Overcome with emotion, the 21-year-old singer – who, since releasing her first song at age 14, has made a meteoric rise to reach the upper echelon of the Israeli pop scene – burst into tears. The next night, the tears of joy turned into screams of elation as Kirel turned in a performance that would

In Tel Aviv, Bruno Mars Goes Where Only Madonna and Michael Jackson Have Gone Before
The crooner of 'Uptown Funk' gave voice to his one-quarter Jewish heritage as he dabbled with Hebrew and packed the city's principal park. Bruno Mars Live in Park HaYarkon, Tel Aviv, Israel.
October 4th, 2023

When Sophie Tucker began singing this song written by Yellen & Pollack in 1925, the Jewish experience in America had included many mothers dealing with privations to care for their families, all the while passing down values that their tradition holds dear. Whether or not you have a “Yiddishe Momme”

"My Yiddishe Momme" was originally written in 1925 by Jack Yellen as a personal tribute to his mother who recently had died. A few years later he asked Lew Pollack to work on the melody with him, and eventually the song credits read JACK YELLEN (words) JACK YELLEN and LEW POLLACK (music). Singer: ...

The US Supreme Court struck down states' same-sex marriage bans on June 26, effectively bringing marriage equality to the entire US. Watch it sweep the United States over the last 11 years. "No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacr...

Jordanian television refused to broadcast Israeli entry Abanibi, by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, and showed pictures of flowers instead. When Israel won that year Jordanian media announced that Belgium had won.

Since 1915, men have been stripping down for the sake of a swim. Okay, they've probably been taking a bit since the dawn of time, but nothing compares to swimwear styles of the past century. From the same team that recapped 100 years of men’s fashion in 3 minutes comes this mesmerizing video showcas

If your country was a house, what would it look like? Project Interchange provides a forum for people from all over the world to exchange ideas and Israel is providing this opportunity for innovators. Israel is often portrayed as a dark and hostile place - militaristic, aggressive and war-torn. But,...

A small place making a big difference. By Rabbi Ephraim Shore Directed by Shoot East, Israel has received 22% of all Nobel Prices, while only represents 0.2% of the world population. Israel is the only country that had gains in trees, including in the dessert where they use drinkable water from the ...

Hovi Star has been performing professionally since 2009, rising to prominence in Israel after taking part in the music reality TV show A Star is Born. He will represent Israel in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Made Of Stars. Hovi Star is one of Israel's most recognized and beloved si