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Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Steinberg covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center.
An angle of SkyVille, a Singaporean high-rise project that combines a hotel, office space and vertical public parks, featured in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art's current exhibit, 'Solar Guerrilla,' through December 2019 (Courtesy Skyshot Pte Ltd.)
September 19, 2019, 12:55 pm
Tel Aviv exhibit examines sustainable living solutions from around the world
‘Solar Guerrilla’ features works by architects, landscape designers and industrial designers looking at a wide range of responses to climate change
By Jessica Steinberg
Fashion models and their muses at 'New York Fashion Rediscovered,' a new exhibit created by two Israelis in New York City's Time Square, just in time for 2019 Fashion Week (Courtesy ZAZ10TS)
September 17, 2019, 3:55 pm
NYC fashion giants featured in exhibit curated by two Israelis
‘New York Fashion Rediscovered’ spotlights treasure trove of photographs of designers and supermodels discovered on a New York City sidewalk
By Jessica Steinberg
The 108 musicians who participated in 'Shalem,' the September 12, 2019 Mekudeshet festival concert of broken instruments (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
September 14, 2019, 3:11 am
Dozens of broken instruments create a harmonious whole in ‘Shalem’
Audiences gather for a unique Mekudeshet event in Jerusalem as over 100 musicians and composers put on a musical celebration
By Jessica Steinberg
House of Arches, one of the Eclectic Style buildings being toured during Tel Aviv's upcoming Houses from Within weekend, September 19-21, 2019 (Courtesy Amit Giron)
September 12, 2019, 12:45 am
It’s all about Bauhaus at this year’s open house tours in Tel Aviv
The annual Batim Mibifnim weekend will celebrate the White City’s historic architecture, with a focus on the early 20th-century design movement
By Jessica Steinberg
Armenian oud artist Ara Dinkjian, founder of the Night Ark ensemble, who will appear at this year's Oud Festival in Jerusalem, on November 23, 2019 (Courtesy Alena Soboleva)
September 9, 2019, 12:55 am
Oud fest marks 20th year with ancient and contemporary renditions
New and veteran performers will take part in 13 events over ten days of November festival
By Jessica Steinberg
The three sisters of A-WA performed for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert this week (Courtesy A-WA Facebook page)
September 6, 2019, 8:14 am
Israeli trio A-WA performs for NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk Concert’
The three Tagel sisters sing their hip-hip infused Yemenite tunes for the Washington, DC studio
By Jessica Steinberg
Looking for something, in Montean/Rosenblum's untitled work, currently on display at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 'A New Age: The Spiritual in Art' (Courtesy Tel Aviv Museum of Art)
September 4, 2019, 6:11 pm
Spiritual seeking is highlighted in trippy Tel Aviv art exhibit
Collection of contemplative artwork includes pieces by Hilma af Klint, Emma Kunz, Marina Abramovic and others
By Jessica Steinberg
Many of the 300 Israeli musicians taking part in the upcoming, 21st Piano Festival in November 2019 (Courtesy Piano Festival)
September 4, 2019, 12:40 am
Upcoming Piano Festival is about more than the piano
November event in Tel Aviv-Jaffa celebrates music in all forms, and creates collaborative efforts and duos among over 300 Israeli musicians
By Jessica Steinberg
The thousands of embroidered squares created in memory of Ori Ansbacher, hung September 3, 2019 in Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter (Courtesy Tal Marom)
September 3, 2019, 10:15 pm
Crowd-sewn embroidery honors memory of terror victim Ori Ansbacher
Israeli whose parents were killed in a terror attack brings together 5,200 pieces of embroidered works from over 10 countries, which now hangs in Jerusalem’s Old City
By Jessica Steinberg
The Majer family from Belgrade, in a happy moment before the Second World War; 19 people in the photograph were murdered in the Holocaust (Courtesy Yad Vashem Photo Archive)
September 2, 2019, 1:34 am
Yad Vashem marks 80th anniversary of start of WWII with online exhibit
‘1939: Jewish Families on the Brink of War’ explores the lives of Europe’s Jewish communities with many unable to comprehend the impending horror the war would bring
By Jessica Steinberg
Chef Eyal Shani in a video for the nonprofit Nevet (screenshot: Facebook)
August 29, 2019, 8:25 pm
Chef Eyal Shani sings virtues of sandwiches for Israeli charity
Chef and restaurateur points out value of a NIS 3 donation to Nevet, which supplies morning snacks to schoolchildren
By Jessica Steinberg
Barak Brinker's view of Tel Aviv's Bauhaus beauty from Bialik Square (Courtesy Barak Brinker)
August 27, 2019, 5:02 pm
Tel Aviv celebrates 100 years of the White City
German-trained architects brought Bauhaus design to the city a century ago; centennial to be marked with rooftop viewings, workshops, street parties and tours
By Jessica Steinberg
Documentary 'Mrs. G' about the life and times of Gotttex creator Lea Gottlieb premiered at DocAviv spring 2019 (Courtesy 'Mrs. G')
August 17, 2019, 10:58 am
Fashion and family clash in ‘Mrs. G.,’ a film about Gottex swimsuit doyenne
First Israeli documentary about local design industry unfolds relationship dramas in Lea Gottlieb’s family
By Jessica Steinberg
Tal Paz-Fridman's 'The Uniqueness of Waves XXV,' taken at dusk at the Tel Aviv port; for this photographer, the series is a practice of photographic meditation - an attempt to calm the inner waves with awareness of the here and now (Courtesy Tal Paz-Fridman)
August 10, 2019, 10:23 am
Through the lens, photographer finds solace in the land
Raised in the shadow of tragedy, Tal Paz-Fridman uses his camera to seek peace. His photos resonate with others, too
By Jessica Steinberg
At the 2018 Klezmer Festival in Safed (David Cohen/Flash 90)
August 8, 2019, 12:36 pm
Annual Klezmer Festival opens Monday in Safed
More than 100 free concerts on offer throughout the northern hilltop city during the musical event
By Jessica Steinberg
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