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destruction in 1948.
The ceremony was held in the syna-
gogue courtyard. Prior to its rebuild-
ing and rededication, couples were
married in the synagogue's ruins. A
second wedding took place several
days later.
While the wedding in March is the
first official chupah to be held at the
synagogue since its rededication, a
video on YouTube and several bloggers
are reporting that a chupah actually
took place in front of the synagogue
on the day of the rededication last
year, when a young American soldier,
his Ethiopian bride and their hand-
ful of guests came to the Old City
in search of a place to hold a wed-
ding. The guests from the dedication
ceremony reportedly remained and
danced the couple to their chupah.
Central Park
The mostly haredi Orthodox city of
Bnei Brak is planning its own version
of Central Park for city residents.
The plan for the 105-acre park
along the Yarkon River includes an
artificial pond with observation posts,
footpaths, bicycle trails, a skateboard
park and extreme sports fields, picnic
areas and a promenade, Ynet reported.
Property taxes will fund the project.
iPhone Upgrade
Israeli senior civil servants can't get
enough of iPhone games like Angry
Birds, it seems.
Some 500 senior civil servants,
including government ministers, have
upgraded to the iPhone 4 in recent
weeks, according to Globes.
Up to 2,000 government employees
are eligible for the upgrade. Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
has not yet asked for an upgrade,
according to the paper Yediot Achronot.
Israel In Fashion
Fashion-forward consumers looking
for clothes in the Urban Outfitters
spring catalog will enjoy Israel in the
background.
The American fashion chain spent
a week photographing fashion models
at popular and scenic sites throughout
the country, including the Dead Sea,
the Judean Desert, Jaffa and the Tel
Aviv coast. The models also were given
cameras to photograph their own
experiences.
The photos taken in Israel are pub-
lished in the brand's catalog, and
posted on its Facebook page and blog.
In other fashion news, Ivanka
Trump has signed a deal to import
and market her line in Israel. The
daughter of Donald Trump recently
converted to Judaism. She will begin
selling her accessories for women in
Israel next August. She also plans to
open a store in central Israel.
Meanwhile, senior buyers for the
French cosmetic chain Sephora visited
Israel to discuss collaborations with
some Israeli cosmetics companies.
The chain doesn't have plans to open
stores in Israel.
feature some beloved national poets.
Bank of Israel Governor Stanley
Fisher in March announced the per-
sonalities who will grace the new
notes in denominations of 20, 50, 100
and 200 shekels: Natan Alterman,
Leah Goldberg, Shaul Tchernichovsky
and Rachel the Poetess.
The list was finalized following
more than a year
of heated debate
and still must
be approved by
the government.
Others considered
for appearances
were writer Shai
Rachel the
Agnon and the late
Poetess
prime ministers
Menachem Begin
and Yitzhak Rabin.
The members of the Committee for
the Planning of Banknotes, Coins and
Commemorative Coins, and Fisher
said in a statement that featuring
these personalities on the banknotes
will "help to instill in the younger
generation of Israelis an appreciation
of their contribution to Israeli society
and to the state."
Alterman, an author, playwright,
poet and newspaper columnist who
died in 1970, won the 1968 Israel
Prize for Literature. Rachel, who died
in 1931, is a leading poet in modern
Hebrew whose works have been set
to music.
Goldberg, who died in 1970, was
a poet, author, playwright, literary
translator and researcher of Hebrew
literature who translated War and
Peace into Hebrew. Tchernichovsky
was a two-time winner of the Bialik
Prize for Literature.
The current faces on Israeli cur-
rency are former Prime Minister
Moshe Sharett on the 20 shekel note;
Agnon on the 50 shekel note; and for-
mer presidents Yitzhak Ben- Zvi and
Zalman Shazar on the 100 shekel and
200 shekel notes.
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