Don McLean thrills audience in Ra’anana; Jerusalem Film Festival features 180 films from 60 countries; for 2nd year, Israel wins silver medal at Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup, and more!

By: Michael Ordman

CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT

Don McLean rocks Ra’anana

Don McLean was described as the “consummate professional” in presenting his master class of the Great American Songbook to a sell-out audience at the Ra’anana Amphitheater. Although everyone was ecstatic at American Pie and Vincent, the whole concert was pure rock & roll history.

https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/McLean-goes-back-to-the-basics-560158

Wheelchair tennis silver medalists

I reported (May 2017) that Israel were runners-up at last year’s Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup.  They did the same in this year’s competition, beating Japan, South Korea, and the United States, before going down to Australia in the final.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-takes-silver-medal-in-wheelchair-tennis-world-team-cup/

Jerusalem Film Festival

This year’s Jerusalem Film Festival (25 July to 5 Aug) features 180 films from 60 countries. The films are screened at the Jerusalem Cinematheque and other Jerusalem cinemas Events include meetings with filmmakers, cinema workshops, premieres, parties, shows and outdoor events.

https://www.jff.org.il/en

Absolutely sandal-ous

The deep link between wearing sandals and being Israeli is the subject of a new exhibit at the Eretz Israel Museum. In 1961, archaeologists discovered 2,000-year-old sandals in a cave near the Dead Sea. Their resemblance to modern Israeli kibbutznik’s sandals, began a whole new fashion.

https://www.israel21c.org/absolutely-sandal-ous/

See the light

The tenth annual Jerusalem Light Festival took place night in the Old City.  The streets were closed from 8pm to 11pm to accommodate tens of thousands of visitors. The light and music video projections were highlights this year. Illuminated inscriptions were in Hebrew, English and Arabic

http://rjstreets.com/2018/07/01/jerusalem-light-festival-in-old-city-2/

Free shows if you made Aliya after 1989

If you arrived in the Jewish State less than 30 years ago, Israel’s Ministry of Absorption still considers you a “new Oleh” for the purposes of these free Israeli culture shows.

https://www.kosherfrugal.com/2018/07/free-show-tickets-for-olim.html

https://www.gov.il/en/service/free_ticket_to_shows_for_new_immigrants

Welcome Bomba Estereo

Colombian band Bomba Estereo is performing for the first time in Israel at Barby’s in Tel Aviv on 23rd July. Bomba Estereo has a characteristic cumbia style, or “electro tropical”. They will perform their latest album “Ayo”. https://www.touristisrael.com/bomba-estereo-tel-aviv-israel/21841/

IDF’s world-cup soccer ball juggling champion

IDF soldiers from nine countries competed to see who could keep a soccer ball in the air the longest. England came third; Belgium was second; but watch who won.

https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-from-which-nation-does-the-idfs-top-soccer-juggler-hail/

Netanya hosts World Lacrosse Championships

Jake Silberlicht urges you to support Team Israel at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championships. 48 teams play in Netanya, Israel from July 12 – 21.

https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Israels-lacrosse-opportunity-560857    http://worldlacrosse2018.com/

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