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Tel Aviv’s Kerem Hateimanim is one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world; Tech Talk Show features Israeli entrepreneurs; Israeli master violinmaker restores more than 70 string instruments whose Jewish owners survived the Holocaust, and more!
By Michael Ordman
CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT
The diverse Yemenite quarter of Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv’s Kerem Hateimanim (Yemenite Vineyard) was founded by Jewish refugees fleeing Yemen over 100 years ago. It is now one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world according to Forbes travel magazine, yet it is still home to 50 synagogues.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2019/10/03/ranked-the-15-coolest-neighborhoods-in-the-world/#237e836e5356
New TV series features Israeli tech
A new TV show on Amazon Prime called The Tech Talk Show features innovative and emerging entrepreneurs from around the world. Series One focuses on 50 Israeli startups.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/amazon-launches-series-on-hi-tech-with-focus-on-israels-startup-nation/
Violins of Hope
Israeli master violinmaker Amnon Weinstein has restored more than 70 string instruments whose Jewish owners survived the Holocaust. Now eight from his collection “Violins of Hope” will be played by the Orchestre Métropolitain at a concert on 2nd Nov at the Maison Symphonique de Montréal in Canada.
https://www.cjnews.com/culture/entertainment/violins-of-hope-make-canadian-debut-in-montreal
Dance under fire
Liat Dror, artistic director at the award-winning Sderot Adama Dance Company, is staging a performance on the Gazan border to express Israel’s humanity in the face of living under constant attack.
https://layoftheland.online/2019/10/23/dance-under-fire/
Record Israeli Olympic team
Israel is sending its largest ever team to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. 85 athletes far exceed the 47 athletes at the 2016 Olympics. They qualified for baseball, rhythmic and artistic gymnastics, show jumping, cycling, sailing, and surfing. Judokas, swimmers and runners should join them.
http://nocamels.com/2019/10/israel-tokyo-2020-olympics-qualifiers-medals/
Israel to compete in Tour de France
Israeli cyclists will be competing in the 2020 Tour de France for the first time ever. It follows the Israeli cycling team’s inaugural entry in the high-profile Giro d’Italia that began in Jerusalem last year. Israel joined the Pro Continental ranks in 2017.
https://unitedwithisrael.org/israel-will-compete-in-tour-de-france-for-first-time/
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