Music icon Arik Einstein dies at 74
Fallen star. Arik Einstein, one of the greatest musicians of Israel’s history, died Tuesday night at the age of 74 at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, hours after he suffered a fatal hemorrhage.
Einstein, who was often referred to as “the Godfather of Israeli rock,” released more than 40 albums and collaborated with many Israeli singers and composers to create Israel’s rock soundtrack. Although he stopped performing in the 80’s (after being involved in a car accident,) and in recent years left his house very few times, he is considered a rock legend and a very important part of the Israeli culture.
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Still providing shelter to Syrian refugees
Although Israel and Syria are in a state of war, Israeli hospitals are providing fluent medical care to wounded Syrian citizens. The informal system of patient transfer has been ongoing for the past 9 months, helping those who live in the shadow of danger in war-struck Syria.
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Want to ride your bicycle but it is too cold?
Come to Israel! Eight journalists from leading cycling magazines and websites arrived in Israel last week with their private bicycles and took an extreme road trip from Jerusalem to Eilat through the Dead Sea and Mitzpe Ramon. The visit was a part of a recent campaign of the Tourism Ministry, which seeks to turn Israel into a destination for cycling tourism.
An Israeli film won an International Emmy award
Award-winning Israeli film “5 Broken Cameras”, won the Best Documentary Award at the International Emmy Awards ceremony held in New York on Monday. The film, co-directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, was nominated for an Academy Award last year. It won the award for best Israeli documentary at the 2012 Jerusalem Film Festival and the World Cinema Documentary Directing Award at The Sundance film festival.