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Olivier Dassault. Credit: Gabriel Erem.

Killed in helicopter crash in France, Olivier Dassault, 69, leaves personal legacy upon family...

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On Sunday afternoon, March 7, my phone rang. The call came from a friend in Paris telling me about a fatal helicopter crash in which one of the victims was my dear friend, Olivier...
Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel. Credit: Government of Luxembourg.

Following restitution deal, Luxembourg premier pledges to fight anti-Semitism

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Following an agreement signed on Wednesday by the government of Luxembourg to compensate Holocaust survivors, return looted art and restitute dormant bank accounts, Prime Minister Zavier Bettel told Israel Hayom that the fight against anti-Semitism is not over. “It...
Activities for those with special needs at the Tower of David Museum. Photo by Ricky Rachman.

Israeli museum staff hold forum to boost accessibility during pandemic

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Representatives from different museums across Israel met earlier this month for the first time under the auspices of the Israel Council of Museums to create the first National Forum on Accessibility and Inclusiveness in...
The Richard Tucker monument in Lincoln Square, New York City. Credit: NYC Parks Department.

A Jewish opera legend’s family is divided by cancel culture

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Few things are sadder than when a family is divided by politics. But when it happens because of outside pressure and false accusations that threaten to destroy the legacy of a beloved father, what...
Banai family on the rooftop of 13 Agas St., Jerusalem, 1949. Credit: Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Photographic Archives.

‘Building’ Jerusalem: Tower of David exhibit features cultural icons

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Museums are in crisis all over the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the loss of visitor revenue, many smaller museums are being forced to close, and larger ones are postponing reopenings because...
The equestrian sculpture of George Washington at the center of Washington Circle, on the boundary of the Foggy Bottom and West End neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., June 17, 2010. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The problem when revisionist history becomes official dogma

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Angry mobs of activists are roaming American streets pulling down or defacing statues of historical figures. In some cases, governments and private institutions are joining their efforts by agreeing to take down examples of...
A view of the Dead Sea from inside a cave covered in salt and other minerals. Credit: Noam Bedein /deadsearevival.org.

First international Dead Sea photo competition attracts global attention

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In honor of 50 years of Earth Day this year, an Israeli-led photo competition by photojournalist and Dead Sea activist Noam Bedein garnered global attention with nearly 9.1 million votes, casted for 3,500 photographers...
Video artwork created by Israeli students and graduates are on display on large LED screens in Manhattan’s Times Square, May 2020. Credit: ZAZ Corner.

Video art by Israeli students light up Times Square during pandemic

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Some 20 video artworks created by Israeli art students and graduates are currently on display on large LED screens in Manhattan’s Times Square. The art was created in recent years by students and graduates of the department...
Nitzan Roitman performed for two shows for Shalva and Zichron Menachem. Credit: Courtesy of Nitzan Roitman.

Initiative brings artists into homes of those with disabilities during COVID-19 crisis

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In the new reality of self-isolation, certain populations like people with disabilities, children and youth-at-risk, who rely on interactive therapy for cognitive stimulation, are currently stuck at home with much less access. In response, as...
Yael Mordechay, a student in the industrial design department of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, displays the protection mask against bacteria and viruses that she designed. Credit: Courtesy.

Amid coronavirus outbreak, Israeli student designs artistic protective face masks

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With the demand for protective masks drastically increasing amid the coronavirus pandemic, an Israeli art student has designed something along those lines that makes life a bit more colorful right now. As part of her...