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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 585

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Mark Eliyahu will bring 'About Love' to the Israel Festival in honor of Tu B'Av, Israel's Valentine's Day, on August 1, 2023 (Carlos Yanez)
July 31, 2023, 10:32 am
Mark Eliyahu lines up Rita, Shai Tsabari and more for Tu B’Av concert
A mix of cultures and music appears in ‘About Love,’ an Israel Festival performance under Jerusalem skies
By Jessica Steinberg
The artists and Holocaust survivors who participated in 'Paskol Shlishi,' an album of Holocaust-inspired music organized by Zikaron Basalon and Galgalatz for Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023 (Courtesy Zikaron Basalon)
April 17, 2023, 2:28 pm
Mainstream Israeli artists make an album of new music to connect youth to Holocaust
‘Paskol Shlishi’ brings mix of major Israeli musicians together with survivors to inspire 13 original songs about the WWII genocide
By Jessica Steinberg
The Israeli Andalusian Orchestra Ashdod will headline Hayim Nahman Bialik's 150th birthday celebration concert on December 14, 2022 (Courtesy Mike Edry)
December 11, 2022, 4:53 pm
Bialik to get birthday concert at crossroads of east and west
The renowned poet’s 150th will be marked with Tel Aviv show of the Andalusian Orchestra, featuring singers Berry Sakharov, Rita, Ester Rada, Shlomi Shaban and others
By Jessica Steinberg
Former Israeli basketball player US-born Tal Brody, sculpted in wax and fiberglass at Israel's first Wax Museum, opened October 2022 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
October 27, 2022, 4:16 pm
Israel’s ‘Select Few’ carved in wax in 1st local exhibit of its kind
A three-year process to create a wax museum of Israeli celebs, entertainers and A-listers produces an eerie collection of replicas
By Jessica Steinberg
Workers from the culture and art industry clash with police during a protest outside the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on June 15, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 15, 2020, 7:56 pm
2 arrested as artists, performers demonstrate for support amid virus crisis
Thousands protest opposite Finance Ministry, demanding government provide financial assistance for cultural industry that has been shut down for months due to coronavirus outbreak
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of matza. (photo credit: Abir Sultan/Flash90)
April 10, 2017, 3:44 pm
Passover on a submarine
The Hebrew-language media reminds readers about the IDF soldiers operating thousands of kilometers away from home during the holiday
By Adiv Sterman
Israeli singer Rita in 2011 (photo credit: Meir Partush/Flash90)
August 30, 2016, 10:46 am
Singer Rita hospitalized with unspecified infection
Iranian-born diva, 54, in stable condition, remains in isolation ward in Tel Aviv hospital’s intensive care unit
By ToI Staff
'Sex and Take Out' by Sarah Bahbah at Mika Gallery (Courtesy Fresh Paint)
April 8, 2016, 7:59 am
Food for the cultural soul
Fresh Paint and YerushLIVE offer art, music and victuals for the locals
By Jessica Steinberg
Customers browse at the India booth in the International Pavilion at the 40th annual Hutzot Hayotzer fair from August 2-15, 2015 in Jerusalem. (Zahava Presser/The Times of Israel)
August 12, 2015, 2:58 pm
Crowds and crafts galore at annual Jerusalem fair
Offering booths to browse and beer to imbibe, the 40th annual International Arts and Crafts Fair at Hutzot Hayotzer is packed despite the heat
By Zahava Presser
Israeli artists sing at a tribute concert for the late Israeli musical icon Arik Einstein in Tel Aviv on October 7, 2014 (photo credit: Flash90)
October 8, 2014, 1:48 pm
Tens of thousands gather to remember, sing Arik Einstein
A year after iconic musician’s sudden death, over 20 singers, bands share stage at Ganei Yehoshua to perform renditions of his greatest hits
By ToI Staff
Ron Prosor, Israel's ambassador to the UN, is dowsed with ice water as part of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, in a video released Tuesday, August 19, 2014 (screen capture: YouTube)
August 19, 2014, 11:16 pm
Prosor answers ice bucket challenge
Israeli UN ambassador has freezing water poured over his head, echoing his ‘cold reception’ in New York
By Yifa Yaakov
Ashkelon mayor Itamar Shimoni (second from left) and performers who will be onstage at the city's Briza Festival during the last week of August (photo credit: Sigal Eiland)
August 12, 2014, 3:34 pm
Rocket-ravaged Ashkelon to throw its annual summer bash
This month’s Briza Festival will go on, 2 days longer than usual, as ‘a big statement against Hamas’
By Simone Somekh
Israeli singer Rita in 2011 (photo credit: Meir Partush/Flash90)
From the WebDecember 22, 2013, 9:30 am
‘No quarrel’ between Iranian and Israeli people, says Rita
CNN: Persian-Israeli singer talks with Christiane Amanpour about Iranian-Israeli relations and her gold record in Farsi
Israeli singer Eyal Golan (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
March 11, 2013, 9:39 am
Singers don’t come cheap
Municipalities hoping to provide residents with a memorable performance for Independence Day need to dig deep
By Stuart Winer
Rita with Ambassador Ron Prosor, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his wife, March 5 (photo credit: Shahar Azran)
March 6, 2013, 3:28 am
Rita rocks the UN
Iranian-born Israeli singer performs in Hebrew, English, and Persian at first-of-its-kind ‘Tunes for Peace’ concert
By ToI Staff
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