Tel Aviv Eateries “on a roll”: 100th sushi restaurant opened
Posted on February 10, 2008 • By Jon Bartov
Category: Art and Culture | Tags: Tags: kosher, restaurant, sushi, tel avivi | Leave a Comment
Tel Aviv celebrated the opening of its 100th sushi restaurant, and thus became the third largest sushi market in the world (in per capita terms) behind New York and Tokyo. Thus, Ben Gurion’s dream of a cultural melting pot has been replaced with a sushi platter of trendy, cultural diversity. Not to worry, an Israeli influence can still be felt, as approximately 20% of said restaurants are kosher.
Tel Aviv isn’t alone: new sushi restaurants can be seen sprouting up everywhere around Israel, from the Golan Heights to Eilat. With Japanese cuisine constituting the fastest growing sector, more and more people are moving the gefilte fish aside for some savory hosomaki.
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Yad Ezra VeShulamit give thousands of blankets and heaters during Israeli cold spell
Posted on February 7, 2008 • By Miriam Schwab
Category: Non-profit | Tags: Tags: non-profits, Snow, Yad Ezra veShulamit | Leave a Comment
Yad Ezra veShulamit is an Israeli charity organization that helps thousands of needy families throughout Israel. During the recent cold spell that hit Israel, Yad Ezra veShulamit distributed thousands of blankets and heaters to keep those in need warm. They caught this effort on camera, and posted it on YouTube, which is an impressive move to use social media by a non-profit (although they should have put their site URL in the video’s description on YouTube and throughout the movie; but at least it’s a start!)
Israeli duo come out “on top” down under with Australian Open tennis win
Posted on February 7, 2008 • By Jon Bartov
Category: Art and Culture | Tags: Tags: Andy Ram, Australian Open, Israel, tennis, Yoni Erlich | Leave a Comment
Israel’s top tennis pair made history this weekend, winning the Australian Open doubles title and becoming the first Israeli pair ever to win a Grand Slam event. The Australian Open is one of four major tennis tournaments that take place during the year, and Israeli duo Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich came out “on top” down under, thanks to inspired play which included not losing one set! In addition to a check of 400 thousand dollars, their efforts awarded them national admiration, including a phone call from Israel’s prime minister, Ehud Olmert.
A bit of background on Andy and Yoni
“We really have to thank the great Israeli crowd,” Erlich said of the Israeli fans that made the long trip to Australia to cheer them on. The win was a long time coming for the duo, which several times has gotten close to a coveted Grand Slam title, always coming up just short. Starting off the tennis season in such great form, as well as the relief of finally “getting the monkey off their back,” the Israeli pair is in a good situation to repeat their historic win during this year.
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Cisco CEO John Chambers speaks highly of Israel
Posted on February 7, 2008 • By Jon Bartov
Category: Business | Tags: Tags: cisco, hi-tech, Israel, John Chambers | Leave a Comment
John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems, likes Israel. He even said so at President Simon Peres’ special-invite-only business dinner with Israel’s hi-tech leaders.
“Venture capital is not about money, it’s about expertise,” he said, referring to Israel’s strength as an innovator.
“We’re deeply committed to Israel and intend to expand,” Chambers said adding that he was “very satisfied” with his company’s activities in Israel.
Cisco Systems Inc (Nasdaq: CSCO) with a market capital of $145 billion, is the world’s premier networking company and is responsible for many innovations, particularly in the world of Web 2.0. Cisco has acquired nine Israeli companies, and it seems he may be doing some shopping on this trip as well:
“I’m going to continue to acquire companies here,” Chambers said, noting Cisco has bought more companies in Israel than in any other location other than the United States. “I think you are going to continue to see us being very proactive in this country. We see a lot of innovation occurring here across everything.”
Chambers has been pretty busy during his trip in Israel. In addition to the dinner, he has unveiled two community projects (with a total investment of 2.5 million dollars) which use technology to advance the peace process and help underprivileged youth.
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