Audiobook app “The Brothers Ashkenazi” by Israel Joseph Singer (brother of  Isaac Bashevis Singer) is presented by Blackstone Audio. In the Polish city of  Lodz, the Brothers Ashkenazi grew up very differently in talent and in temperament. Max, the firstborn, is fiercely intelligent and conniving, determined to succeed financially by any means necessary. Slower-witted Jacob is [...]
While the iPhone and iPod touch are quite capable little computers it seems that most of the applications released for these platforms have been overly simplistic or lacking in their feature set. This has been especially true in the photo editing arena where there are many contenders vying for the top spot, an especially heated [...]
Want to draw in the air? A revolutionary new way to express your creativity. Write or draw in the air by moving your iPhone 4 like a laser pointer. The result image will appear on your screen. Instructions: 1. Hold iPhone firmly in your hand, screen facing upwards. 2. Touch the screen in the white [...]
Moshik Afia (Hebrew: ××׊×ק עפ××â; born 3 October 1974) is a popular Israeli singer who sings in the Mizrahi style. He was born in Holon, Israel. Moshik Afia presents his new album “Bishvili” including the hits “Bishvili”, “Shavuy Balev Shelach”, “Mazal Sheyesh Otach”, “Shneynu Leolam” (with Zehava Ben) and the unforgettable performance of “Adon Olam”. With this application you’ll be able [...]
Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-born American magician andescapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer. Harry Houdini was born as Erik Weisz (he later spelled his birth name as Ehrich Weiss) in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, on March 24, 1874.  Houdini was one of  seven children of  Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weisz (1829â1892) and Cecelia Weisz (nĂŠe Steiner). Died on October 31, 1926. Through impossibly daring [...]
Chagall by Jackie Wullschlager, Knopf, October 21, 2008 âWhen Matisse dies,â Pablo Picasso remarked in the 1950s, âChagall will be the only painter left who understands what color really is.â As a pioneer of modernism and one of the greatest figurative artists of the twentieth century, Marc Chagall achieved fame and fortune, and over the course [...]
A Star Is Born – Kokhav Nolad (Hebrew: ×××× × ×××â) is an Israeli reality television show searching for talented new vocalists based on the British Pop Idol and American Idol model.  Since its debut on Israeli Channel 2 in 2003, Kokhav Nolad has achieved great popularity and turned out many new musical stars. The show is hosted by Zvika Hadar. Who will [...]
Cocolab is a Krakow based company that prepared a special birthday gift to the 20thJewish Culture Festival in Cracow, Poland and its guests – this is an  iPhone app, that to which you will get very friendly and intuitive guide to all Festival’s events. In honor of this summer’s anniversary, the Festival will showcase the [...]
Faces iMake is all about creating faces from every day stuff. Developed by iMagine Machine in conjunction with internationally renowned author and illustrator Hanoch Piven and based on his highly acclaimed and sold out Art Workshops around the world, Faces iMake teaches you to look at the world around you with fresh eyes. Piven, winner of [...]
Programma is a contemporary art magazine dedicated to the arts in Israel. The first issue was launched in September 2009 in Tel Aviv. The magazine is published in English for international audience and features essays and columns by todayâs leading writers. It is a valuable resource to collectors, critics, artists, art dealers and all those [...]
The Camille Pissarro Virtual Art Gallery brings the artworks of one of the greatest artists in history to your mobile device. Camille Pissarro (July 10, 1830 to November 13, 1903) was a popular French Impressionist painter (born to Jewish parents). Pissarro’s importance in the history of art resides not only in his visual contributions to [...]
âAll true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness.â Â Eckhart Tolle Different eras are defined by artists belonging to that era. Even in the Stone Age, there were cave drawings. It was through these drawings that archeologists started with excavations in different areas and discovered the [...]
Offcial app of the Chagall Museum in Nice, France. “This is not just another ordinary art museum. The MusĂŠe du Message Biblique Marc-Chagall (Marc Chagall Museum of Biblical Themes) contains only 17 large canvases, and a few other exhibits: you do not get intimidated by an infinite number of works of art glaring at you from [...]
The Marc Chagall Virtual Art Gallery brings the artworks of one of the greatest artists in history to your mobile device. Marc Chagall (July 7, 1887 to March 28 1985) was a Russian-Jewish artist, who was born in Belarus and was a naturalized French citizen in 1937. Chagall forged a unique career in virtually every [...]
