A human rights and international law attorney by training, Kweskin today heads a female-majority nonprofit media company, The 49%.

Petel has found a way to reconcile her modern Orthodox lifestyle with her passion for music and movement.

Thousands of Israelis rent desks or private offices on a monthly, weekly, daily or even hourly basis at one of the country’s more than 200 coworking spaces.

Israelis are snapping up premium goods at Sweet Box, a new bakeshop specializing in American classics in the heart of Tel Aviv.

A successful businesswoman who is now president of the Jerusalem Foundation, Yohanna Arbib-Perugia splits her time between Rome and Jerusalem.

​“Street names and signs are all part of the creation of egalitarian public space, and of creating inspirational models for our young people,” one activist said.