Jewish, Portuguese and Perhaps the Richest Woman in the World
The life of Dona Gracia, who lived in 16th century Europe, is the subject of a new historical novel.
Aviva Lori
The Archetype of the Wandering Jew: Corinne Evens' Globe-spanning Empire of Business and Philanthropy
Belgian-born to wealthy Polish parents and now based in Paris, Corinne Evens founded a real estate empire, has business and philanthropic interests in Israel and Europe, and recently launched her own line of jewelry.
Road to Nowhere: The Polish Writer Who Exiled Himself to Siberia
Polish journalist Jacek Hugo-Bader undertakes arduous expeditions to remotest Russia, living with the people he writes about. In his acclaimed book 'White Fever,' he chronicles an epic road trip to Siberia, which was both life-affirming and death-defying.
Aharona Dayan, the Lesser-known Branch of Israel's Leading Family Dynasty
The unfulfilled life and death of a quintessential Israeli beauty, told by those who loved her.
Tribute to an Aliyah Like No Other
A conference last week celebrated the achievements of the 'Gomulka aliyah,' an underreported wave of immigration from Poland in the late 1950s, whose participants weren't Zionist but fell in love with their adopted homeland.
Salt of the Earth: The Secret Ingredient to the Perfect Israeli Produce
How are perfect pitayas and magnificent mangoes produced? With the help as wise farmers have learned of a rare database called the Jordan Valley soil archive. Meet the experts who know its secrets.
Saving Bethlehem From the Brink
Vera Baboun, the first woman mayor of the city where Jesus was born, faces no small task: To improve a dire economic situation and to stop residents from emigrating.
The Long-lost Daughter of the Father of Israeli Art
A new exhibition sheds light on Boris Schatz's unknown daughter and threatens to revive a feud between the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv schools of art.
From the Ashes of Tragedy, a Literary Life
Prof. Hamutal Bar Yosef's biography is interwoven with that of the country: immigration, deprivation, bereavement and survival. Despite getting a late start, she has become a leading figure in the field of Hebrew literature.
Your Curtain Ruined My Building
When does an architect's copyright expire and yield to the demands of the daily life of a building's occupants?
The Lessons of Toulouse
French lawyer Carole Masliah talks about Jewish identity, terrorism and the case that changed her life.
To Hell and Back: Shifra Horn Returns With a New Book – and New Insights
After contracting leukemia eight years ago, best-selling author Horn speaks frankly about her marriages, career and making plans for the future.
The Secret of the Red Chairs on Bograshov Beach
At 7 A.M. Gordon Beach is empty, Frishman is deserted and only Bograshov is lively. Pensioners come to swim here, of all places. They have almost succeeded in concealing the reason.
Yona Kronenberg and Anat Ornstein Kronenberg – A Generational and Cultural Gap
A whole generation looms between Yona, 69, and his daughter, Anat, 33. He represents European culture and history. She stands for liberated, worry-free Israel.
Welcome to the Dollhouse: Meet Designer Michal Negrin at Home
This one-woman empire includes dozens of sparkling stores in Israel and abroad, but her own daughter prefers punk.
Literary Lot: From Car Park Attendant to Successful Novelist
Leonid Pekarovsky was an art critic in Russia, but for 17 years he has been parking cars, all while writing sharply honed and moving stories.
Closet Happiness: Meet Father and Son, Yaakov and Noam
When Noam Bar Levy told his parents he was gay, he was accepted from the first moment.
Do Put Your Daughter on the Stage: Meet Udi and Omer
Udi's paternal role is not strongly felt in his relationship with Omer. What stands out more is Omer's motherly protection of her father.
Unknown Art Collector Reveals Treasure Trove of Israeli Paintings
Since 1948, Hillela Tal has been cultivating artists with the same care she applies to the grapes in her vineyard.
Mother and Son – Like Brother and Sister; Meet Uziela and Doron
Only 19 years apart in age, their relations over the years have been like a pendulum: now closer, now more distant, then closer again.
Rivka and Barak Hamdani - Zionist Flower Children
All that Rivka Hamdani, 59, wanted was to plant a tree in the soil of the homeland that would strike deep roots. Religious-national-Zionist roots. Barak, 36, one of Rivka’s six offspring, is simultaneously synthesis and antithesis.
Gadi and Inbal Ben-Ezer Raab
Will Inbal, now 27, be prime minister? All her options are open. What’s certain is that Gadi, who’s 59, missed his chance to become a physician.
In Hectic Tel Aviv, Green Still Survives
A farm in Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park lures children away from the Internet and back to their roots.
Eliezer and Yonatan Coobi
Eliezer, 66, is a classic parental “tree,” broad at the top and with deep roots, who wanted to see the apples roll as far as possible. But Yonatan, 34, stayed close.
How an Israeli Artist Discovered a Family Holocaust Secret
More and more Poles are discovering their Jewish roots.
The Catholic Priest Who Discovered He Was a Jew
Jacob Weksler was raised a Catholic and became a priest. He later learned he was Jewish and came to Israel, where he found ultra-Orthodox relatives, a mixed welcome at a kibbutz ulpan and a confrontation with the Law of Return.
David and Ami Rubinger
On Saturdays they went to Jerusalem soccer games with cameras slung over their shoulder. David, now 88, often had no film in the camera. For Ami (Amnon), 59, those Shabbats were like a whole universe.
David and Eran Gal Or
David, 52, and Eran, 28, are like two apples that haven’t yet fallen from the tree. They are very much alike, both inside and outside, and share an innovative business ideology – they have trod on every stone they describe in their books.
Shoshana and Shai Zaviv
Shoshana, 78, and Shai, 48, are the ingathering of exiles: she was born in Yemen, he in Israel. She lived most of her life according to her codes.
Ruth Dorrit Yacoby and Amram Yacoby
Ruth Dorrit, 59, and Amram, 33, are a classic tree-and-apple example. She is the Great Mother; he takes shelter in her shadow.