Designs by Cheri – Unique Designs by a Unique Woman

Vancouver native and Efrat resident Cheri Tannenbaum is a designer with a disability who creates and designs one of a kind skirts….made from men’s ties! Diagnosed at the age of twenty with the rare movement disorder Dystonia, Cheri found her unique creative outlet while pursuing her master’s degree in human development.

Each skirt is one of a kind and can be purchased directly from Cheri via the Designs By Cheri website.

Cheri was recently selected to display her work at the Chicago Merchandise Mart’s “One of A Kind Show” featuring high-end craftspeople. To watch the ABC-7/Chicago piece on Cheri please click here.

To learn more about Dystonia please visit the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation website.

Tel Aviv 100 - Wall Quilt Exhibit

In honor of Tel Aviv’s centennial a new exhibit of handmade quilts depicting the past 100 years in Tel Aviv has opened in the Shalom Tower’s Migdal Shalom Gallery. The exhibit of wall quilts is sponsored by the Israel Quilters Association, The Shalom Towers and The Tel Aviv-Yafo Centennial.

There are over 80 colorful quilts displayed by local quilters including "Kikar Zina Dizengoff" by Rachel Steiner, pictured below. This Tel Aviv landmark was named for Zina Dizengoff, the wife of Tel Aviv's first mayor, Meir Dizengoff.

The Migdal Gallery: Ehad Ha’am 9, Tel Aviv. (north side entrance, ground floor).

Hours: Sunday – Thursday – 9:00-18:00, Friday – 9:00 -13:00. Now through March 20, 2009.

Merchants from Southern Israel Fair in the Tel Aviv Port

Merchants from the south are selling their wares in Hangar 11 in the Tel Aviv Port today, Sunday, January 11th (noon – midnight ) and tomorrow Monday, January 12th (10:00 a.m. – midnight). This is a great way to show our support by helping struggling merchants from the south.

There's something for everyone: Flowers, garlic, cheeses from Kibbutz Be'eri (Hebrew site) and Shai (below) who markets cheeses from around the country, wines from the Negev based Ben Shoshan and La Tierra Promessa wineries.

AND....... T – shirts from Beersheba designed by the very charming Maor from Groovnik (Hebrew site), pictured below in his "Caution: Camel Crossing" T – shirt.

There are also I Love Sderot t-shirts and rubber bracelets for sale at the Committee for a Safe Sderot booth. Visit their English/Hebrew website to see the to the "Kassam Counter" in the upper right hand corner. Need I say more.

The fair is sponsored by the Tel Aviv Municipality, The Galilee and Negev Development Office and Hangar 11. It was very crowded on Monday morning – walk to Hangar 11 from the Reading parking lot to avoid parking disappointment.

What Can You Do For Israel?

Support Our Soldiers!

There are two organizations which send care packages to our soldiers:

A Package from Home

Havilot

Join various pro Israel groups on Facebook and ask your friends to do so as well:

I Support the Israel Defense Forces In Preventing Terror Attacks From Gaza

I Wonder How Quickly I Can Find 1,000,000 People Who Support Israel...

Run a Solidarity Campaign for Southern Israel!

War in Southern Israel

T in Tel Aviv is going to take a break from posting for a few days due to what is happening in southern Israel. At the moment all is quiet in Tel Aviv and we expect it to remain so. If it doesn't you WILL hear from T in Tel Aviv!

In the meantime below you will find links to various websites that carry up to date information on what is happening.

I hope that everyone has a quiet and peaceful weekend.

Sources of Information:

www.haaretz.com
http://muqata.blogspot.com/ (live blogging - doesn't operate during the Sabbath)
http://www.ynetnews.com
http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/nodeView.asp?fid=942 (business news)
http://www.honestreporting.com/
http://www.jpost.com/
http://www.camera.org/