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  • Ron Jacobsohn Attends the Lighting of the Maccabiah Torch Ceremony

    9,000 Athletes from over 80 countries around the world have gathered here in Israel to celebrate the 19th Maccabiah. The torch will be lit in a few short moments and we’ll run all the way to Jerusalem where it will hit Teddy stadium tonight.

    Ron Jacobsohn, JN1 Correspondent:
    9,000 Athletes from over 80 countries around the world have gathered here in Israel to celebrate the 19th Maccabiah. The torch will be lit in a few short moments and we’ll run all the way to Jerusalem where it will hit Teddy stadium tonight.

    The chairman of the Maccabiah, Amir Peled, admitted everything is already set and ready even though his personal jitters will continue all the way until the end of the games.

    Amir Peled – Chairman of the Maccabiah:
    II think that everything is set to go, I just sat with the 78 representatives of all delegations, to know how the first very crazy day passed. It was quite successful or very successful.
    I am in the function of being in control because if I will lose it, the rest will lose it as well, so I’m in control, I feel ok with it, seriously, a lot of emotions, excitement but totally in control.

    The Minister of Immigrant Absorption, Sofa Landver, who was clearly very excited about the Maccabiah kickoff, told us about her ministries special plan for sportsmen who will decide to immigrate to Israel as a result of the games.

    Sofa Landver – The Minister of Immigrant Absorption:
    The ministry of immigration, of course, wants them to stay here. From the last Maccabiah 250 have stayed, or let’s say arrived, 250 athletes have arrived. I believe that this time it will double itself. We have set up a benefits package, united packages that will help us successfully receive them and to give them the possibility of support, safe landing in the country, it’s up to them to make the decision, and you know what? Today we make decisions that will help to give them the possibility of getting to know the country, to touch , to fall in love with it, to get to know the history, the history of the Jewish people, our glorious country and to fall in love with it, and to come here, and AI believe that as Minister of Immigrant absorption I can receive them next year in Jerusalem.

    During the ceremony archive footage from past Maccabiah’s was unveiled for the first time including famous lighters of the torches in the history of the games.

    Amir Peled, Chairman of the Maccabiah:
    What you see here, I believe it’s amazing, to take 80 years back and all the story of the motorcycles becomes very very developed, Harley Davidson, to take them from here to Tel-Aviv, to Ramat-Gan, to Jerusalem Via Modi’in. I think after we see all the flags it’s a beautiful event and in the evening we’ll be the very very highlight in Teddy stadium. OUT 2:36

    80 out of the 600 members of the Israeli Harley Davidson club were chosen to imitate the motorcyclists who went all through Europe in 1932 to invite Jews to come to Israel for the first Maccabiah.

    Chen Cheres – Member of the Israeli Harley Davidson Club:
    We’re going to go to Tel-Aviv to start with a circle were it all started in 1932 I believe, and from there we’re going to go to Jerusalem, to the parliament to have a picture over there and to Malcha, to Teddy.

    Ori Arbel – Member of the Israeli Harley Davidson Club:
    I think it’s great honor for us, it’s welcoming ceremony for all the sports and all tourists who come to Israel, so we feel very proud and very honored to take the torch to Jerusalem and to open the Maccabiah games.

    Ron Jacobsohn, JN1 Correspondent:
    So the 80 bikers, each representing a country that will participate in the 19th Maccabiah are blasting the way towards Jerusalem and will arrive in time for the opening ceremony.
    For JN1, I’m Ron Jacobsohn at Kfar Maccabiah.

  • Ron Jacobsohn Joins Team USA at the 19th Maccabiah to their Welcome Reception at City Hall

    Ron Jacobsohn Joins Team USA at the 19th Maccabiah to their Welcome Reception at City Hall

    The 19th Maccabiah Games are just a few days away and the 77 delegations are all arriving in Israel, the largest delegation by far is the American one with almost twelve-hundred athletes and about a handful of representatives of that delegation were invited by the host city’s mayor, Nir Barkat, for a private meet and great. Members of the American delegation have confided in us that it is not enough for them to be the largest delegation at the games; they also want to go home with the most gold medals.

  • Ron Jacobsohn reports from the Premiere of Arab Labor in Jaffa

    Ron Jacobsohn reports from the Premiere of Arab Labor in Jaffa

    Ron Jacobsohn reports from the Premiere of Arab Labor in Jaffa

    Keshet’s sitcom, Arab Labor, is returning to channel for a third season hot off the heals of winning all the major awards at the Israeli Emmy awards, so we joined the people of the show at their premiere party to find out how a show about Arabs and Jews living together in the same building has become the number one sitcom on the Israeli prime-time.
    Even though the Palestinian actors in the show seem skeptical about the influence of the show, with 30% average rating per episode there is no doubt the show captures all sides of the Israeli audience.

  • Ron Jacobsohn Meets the Israeli Star of World War Z

    Ron Jacobsohn Meets the Israeli Star of World War Z

    Ron Jacobsohn Meets the Israeli Star of World War Z

    “World War Z” opened in the United States, starring Brad Pitt but if you look closely there is another star in the movie and he name is Daniella Kartesz and she is Israeli and was here for the Tel-Aviv premiere.
    Only days after the world premiere of the movie in London where Daniella walked alongside her co-star, Brad Pitt, and his wife, Angelina Jolie, down the red carpet and faced the world media with questions about her role in World War Z.
    And it seems Kartesz has become a hot ticket in the industry, two Hollywood agents have travelled all the way to Tel-Aviv to try to loom her to sign up with their agency.

     

  • Ron Jacobsohn Attends the Opening of the 30th Jerusalem Film Festival

     

    The Jerusalem Film Festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a very contemporary line-up of films and acclaimed personalities like director Richard Linklater and Iranian filmmaker, Mohsenzadegan Makhmalbaf, who will be presenting their films during the festival.

    Ron Jacobsohn, JN1 Correspondent:
    The Jerusalem Film Festival is celebrating its 30th year with a very contemporary line-up of films and acclaimed personalities like director Richard Linklater and Iranian filmmaker, Mohsenzadegan Makhmalbaf, who will be presenting their films at the festival.

    Irene Pletka, who is the chairman of the festival, got sentimental on us when reminiscing about the festivals anniversary.

    Irene Pletka, Chairman of the Board, Jerusalem Film Festival:
    It’s really such an out of life experience to come to Jerusalem, and have the entire world gather and watch movies, it’s great. This institution in fact educated the entire Israeli film world in average having directors, producers, writers, actors come here and mingle with the Israeli film world and we feel that the Israeli film world has really stepped up and is on a world class footing now and therefore it is very appropriate to have the 30th film festival open with an original Israeli movie.

    American director Neil Barsky claims having the Jerusalem Film Festival mark on your movie is a great benefit.

    Neil Barsky, Director, Kotch:
    It’s a very respected film festival, it’s an international film festival, it’s not parochial, it’s prestigious and we have a DVD coming out of the film September I think, and we’re very proud to have Jerusalem film festivals. One of the festivals we’ve been in so it’s very well regarded. Just look at the films that have been here, historically, you’re in great company.

    The director of the opening night film, Reshef Levi, requested an especially big arena for the showing of his film to fit all his seven children who were all in attendance.

    Reshef Levi, Director, Hunting Elephants:
    Well, the Jewish mothers who are watching the channel would love to hear that I have seven children from the same wife, which is you know it’s a kind of a world record for a guy who is not religious, so yes I have a lot of children, it’s a mess, you know they eat a lot but I love them and they will be here with me in the pool.

    Reshef Levi, Director, Hunting Elephants:
    It’s wonderful because usually they chose a big blockbuster from America you know, like Shrek and suddenly I am the Shrek. The Shrek of the year and the fact that they have chosen an Israeli movie which is two thirds in Hebrew one third in English, it’s a big honor, it’s didn’t happen a lot during the years so I’m very excited and it’s wonderful.

    Lifetime Achievement honorees, Sasson Gabbai and Moni Moshonov, tried to be very modest about why they feel they are deserving of this award.

    Sasson Gabbai, Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree:
    I don’t call it life achievement award because it’s scary, a little bit scary. I will call it kind of an appreciation award because the life is.. my life achievement is still on, I’m very busy, I’ve got so many plans for the future but it’s so nice to get such award you know you get appreciation from the industry, from the people who caring and involved with the cinema. You are so busy when you are doing things that you are not. But after a while you calculate and see that you’ve done quite a lot. I’m thankful and it’s very nice to have this award but I still have plans, many plans for the future.

    Moni Moshonov, Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree:
    It’s a lifetime achievement, you’re sure about it? Oh, I thought it’s, you know just achievement, I don’t think, I don’t really feel like I have something to say yet, I’m here to stay for… I don’t know, to make some more films, some more movies.

    Ron Jacobsohn, JN1 Correspondent:
    With the screening of Hunting Elephants the festival has officially kicked off and the organizers are expecting around 25,000 visitors to attend the around 130 screenings and workshops during the ten days of the festival.
    For JN1 I am Ron Jacobsohn at the opening ceremony of the 30th Jerusalem Film Festival.