Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Vincent. I was born in Switzerland to a Hungarian mother and a Swiss father. My mom left Hungary during the communist dictatorship and came to Switzerland to continue her studies, both my parents are musicians and they play in a symphonic orchestra.I […]
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Meet The Owners: Maya and Sharon of the IsraeliBox
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. We are Sharon and Maya. We are two “mompreneurs” who decided that we wanted to combine both our experiences and expertise and create something new towards what we both love and believe in wholeheartedly – Israel. Sharon is coming from an international career in the […]
Meet The Cookbook Author: Ruth Nieman
Inspired by having lived in Israel as a young woman and worked with the food of the lush north, I embarked on a foodie’s journey and with it the start of my company Truly Scrumptious Catering. A graduate of Leiths School of Food and Wine, I combined my knowledge of creating fresh, exciting ingredients with […]
Meet The Guide: Rotem Shahar
Photo: Courtesy of Rotem Shahar Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born here in Israel, and moved to Miami, FL when I was 2 years old with my family. I grew up there, and once I graduated high school I attended the University of Florida, where I obtained both […]
Meet The Owner: Yael Adar of Gems in Israel & Travel and Events in Israel
For the last 20 years, Yael has been an innovator in the Israeli incoming tourism business. In 1999, she founded Gems in Israel, a content rich site that was initially aimed at providing information about Israel’s lesser-known tourist attractions, the Gems, to independent travellers. With time, the site evolved and today offers custom private tours, […]
Meet The Guide: Eli Varenberg
Eli Varenberg is a Jerusalem-based licensed Israeli tour guide and researcher of Jewish History and Jewish Studies. Shortly after completing his Master’s degree in Modern Jewish History at Yeshiva University, he made Aliyah and moved to Jerusalem in July 2007.Inspired by the uniqueness of the land of Israel and Israeli society, he enrolled in a […]
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