TEL AVIV (AP).- Lydia Avidan, an elegant 79-year-old widow, walked into a Tel Aviv high school with tears streaking from beneath her tinted sunglasses. She was about to hand over to historians the only mementos she had left from relatives who perished …
Yad Vashem National Holocaust Memorial Starts Collecting Holocaust Items
TEL AVIV, ISREAL (AP).- Lydia Avidan, an elegant 79-year-old widow, walked into a Tel Aviv high school with tears streaking from beneath her tinted sunglasses. She was about to hand over to historians the only mementos she had left from relatives who p…
Jordanian Police Recover 7 Ancient Manuscripts
AMMAN (AP).- Jordan’s archaeology chief says security police have recovered seven ancient manuscripts from local smugglers. The writings are part of 70 manuscripts that Jordanian archaeologists discovered five years ago in a cave in the north. Later…
First Annual Jerusalem Season of Culture to Launch Summer 2011
JERUSALEM.- This summer, Jerusalem will be home to one of the most ambitious cultural projects in the history of the Israeli arts scene. Unveiled in Jerusalem by Artistic Director Itay Mautner, the Jerusalem Season of Culture (JSOC) will produce an ann…
Roman Mosaic from Lod In Israel at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- First unearthed in 1996 in a rescue excavation in Lod, ancient Diospolis, Israel, a large and extraordinarily detailed floor mosaic was recently lifted from its site and conserved. Found in a large villa believed to belong to a w…
Marvelous Menagerie: A Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel at the Legion of Honor
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- First unearthed in 1996 in a rescue excavation in Lod, ancient Diospolis, Israel, a large and extraordinarily detailed floor mosaic was recently lifted from its site and conserved. Found in a large villa believed to belong to a wea…
Marvelous Menagerie: A Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel at the Legion of Honor
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- First unearthed in 1996 in a rescue excavation in Lod, ancient Diospolis, Israel, a large and extraordinarily detailed floor mosaic was recently lifted from its site and conserved. Found in a large villa believed to belong to a wea…
Art 41 Basel Announces Art Statements: Spotlighting Solo Shows by Emerging Artists
BASEL.- For Art 41 Basel the Art Statements sector spotlights 26 solo projects by young artists. Selected by the Art Basel Committee from more than 300 applications, the participating artists come from 14 different countries. The Art Statements sector …
The Braverman Gallery in Tel Aviv Shows "Shay Id Alony ~ Visions"
Tel Aviv, Israel – The Braverman Gallery is proud to present “Shay Id Alony: Visions” from April 21st until June 2nd. Shay Id Alony’s solo exhibition “Visions” is the culmination of his research into the personal-figurative-cultural connection betwe…
Art 41 Basel Announces Art Statements: Spotlighting Solo Shows by Emerging Artists
BASEL.- For Art 41 Basel the Art Statements sector spotlights 26 solo projects by young artists. Selected by the Art Basel Committee from more than 300 applications, the participating artists come from 14 different countries. The Art Statements sector …