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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 366

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This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. A leading doctor who chairs a World Health Organization expert group described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed countries as 'a random event' that might be explained by risky sexual behavior at two recent mass events in Europe. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/ CDC via AP, File)
May 23, 2022, 7:05 pm
Rare monkeypox outbreak likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe, expert says
Former head of WHO’s emergencies department says outbreak is a ‘random event’ caused by parties in Spain and Belgium
By Maria Cheng
8-year-old Dinah Slepovitch has greeted Yiddishland attendees each morning for the last five years, and continues to do so in August 2021. (Danielle Ziri)
August 28, 2021, 4:17 am
A Yiddish retreat in upstate NY unites ‘mamaloshen’ enthusiasts young and old
The Workers Circle’s Trip to Yiddishland is a week-long celebration of language, culture, art, music and dance, with dedicated attendees aged 8 to 92
By Danielle Ziri
Israelis listen from their balconies as saxophonist Yarden Klayman performs a concert from a rooftop on Basel Square, in Tel Aviv, March 23, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 2, 2021, 3:47 pm
Far from being curtains, pandemic ushered in new audiences for artists
Going digital was the obvious pivot for most performing arts events, and despite the challenges of putting on a show for a virtual audience, producers say they’re not looking back
By Jessica Steinberg
In the men's section at Jerusalem's Western Wall, September 2020 (Ricki Rosen/Times of Israel)
September 27, 2020, 2:05 pm
WATCH: Israel at prayer, in masks and capsules, September 2020
Filmmaker Ricki Rosen brings sights and sounds of Israelis worshiping during the High Holidays at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, and in Bnei Brak and Ramat Gan
By Ricki Rosen
Israelis from the culture and arts industry clash with police during a protest outside the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on June 15, 2020 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 20, 2020, 7:41 am
As concerts get canceled, promoters wonder how long they can hang on
Israeli concert and festival producers up in arms about lost income and lack of work due to the coronavirus
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Israelis enjoy the annual International Hot Air Balloon Festival at the Harod Spring National Park, in the Gilboa region, northern Israel, on August 3, 2018 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 25, 2018, 3:07 pm
PM says government to pay for scrapped hot air balloon festival near Gaza
Costs of annual major event, called off in August due to escalating violence, won’t fall on local, regional councils
By Michael Bachner
From the DocAviv-winning documentary, 'Family in Transition,' which will be shown at DocAviv Maalot-Tarshiha in November 2018 (Courtesy Roy Rot)
October 21, 2018, 1:34 pm
No holidays on the calendar? No problem. Autumn’s got cultural festivals
5 events around the country over the next 6 weeks celebrate the piano, jazz, documentaries, dance, and animation
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Police cars in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (Screen capture ABC News)
June 17, 2018, 3:41 pm
20 injured in shooting at New Jersey arts festival
Four people, including 13-year-old boy, in critical condition after attack at Art All Night event; one of two suspects dead; motive unclear
By AP
Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, the first Israeli Arab to win on “MasterChef Israel,” brings Jews, Muslims and Christians together through the A-Sham festival. (Ehab Shukha, via JTA)
December 25, 2017, 3:19 pm
Christmastime in Haifa is a celebration of Arab food
MasterChef Israel culinary star brings Jews and Arabs together through food fest
By Debra Kamin
Arab Israeli children attend a Christmas parade outside the Church of the Annunciation in the northern Arab city of Nazareth, December 24, 2009. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
December 14, 2017, 4:55 pm
Nazareth cancels Christmas celebrations to protest US move on Jerusalem
Annual festival and market axed by Muslim mayor, who says Trump’s recognition of capital has ‘taken away the joy of the holiday’
By Sue Surkes
Men attending a Michigan cultural event to re-enact World War ll caused uproar by posing with a Nazi flag for a photograph that went viral on Facebook , September 24, 2017. (Screenshot)
September 27, 2017, 2:51 pm
Nazi flag photo at Michigan history festival sparks outrage
Men in Nazi uniform reenacting a World War ll battle pose for snapshot with swastika banner, which is shared on Facebook
By ToI Staff
Israeli Yemeni sister trio A-WA will be performing at TLV in LDN. (tlvinldn/Instagram)
September 5, 2017, 6:44 am
Everything but the heat: Tel Aviv hits London streets for four days only
Celebration opens September 8 and will feature food, concerts, art exhibitions and a beach party, among other festivities
By Anne Joseph
T-Art at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art; a time for free culture (Courtesy Yaara Oren)
August 21, 2017, 11:55 am
As dog days end, summertime events are still hot and happening
Avail yourselves of a street theater festival, free tours of the Foreign Ministry, Negev nights and modern dance
By Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Halfin
December 11, 2016, 3:31 pm
Jessica Halfin
A-Sham: Not just a Haifa food festival
Relishing the human spirit with Palestinian chicken, Mediterranean goulash, mint lemonade, and the ‘bread of the dead’
Performer Joshua Rudy appears in King Richard's Faire as the master-at-arms in Carver, Massachusetts, September 24, 2016 (Elan Kawesch/The Times of Israel)
October 17, 2016, 10:43 pm
For ‘Renaissance’ Jews, all the world’s a joust
From coast to coast, Jews fill the ranks of elaborate outdoor festival productions, finding connections between Judaism and their penchant for reenacting days of yore
By Matt Lebovic
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