Tag: Tel Aviv

Happy Independence Day: Fourth of July Celebrations in the Nation’s Capital

The United States is celebrating the freedom and prosperity our young, 247-year-old nation offers. We’ll find out what drives so many to travel to the heart of the nation to celebrate our Independence Day. White House events on the Fourth of July: what the President is doing, and how he’s responding to a spate of shootings…


Shen Yun ‘Was Expansive, Something Truly Different’ Says Wellness CEO

TEL AVIV, Israel—Galit Toledano, CEO of an integrative wellness center, caught the last Shen Yun performance in Tel Aviv on April 13 and was glad she made it. “It was a very special experience. Truly unlike anything I had thought or expected. I wasn’t sure why I was waiting for it, but when I saw…


Former Knesset Member Says: ‘Patience, Compassion, Truth, and Love Are What Wins’

TEL AVIV, Israel—Ronit Tirosh attended Shen Yun Performing Arts on April 8. Tirosh headed Israel’s Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports also, until 2012, was a member of the Knesset, Israel’s governing body. Tirosh is now a full-time lecturer at Reichman University and a grandmother. Tirosh said she enjoys learning about other cultures. “I once went…


Shen Yun ‘So Authentic and so Noble,’ Says Opera Singer

TEL AVIV, Israel—Daniella Lugassy, an opera soprano, saw Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time at the The Shlomo Lahat Opera House on April 12, and felt transported. Ms. Lugassy said she hadn’t known what to expect prior to seeing Shen Yun, but when the curtains went up she was in awe. “The feeling  was…


Shen Yun ‘Transported Me to a Land of Wonders,’ Says Singer

TEL AVIV, Israel—Doron Stein, a partner at accounting firm BDO, saw Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Israeli Opera House and left enchanted. “The performance showcases amazing art that, as we hear here, is 5,000 years old. It’s very, very rare,” he said after the April 12 matinee.  Shen Yun’s mission is to revive the 5,000…


Shen Yun ‘So Incredible and so Precious,’ Says Magazine Editor

TEL AVIV, Israel—Udit Belkine, a journalist and editor, brought her young daughter to Shen Yun Performing Arts to experience art that aims to revive 5,000 years of Chinese civilization. The little one was on the edge of her seat the whole time, Ms. Belkin said. “The story is so full,” she said after seeing a…


Shen Yun ‘Perfect From Begininng to End,’ Says French Ambassador to Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel—Eric Danon, the French Ambassador to Israel for several years, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts with his wife at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center on April 8. “We leave the show with the desire that it never ends, that we are on a journey and we want to stay in it,” said…


Shen Yun ‘The Most Beautiful Performance I’ve Ever Seen,’ Says Tech CEO

TEL AVIV, Israel—Hannah Samira, CEO of a tech company, was familiar with ancient Chinese culture and principles; in fact, she referenced some of its philosophies, including “The Art of War” in her own work. But she knew little about how China today is ruled, and found Shen Yun Performing Arts an eye-opening experience. “It’s the…


‘I Was Sitting in the Midst of Magic,’ Says Philanthropist Seeing Shen Yun

TEL AVIV, Israel—“I have one word to say about the show—magic! I was sitting in the midst of magic. The show was amazing!” said Hedva Sadikaro, a partner in aviation companies and a member of the Aryeh Yehuda Israel Foundation, a unique community of philanthropic women for the promotion and empowerment of women and girls…


UK Ditches Former PM Truss’s Plan to Relocate Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has abandoned plans by his predecessor to move the UK embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Downing Street has revealed. Liz Truss, when she was prime minister, ordered a review into whether the UK should follow the Trump administration in relocating the embassy from Tel Aviv. Asked whether the government…