The first visit to Israel of the rock band Queen will be on Sep 12 at Tel Aviv’s Park Hayarkon; In a rare event, what is believed to be a 10-meter baby fin whale has been spotted just 20 meters off the Israeli coast near Caesarea, and much more.

By: Michael Ordman

CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT

Queen to come to Israel

The first visit to Israel of the rock band Queen will be on Sep 12 at Tel Aviv’s Park Hayarkon. “This is an amazing opportunity at last to bring Queen music live to thousands of folks who have been devoted to our music for years. Can’t wait,” said original band member, guitarist Brian May.
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Dont-stop-them-now-Queen-and-Adam-Lambert-will-rock-Tel-Aviv-456704

Baby whale visits Israel

In a rare event, what is believed to be a 10-meter baby fin whale has been spotted just 20 meters off the Israeli coast near Caesarea.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/213583#.V2AQ4zUbNf4

Heroes of the Jewish People

The new wing at Tel Aviv’s Beit Hatfutsot (Diaspora) museum is showing an exhibition for children entitled “Heroes – Trailblazers of the Jewish People”. Its 144 top names include Maimonides, Albert Einstein, Anne Frank, Henrietta Szold, Theodor Herzl, Sigmund Freud and Bob Dylan. There is also a separate Dylan exhibition. And the exhibition of miniature synagogues gets a hi-tech makeover.
http://www.bh.org.il/event/heroes-trail-jewish-people/
http://www.timesofisrael.com/at-museum-of-the-jewish-people-an-iconic-exhibit-breaks-new-ground/

A good read

“Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Hebrew University’s Yuval Noah Harari was included in Bill Gates’ “5 Books to Read This Summer”. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg also included Harari’s book on his widely followed “A Year of Books” blog.
http://www.israel21c.org/gates-and-zuckerberg-want-you-to-read-this-israeli-book/

Telling Israel’s Story

Israeli filmmaker Eyal Resh produced this 4-minute film for a gala event hosted by the Times of Israel online news outlet. It seemingly begins as a promotional tourism video, but quickly evolves to offer a multilayered perspective.
http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2016/5/18/filmmaker-eyal-resh-embraces-the-challenge-of-telling-israels-story

The secret fortress

The mountaintop Belvoir Fortress, a 13th-century Crusader stronghold near the Sea of Galilee, is the best-preserved Crusader fortress in Israel. Belvoir is based on the same concentric castle layout as the Tower of London. But unlike in London, you won’t need to fight through the crowds.
http://www.natgeotraveller.co.uk/destinations/middle-east/israel/israel-secret-citadel/

The new Jerusalem aquarium

The Sea Israel: Gottesman Aquarium at Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo is due to open in 2016. It focuses on Israel’s four large water bodies – Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Galilee and Dead Sea. The environmentally-friendly building will also feature many environmental topics.
https://www.jerusalemconstructionnews.com/2016/05/18/sea-israel-the-gottesman-aquarium/

If you don’t know Simply Red by now

Videos of the Tel Aviv concert by top band Simply Red. In contrast, Rock icon Alice Cooper attempted to “raise the dead!”
http://www.israellycool.com/2016/06/16/simply-red-to-israeli-concertgoers-be-strong-be-safe/

http://www.israellycool.com/2016/06/17/alice-cooper-rocks-israel/

World’s best cookbooks

Israeli cookbook authors won four awards at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2016 including top prize, Best in the World Wines & Drinks book. Mira Eitan’s Bar Stories and Cocktail Recipes book (in Hebrew) won the Drinks category.
http://www.israel21c.org/israeli-cocktail-guide-crowned-best-in-the-world/

Silver at Euro swimming championships

Israeli swimmer Gal Nevo took home the silver medal at the European Championships in London. He completed the 200-meter individual medley in 1:59.69 minutes. Nevo and five other Israeli swimmers have already qualified for the Rio Olympic Games.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-gal-nevo-takes-silver-at-european-swimming-finals/

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