. (screenshot) Hoot Reading allows kids to get in their desired screen time, while also improving their reading skills. Jewish community member Carly Shuler, co-founder and…

Finding ’n’ riding the WAHVE

photo - Sharon Emek, founder and owner of Work at Home Vintage Experts (WAHVE)

Sharon Emek, founder and owner of Work at Home Vintage Experts (WAHVE). (photo from WAHVE) Sharon Emek’s company, Work at Home Vintage Experts (WAHVE), celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. WAHVE matches experienced professionals who are transitioning into retirement with…

Shluchim gather in N.Y.

photo - The 2019 “class photo” of Chabad shluchim who attended the Kinus Hashluchim in New York. Among the 4,000 Chabad emissaries attending were 14 from British Columbia

The 2019 “class photo” of Chabad shluchim who attended the Kinus Hashluchim in New York. Among the 4,000 Chabad emissaries attending were 14 from British Columbia. (photo from Chabad-Lubavitch) Fourteen B.C. Chabad emissaries (shluchim), including one from Victoria and one…

Glamour of a Leiber handbag

photo - Judith Leiber

Judith Leiber (photo from Palm Beach Beauté) Many of us gravitate towards objects that are bright and sparkly. Creating this magic in one handbag is what Judith Leiber, née Peto, accomplished. Judith Peto was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1921.…

Women and education

image - One of the family cards, produced 100 years ago, that is currently on long-term loan in the folklore department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, on Mt. Scopus. It is from the Chaya and Chana Gitelman Collection. (cropped)

One of the family cards, produced 100 years ago, that is currently on long-term loan in the folklore department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, on Mt. Scopus. It is from the Chaya and Chana Gitelman Collection. Not too long…

Jewish bootleggers, police

photo - Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith sharing a toast in a New York bar, 1935

Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith sharing a toast in a New York bar, 1935. (photo from Library of Congress; New York World-Telegram and Sun Collection) Wine is a large part of Jewish ritual and tradition. And a glass or two…