All the rumors that suggested that Ninette Tayeb and Yehuda Levy would finally make it official under a bridal canopy have so far not materialized.
By GREER FAY CASHMANNINETTE TAYEB 88 224(photo credit: Courtesy)
APPARENTLY THERE'S no cut-off age for breaking up a marriage. Actress, broadcaster, TV hostess and event moderator Rivka Michaeli, 70, last week confirmed that she and her second husband, Reuven Sharoni, were going their separate ways. After she divorced her first husband, Yoram Leibowitz, in 1979, Michaeli had no intention of marrying again. She had known Sharoni since her university days, and when his first wife died, Michaeli went to pay a condolence call. Not long afterwards the two went out to dinner, a spark was kindled and romance led to a 20-year marriage. The day after the story of its demise was published in Hebrew newspapers and on Hebrew Web sites, Michaeli appeared not the least distraught as a guest interviewer on Keren Neubach's new morning show Agenda on Reshet Bet.
WHILE SHE'S not the only Israeli performer whose regular repertoire includes songs about peace, Liel Kolet is the only Israeli invited to appear in concerts arranged by World Peace One. She came to the attention of peace concert organizers when she was still in her early teens and invited former US president Bill Clinton to join her in a duet on stage at the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv. The two sang John Lennon's "Imagine" at the gala 80th birthday celebration for Shimon Peres. Ever since, she's been appearing in peace concerts around the globe, sharing spotlights with some of the world's most famous entertainers.
FORMER MISS Israel, actress and model Gal Gadot, who is the official presenter for Castro, was in a hurry as she strode down the runway last week at the launch of Castro's new fall-winter collection. Gadot, like several famous models before her, slipped and fell, but she quickly and elegantly rose to the occasion and carried on as if nothing had happened.
IT'S BEEN a long time since bookstores sold only books. First, there was the introduction of newspapers and periodicals, then greeting cards and CDs. After that, some bookstores brought in tables and chairs to enable customers to browse in comfort. Then many incorporated coffee shops into their operations. And now there's yet another innovation: an open stage. Avi Shumer, the CEO of Tzomet books, decided to host musical guests once a month to coincide with the launch of a new CD or simply as a perk. This new strategy was hit upon after 350 fans turned up at the Tzomet branch in Dizengoff Center to hear Alma Zohar sing. Shumer promised that the monthly concerts would not be limited to stores in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa, but would also take place in peripheral areas.
CELEBRITY RABBI Israel Ifergan, who is known as "Rentgen" (the Hebrew word for x-ray) because of his uncanny ability to know how a business will fare and whether someone is ill, traveled from his home in Netivot to the port in Tel Aviv at the request of his friend Berto Muhadov. He was asked to affix the mezuza and bless the success of Muhadov's NIS 15 million enterprise, Semel Kitchens, which is believed to be the largest kitchen showroom in the Middle East. And unlike so many kitchen fixtures on the market, those featured in the showroom are made in Israel. Ifergan's blessing and hopeful prescience was that Semel (which means sign or symbol) would enjoy huge exports, and would live up to its name in terms of promoting Israeli quality and creativity abroad.
ALL THE recent rumors that suggested that Ninette Tayeb and Yehuda Levy would finally make it official under a bridal canopy have so far not materialized. However, the time may be nearing, given that Levy's parents will be the guests of Tayeb's parents for the upcoming Rosh Hashana holiday. It will not be the first time that the two families have gotten together, but it will be the first time they share the Rosh Hashana feast. The Levys will travel from Tel Aviv to Kiryat Gat to sit at the table of Marcelle and Yossi Tayeb.
AT LAST week's Second Annual Radio Conference in Haifa, quizmaster Shmulik Rosen, who is heard on Reshet Aleph, was given a life achievement award. Rosen, who has been broadcasting since 1946 and is still going strong, said that he could not understand why he was always referred to as a quizmaster when he had done almost every job in radio except report news. The answer is simple: He's been quizzing for so long that most people don't remember the other things he's done.
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