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Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Steinberg covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center.
A glimpse at what Emek Refaim Street in the German Colony neighborhood of Jerusalem might look like with the light rail running through it. (Courtesy Refaim BaMoshavot)
April 21, 2018, 12:24 pm
Local struggle over light rail intensifies in Jerusalem’s German Colony
Two citizen groups go head-to-head on whether or not to a place section of track down Emek Refaim Street, the heart of the upscale neighborhood
By Jessica Steinberg
Restauranteur Moshik Roth (left) cuts the ribbon on his latest branch of Eight, his chain of eight-shekel restaurants, now in Baka Al Garbiya (Courtesy Eight)
April 18, 2018, 5:49 pm
Michelin-starred Israeli chef opens his first restaurant in Arab city
Moshik Roth, known for his combination of classical and molecular cooking, launches low-priced eatery in Baqa al-Gharbiya
By Jessica Steinberg
Brian Wilson returns to the Israeli stage this July, when he plays Tel Aviv's Menora Mivtachim (Courtesy Brian Wilson official Facebook page)
April 16, 2018, 12:04 pm
Beach Boys icon Brian Wilson returns to Israel in August
The visionary musician heads here as part of 'The Greatest Hits Tour'
By Jessica Steinberg
12,000 Israelis gather at the latest Koolulam singing initiative held at Tel Aviv's Menora Mivtachim in honor of Israel's 70th (Courtesy Koolulam)
April 16, 2018, 12:03 pm
On Israel’s 70th, become a part of history as you look back on it
Israel celebrates Independence Day in every city, town and village; here are a few standout options for marking Yom Ha'atzmaut
By Jessica Steinberg
The Backstreet Boys during one of their first performances in Israel, 2015 (Courtesy Backstreet Boys)
April 15, 2018, 4:12 pm
18 to watch, hear and dance to: It’s almost summer, and that means concert time
From pop and alt rock to punk and reggae, this year's headliners in Israel include the Backstreet Boys, Ozzy Osbourne, Enrique Iglesias, alt-J and Ziggy Marley
By Jessica Steinberg
Jake Bugg before performing in Frankfurt this February (Courtesy Jake Bugg official Facebook page)
April 15, 2018, 11:47 am
Jake Bugg returns to Israel next month for concert
The musician is on tour with his fourth studio album, 'Hearts That Strain'; will play Shuni amphitheater in Binyamina
By Jessica Steinberg
Italian conductor Francesco Lotoro rehearses his concert of reconstructed musical compositions created in the concentration camps, April 8, 2018 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
April 12, 2018, 12:06 pm
‘Like a mitzvah’: Italian conductor brings to life music composed in the camps
Francesco Lotoro spent the last 30 years researching music lost in the Holocaust; now he's performing it with the Ashdod Symphony Orchestra
By Jessica Steinberg
Netta, the Israeli contestent in the Eurovision 2018 song contest, performs at "Israel Calling" concert, on Rabin square in Tel Aviv, on April 10, 2018. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 11, 2018, 2:18 pm
Netta Barzilai plays to adoring audience at Eurovision pre-show
25 contestants from around the world perform at Rabin Square, but crowd most enthusiastic about Israeli contestant's 'Toy"
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Survivors, some accompanied by their children or grandchildren, light six torches at Yad Vashem on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash 90)
April 10, 2018, 2:00 pm
Six survivors to light torches and give testimony at Yad Vashem ceremony
Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day begins Wednesday night, April 11, with annual ceremony
By Jessica Steinberg
Arnon Herring, 15, only began dancing at 12 and is the first Israeli accepted to train at London's Royal Ballet Academy (Courtesy Arnon Herring)
April 8, 2018, 6:39 pm
Israel’s ‘Billy Elliot’ poised to attend Royal Ballet School
Arnon Herring, 15, who only began dancing 3 years ago, is the first Israeli accepted to the prestigious London dance school
By Jessica Steinberg
Harvey Keitel, who will star in a film adaptation of the Meir Shalev novel, 'Esau,' here with his wife, Daphna Kastner, whom he secretly married in Israel during the Haifa International Film Festival (David Shankbone/CC BY 3.0)
April 4, 2018, 5:14 pm
Harvey Keitel to star in film version of Meir Shalev’s ‘Esau’
The cast of the modernized biblical tale includes Lior Ashkenazi, Mark Ivanir and Gila Almagor
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli Shifra Kornfeld (left) and Olga Borisova of Pussy Riot, the Russian feminist punk rock band that will play Tel Aviv's Barby after appearing at the Mishkenot Sha'ananim International Writers Festival on May 8 (Courtesy Mishkenot Sha'ananim)
April 2, 2018, 5:14 pm
Russian punk rockers Pussy Riot book 2 May appearances in Israel
Two members of the collective will perform at the International Writers Festival and Barby Tel Aviv
By Jessica Steinberg
Rabbi Yael Karrie speaking at the the Freedom Seder on Saturday night, March 31, 2018 at Kol Haneshama (Courtesy Kol Haneshama)
April 1, 2018, 6:58 pm
Jerusalem Reform congregation hosts asylum seekers for 2nd night ‘Freedom Seder’
Kol Haneshama members open their homes to African migrants on the Passover holiday in act of solidarity
By Jessica Steinberg
Jullius Distillery's Akko Gin, made from a base of grapes, which renders it kosher for Passover (Courtesy Jullius Distillery)
March 28, 2018, 9:10 pm
Move over, slivovitz; here comes kosher-for-Passover aromatic gin
Galilee-based Jullius Distillery offers grain-free liquor that can be imbibed during the hametz-free festival
By Jessica Steinberg
From the "Survivors' Haggadah" written for the 1947 Survivors' Seder in Munich, Germany (Courtesy National Library of Israel)
March 27, 2018, 9:21 pm
Post-Holocaust Haggadahs reflect altered versions of slavery and freedom
An exhibit at Israel's National Library highlights themes of nontraditional Passover Seders in post-war Europe and pre-state Palestine
By Jessica Steinberg
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