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A Century of Fashion, Israeli Style‘Tel Aviv is unbelievable in terms of the fashion scene,” said Fern Penn, who has worked in various areas of the fashion industry for the past 25 years. Indeed, five years ago Penn was so taken with the styles in Israel that she decided to fully immerse herself in that world.…Read more

Birthday Bash at Shea StadiumThe New York Mets will celebrate Israel’s 60th birthday when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers later this month. Asaf Shariv, consul general of Israel in New York, will throw out a first pitch at the May 29 game, and the American group Parparim Ensemble will perform Israeli folk dance during the pre-game ceremony.…Read more

Letter to IsraelThe 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet will be getting a lot of attention this year. The samech, which represents the number 60, has taken form in California as an 8-feet tall, 400-pound sculpture. Created by the artist Kingsley, the piece — an interactive musical work of art— was commissioned to commemorate Israel’s 60th anniversary.…Read more

Yeshiva Boy’s ‘Fantasy’ Becomes RealIn the early 1960s, a nice Jewish boy from New York’s Long Island sat in a yeshiva day school and wrote his first Tony acceptance speech, while his teachers droned on in the background. That daydreamer, Neil Goldberg, has not yet had the chance to proclaim those words to the world, but his lifelong fantasy is slowly edging closer to reality.…Read more

Fran Drescher’s Musical DebutThe diva of Queens is crossing the East River once again. Fran Drescher, star of the hit 1990s TV show “The Nanny,” is making her debut with the New York Philharmonic next month. Drescher will play Morgen le Fey in a semi-staged production of “Camelot,” Lerner and Loewe’s 1960 musical. “I love the idea that I’m going to be playing a… queen in an enchanted forest,” Drescher told The Shmooze. “She’s funny, she’s glamorous, she’s magical. And she loves to lay in bed all morning.”…Read more