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A Century of Fashion, Israeli Style
Sarah Kricheff | Thu. May 15, 2008
‘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.
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Where Have All the Celebs Gone?
Thu. May 15, 2008
‘Much of Hollywood has never wrapped its arms around Israel with much enthusiasm, but on this unabashedly celebratory occasion, it would have seemed that at least some of the Jewish big leaguers… might have come out for this event to support the Jewish homeland,” wrote Dikla Kadosh in The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, lamenting the fact that there was a dearth of A-list celebs taking part in the “Israel at 60” concert in Hollywood earlier this month.
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Brooklyn Artist Thinks Big
Thu. May 15, 2008
About six years ago, artist Archie Rand was musing on the question of the love of God.
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