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Rita, Israel’s reigning diva, plays intimate evening in L.A.

Only Rita could have pulled it off. Her famous \”One\” concert was the first time any Israeli recording artist has attempted such an extravagant, multimedia performance. With its crew of 50 tumbling dancers, grandiose costumes, pyrotechnics and video art, the $5 million production looked like it came right off the Las Vegas Strip.

Versatile Israeli Violinist Gains ‘Dream’ Hip-Hop Hit

For Israeli violinist Miri Ben-Ari, doing the unexpected is standard fodder; so it should come as no surprise that her new single, \”Symphony of Brotherhood\” (featuring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.\’s \”I Have a Dream\” speech weaving in and out of an extended string solo) topped the charts just one month after its radio release.

Here Come The Bridesmaids!

You\’ve honored your closest friends and most cherished relatives with a special place in your wedding party. As bridesmaids, they\’ll throw you a shower, plan a bachelorette bash and attend other pre-wedding event, which means you\’ll be spending a good deal of time with them in the coming months. But weddings have a way of bringing out people\’s true colors. And, like an ugly bridesmaid dress, those colors aren\’t always flattering. So what do you do about an attendant who\’s out to steal your spotlight? Or the one who complains all the time? Easy! Just use our baffling bridesmaid behavior decoder and follow our keep-the-peace guide.

Folk Singer Observes a Pensive ‘Holiday’

Some years ago, folk diva Chava Alberstein discovered the rundown immigrant neighborhood around the south Tel Aviv central bus station. For the Israeli superstar, the area became a refuge, a place to stroll or sip coffee unmolested by fans. The residents were foreign workers from countries such as China, Thailand, Nigeria and Romania.\n\nBut as their numbers swelled to replace Palestinians after the intifada, Alberstein — considered Israel\’s Joan Baez — saw conditions deteriorating.\n\n\”These people are brought to Israel, their passports are confiscated so they can\’t go anywhere and they\’re forced to live in the worst situations,\” she said. \”You see people crawling out of the most unbelievable hovels. It\’s bothered me for a long time.\”

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