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ANY AUSTRALIAN ambassador would have been pleased to host a reception promoting Australian wines, but in the case of incumbent Andrea Faulkner, it…

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AUSTRALIA IS celebrating the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Chabadniks, Moshe Zalman and Bere Feiglin, on its shores. They made sure…

The most ambitious film festival in Israel may well be the Cinema South Festival (Kolnoa Drom), which opens at the Sderot Cinematheque on May 30 and…

Tem-PRA tu-ROT. Yes, if there were a Professor Henry Higgins of Israel's native language, he might have already had weatherman Robert Olinsky - who…

While ministers competed Sunday to condemn the Swedish government in more and more emphatic terms, MKs for the most part maintained a stony silence…

It's interesting how a quite ordinary conversation with a friend - this one was about the (dubious) merits of parties in our recent elections - can,…

TIRED OF taking a hand off the keyboard to click your mouse? Well, it may surprise you - but you don't have to. You can use a treadle mouse…

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS are in order for pop star Arik Einstein, who on Saturday celebrated his 70th birthday. A talented actor as well as a singer and…

Pinned onto my pillow was a curious envelope adorned with an "I love you" sticker. Clearly it wasn't from a male suitor as I haven't had a date in 11…

WHAT WAS initially intended as a charity fundraiser and birthday party for insurance agent and businesswoman-cum-social columnist Michal Isaacs at…

PEOPLE HAVE often wondered what makes Rani run. Don't be fooled by the teddy bear appearance or the occasionally gushing manner of speech employed…

The noise level might befit a factory boasting heavy machinery or an airport runway where the workers wear those industrial-strength ear…

Crushing high hopes that Israel might take home its first Academy Award, The Counterfeiters, an Austrian film about a master forger forced to work…

MOST PEOPLE are under the impression that Israel's adventures in outer space began with the late Col. Ilan Ramon, whose journey on the space shuttle…

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert intends to pressure Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to support him following the publication of the final Winograd Report…

JerusalemAACI ENGLISH-SPEAKING WALKING TOURS IN JERUSALEM - Several tours especially suitable for children and youth. Fun for the entire family.…

The eight-day Succot holiday is upon us, as are its many and varied festivals. Following is a sampling of holiday highlights taking place around the…

In person, actor and comedian Tuvia Tsafir is not so different from his on-stage persona as children's entertainer Saba (grandpa) Tuvia. At 62, the…

Sunday lunch. We hate Sunday lunch. That's when everyone in the house complains there's "nothing to eat," and we start searching the back of the…