Israeli Culture

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No Place Like Home: Prompted by Covid-19, Israelis Living Abroad Return to the Motherland

15.04.20|Diana Bahur-Nir
The friends. The family. The public health system. The sense of mutual accountability. Israelis living abroad tell Calcalist why the coronavirus crisis sent them packing and boarding a plane to the old country
קולנוע חרדי מתוך לא ליפול 2 כהן וחצי הפקות

The Feminist Utopia of Haredi Cinema

19.01.20|Diana Bahur Nir
Born nearly a century after cinema emerged as a form of entertainment for general audiences, ultra-Orthodox Jewish films are made exclusively by and for women
מוסף כלכליסט – פרויקט עשורים: תמר אשל

The Passing and Upcoming Decades as Told by Israelis Aged 10-100

03.01.20|CTech
Calcalist spoke to 10 people who will be celebrating a milestone birthday in 2020, each concluding a decade of life
מוסף שבועי 25.7.19 הטייסת קייטנה קייטנת טיס ל ילדים

Fun and Games and Shooting Down Enemy Planes

02.08.19|Diana Bahur-Nir
In Israel, the new trend in summertime fun is military-themed summer camps and courses, with activities ranging from recreating famous air battles in an F16 simulator to countering military cyber attacks
הסטורי של אווה

Instagram Account About Jewish Girl in Holocaust Gets Over 100 Million Views

03.05.19|CTech
Launched on Wednesday during Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, the account Eva’s Stories now has over 1.1 million followers
הסטורי של אווה

Instagram Account Telling the Story of a Jewish Girl During the Holocaust Ignites Debate

01.05.19|Amarelle Wenkert
While many laud the project as an innovative approach to preserving the memory of the Holocaust, some say it is disrespectful and reductive
חנוכה סופגנייה סופגניות רולדין

Israel’s Humble Doughnut Glams Up for the Age of Instagram

02.12.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Country-wide baked goods chain Roladin now publishes annual catalogs featuring models styled and made up to resemble the year’s collection of doughnuts
קרמבו 28.8.18

Israel’s Beloved Chocolate-Coated Treat Loses Its Bling

28.08.18|Amarelle Wenkert
After five decades, popular Israeli chocolate-coated egg foam treat, Krembo, will be sold without its shiny aluminum foil wrapping, saving over 13 tons of aluminum a year
שינזו אבה בנימין נתניהו

The Sabra and The Samurai: A Clash of Two Cultures

18.12.17|Mike Waxman
A guide for business transaction between Israelis and Japanese—two of the world's most opposite cultures—by a man who observed both as an outsider
איורים מתוך התערוכה פלאפלמן של אמנית הקומיקס דורית מיה־גור פנאי

Israeli Falafelman Comic Books are Now Collectors’ Items

13.11.17|Reut Barnea
A far cry from your usual superheroe, Israel’s Falafelman, is a patriotic chubby redhead who fights his enemies with hot oil and Falafel balls