Hebrew media is imploding, but Israeli English press booming
Jewish Journal
October 22, 2012
On Oct. 17, seven Israeli English news websites led with seven different stories.
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Tel Aviv council rejects proposal to put Arabic on city emblem
Jewish Journal
August 6, 2012
The Tel Aviv City Council rejected a proposal to include Arabic on the city\’s official emblem.
Popular English word game isn’t lost in Hebrew translation
Jewish Journal
February 6, 2012
When his family moved to Israel in 1998, Robert August-Dalfen probably never envisioned the day he would wear a banana costume.
Tunisian pizza
Gina Nahai
January 4, 2012
There’s a concept in the Persian language – ghessmat – for which no exact equivalent exists in English. It refers to a person’s unrelenting, inescapable, for better or worse but either way, it was designed and executed specifically for you, destiny.
Jewish English-language magazine launched in Germany
Jewish Journal
January 3, 2012
German-Jewish author Rafael Seligmann has launched a Jewish quarterly magazine.
Dana International is Israel’s choice for Eurovision
Jewish Journal
March 9, 2011
Transgender pop diva Dana International will represent Israel at this year\’s Eurovision song contest. The Israeli music star won the chance to sing the Hebrew and English song \”Ding Dong,\” written by Zvika Pik, during a contest Tuesday night broadcast on Israeli television, where viewers voted for their choice. She won Eurovision in 1998 with the song \”Diva,\” also written by Pik.
VIDEO: Message from people of Israel to people of Gaza
Jewish Journal
January 4, 2009
We are your neighbors. All we want is a life of peace and prosperity for your children, and ours. Please urge your government to stop their violent actions against us. Show to the world that you are committed to peace and a better life. There is no glory in death; only widows and orphans, blood and tears. For peace is not a dream but can become a reality.
No stiff upper lip as U.K. Jews celebrate Israel @ 60
Jewish Journal
July 1, 2008
The unprecedented show of pride and self-confidence by British Jews in the nation\’s first-ever Salute to Israel parades may be a sign of the transformation of a community long considered timid and low key.
Group Therapy
Jewish Journal
May 13, 2008
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Excerpt from an Israeli TV show \”Ktzarim\”: some troubled people meet for group therapy. In Hebrew with English subtitles.
‘Zorro’s Bar Mitzvah’ documents the real rite of passage
Dinah Spritzer
January 11, 2007
In the new Austrian film, \”Zorro\’s Bar Mitzvah,\” Jewish party documenter Andre describes the addictive nature of his video extravaganzas.
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