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Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Steinberg covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center.
Filmmaker Nadav Lapid (left) accepting the Berlinale Golden Bear for his latest film, 'Synonyms' (Courtesy PR)
February 18, 2019, 5:30 pm
Berlin film fest winner Nadav Lapid brings Golden Bear home
Amid congratulations for ‘Synonyms,’ a highly autobiographical story, filmmaker urges Israelis to draw their own conclusions about the film
By Jessica Steinberg
Pages from the English version of 'Yuvi's Candy Tree,' written by Lesley Simpson about Yuvi Tashome's journey from Ethiopia to Sudan (Courtesy Kar-Ben Publishing)
February 18, 2019, 1:13 am
A tale of Ethiopian heroism finally makes it to Israel
‘Yuvi’s Candy Tree,’ written in English, took 10 years of efforts from author and heroine to be translated for Hebrew-speaking kids
By Jessica Steinberg
Sitting down to study at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem (Courtesy Robert Dawson)
February 13, 2019, 3:39 pm
A global library photography project trains its lens on Israel’s stacks
Americans Robert Dawson and Ellen Manchester journey far and wide to explore the world’s libraries, and are now discovering the shelves of the people of the book
By Jessica Steinberg
The screens of Shiri, the National Library of Israel's new music app with 400,000 songs by 1,500 Israeli artists. (Courtesy, Shiri)
February 10, 2019, 11:06 pm
Forget Spotify and Apple Music – here comes Shiri!
The National Library of Israel enters the music business with a new app for Israeli songs
By Jessica Steinberg
DJ Miri Petel at her most recent women-only dance party (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
February 3, 2019, 3:04 pm
Focus on the females when DJ Miri Petel is in the house
This Jerusalem deejay spins sets for weddings, festivals and women’s parties, bringing a different groove to the music
By Jessica Steinberg
Pop icon Madonna performs at the Ramat Gan stadium near Tel Aviv on May 31, 2012. (photo credit: Ariel Schalit/AP)
February 3, 2019, 12:35 pm
Madonna likely to perform at Eurovision in Tel Aviv
Canadian-Israeli philanthropist Sylvan Adams reportedly underwriting a Madonna performance at the May song contest
By Jessica Steinberg
Robert and Clara Schumann, the married composers whose relationship was tried by mental illness and a mutual affection for Johannes Brahms, are the subject of 'Love Letters,' a Valentine's Day concert performed on February 14, 2019 by The New Israeli Opera (Courtesy PR)
February 1, 2019, 7:28 pm
Israeli Opera to perform a concert of ‘love letters’ for Valentine’s Day
Musical scores pay tribute to Johannes Brahms, Clara Schumann and Robert Schumann, and their complicated relationship
By Jessica Steinberg
Celebrity Chef's Birthright trip to Israel, January 29,2019 (Courtesy Celebrity Chef's Birthright)
January 31, 2019, 11:38 am
Celebrity chefs get the Birthright treatment on foodie trip
Gourmet cooks, writers, restaurateurs and food personalities gather for the Celebrity Chef’s Birthright trip in Israel
By Jessica Steinberg
Shefita, the rising star at 'HaKochav Nolad,' the Rising Star franchise that creates the Eurovision contestant (Courtesy Shefita)
January 30, 2019, 10:51 am
Shefita charms and annoys, and seems poised to be Israel’s next ‘Rising Star’
Jewish Israeli Eurovision hopeful performs covers of beloved alt-rock ballads in an Arabic accent, drawing accusations of blackface
By Jessica Steinberg
Nurit Goren (left) with UK chef Jamie Oliver, in Tel Aviv's Carmel Market on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 (Courtesy Nurit Goren)
January 29, 2019, 9:08 pm
Chef Jamie Oliver spotted chowing down in Tel Aviv market
British celebrity cook is reportedly in Israel to film clips for a show
By Jessica Steinberg
A wall of Mimi Ziv's journal pages, part of her show at the Holon Meirov Gallery (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
January 28, 2019, 9:47 am
For these two artists, the medium is part of the message
Mimi Ziv and Moriah Edar Plaksin share their works in Holon, one with a collection of personal illustrations, the other with handmade porcelain pieces portraying model Bar Refaeli
By Jessica Steinberg
Acclaimed American author Joyce Carol Oates will be the recipient of the 2019 Jerusalem Prize, to be awarded at the May 2019 Jerusalem International Book Forum (Courtesy Dustin Cohen)
January 23, 2019, 1:11 am
Acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates to receive 2019 Jerusalem Prize
Award will be presented to the writer at May’s 2019 Jerusalem International Book Forum
By Jessica Steinberg
Acclaimed author Etgar Keret at the award ceremony for the 2019 Sapir Prize, Israel's equivalent of the Man Booker Prize, for his latest collection of short stories, 'A Glitch at the Edge of the Galaxy' Shuka Cohen)
January 22, 2019, 11:52 pm
Flash fiction master Etgar Keret snags Israel’s top literary award
Acclaimed author of absurdist short stories wins Sapir Prize for collection, ‘A Glitch at the Edge of the Galaxy’
By Jessica Steinberg
Emma (left) and Ofer Shahar, partners in life and work (Courtesy Lior HaCohen Haglili)
January 19, 2019, 7:47 am
Design couple brings Canadian vibe and Japanese wabi-sabi to their Jaffa home
Emma and Ofer Shahar are partners in life and work, with a love for lofts and renovating urban living spaces
By Jessica Steinberg
Amanda Borschel-Dan (left), with professor and educator Alice Shalvi at the Times of Israel Presents event Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Beit Avi Chai (Dana Bar Siman Tov)
January 16, 2019, 3:10 pm
Renowned educator Alice Shalvi captivates at Times of Israel Presents event
Shalvi, 92, relates the life experiences that powered her evolution from Orthodox girl in Germany to Cambridge student to Conservative feminist icon in Jerusalem
By Jessica Steinberg
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