Famous Australian rock duo Air Supply returns in May; Guitar Mag chooses Israeli electric guitar as best of 2021; Israeli to play in Moroccan basketball league, and much more!

By Michael Ordman

CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT

Israel will ‘rock’ in May

Australian rock music duo Air Supply are returning to Israel for the 5th time, to perform two shows, on May 27 in Haifa and May 28 in Rishon Lezion. Also, rock legends Deep Purple, iconic pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, visit for the 6th time for a concert in Tel Aviv on May 22.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/320029
https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/12/14/hard-rock-icons-deep-purple-to-perform-in-israel/

The best guitar

Guitar Magazine has chosen an Israeli-manufactured guitar as their “Best Electric Guitar of the Year”. The Stinger is made by Macmull Custom Guitars in Ma’aleh Adumim, near Jerusalem.
https://www.israel21c.org/guitar-mag-picks-an-israeli-instrument-as-the-best-of-2021/
https://guitar.com/review/electric-guitar/macmull-stinger-review-contemporary-finesse-meets-vintage-tone/
https://www.macmull-guitars.com/

Israeli to play in Moroccan basketball league

Mohamed Abu Arisha, a former player in the Israeli national basketball team, is the first Arab Israeli to play in Morocco’s national top-level league. The 24-year-old forward signed a one-year contract with Morocco’s Association Michlifen Ifrane Basketball, also known as AMI Basket.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/320269

Film archive of Israeli history

The digitized archive of the Jerusalem Cinematheque now contains two sections. A pay-on-demand, “Artistic View,” contains 300 Israeli feature films. The free “Historical View” has every newsreel created in Israel from 1927 through 1972, plus home movies and family collections.
https://jfc.org.il/?lang=eng
https://www.jta.org/2022/01/02/culture/the-israel-film-archive-collects-more-than-a-century-of-israeli-historical-footage-online-here-are-the-highlights

https://www.jta.org/2021/10/18/culture/on-netflix-and-elsewhere-new-collections-of-palestinian-and-israeli-films-are-now-available-for-streaming

Jerusalem colors and hope

Art can be seen all around sunny Jerusalem streets. Art at Municipal Square, about forbidden Shabbat work. Art all around the Jerusalem Theater. An exhibit by painter Ilan Baruch at the Mishkanot Sha’ananim gallery. Plus, beautiful skies & flowers. We hope tourists come soon to see it all.
http://rjstreets.com/2022/01/09/jerusalem-colors-and-hopes/

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