Tel Aviv Comes to Times Square and Times Square Comes to Tel Aviv in a Unique Trans-Atlantic Event
leading telecommunications provider, along with the Tel Aviv Municipality,
will hold a unique event in Tel Aviv Port where people will be able to watch
watch the event in real-time, on huge screens.
The event will be held
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New Yorkers and Israelis will have the opportunity to share a cultural
experience in real-time and feel the atmosphere of
Yorkers and Israelis will be able to communicate directly via special
communication devices that will be installed by the screens in both cities.
In addition, a large part of Tel Aviv Port will be designed like Times Square.
The unique interactive transatlantic event is made possible due to
Bezeq’s new NGN (Next Generation Network), the most advanced broadband
network in
New Yorkers and Israelis will have the opportunity to watch performances
on the giant screens, including Israeli and US singers, bands and dancers.
greet the audience. Chefs from SUSHISAMBA restaurants in NYC and
will prepare special sushi and cocktails. Children on both sides of the ocean
will watch and will be able to participate in children’s creative workshops.
New Yorkers and Tel Avivians will also compete in a transatlantic virtual
tug-of-war, where special software will measure the rope pulling on each
side, and will operate a special engine that will simulate the opponents on
the other side of the ocean.
The Program
October 6, 2009
10:00 AM ET (4:00 PM Israel) - Virtual Transatlantic Tug-of-War
11:00 AM ET (5:00 PM Israel) - Virtual Transatlantic Tug-of-War
12:00 PM ET (6 PM Israel) - Guy Pines (Israeli TV star)
1:00 PM ET (7:00 PM Israel) - Standup Comedy (Israeli artists)
2:30 PM ET (8:30 PM Israel) - Einat Saruf (Israeli singer)
4:00 PM ET (10:00 PM Israel) - Tug-of-War (boy and girl scouts in
Tel Aviv and New York) 5:00 PM ET - 8:00 PM ET (11:00 PM - 02:00 AM
Israel) -Tug-of-War (passersby in New York and Tel Aviv)
October 7, 2009
10:00 AM ET (4:00 PM Israel) - Children's creative workshop
11:00 AM ET (5:00 PM Israel) - Children's creative workshop
12:00 PM ET (6 PM Israel) - Chefs from SUSHISAMBA restaurants in
NYC and Tel Aviv prepare special sushi and cocktails
2:00 PM ET (8:00 PM Israel) - New York City Mayor Michael
Bloomberg and Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai greet the audience
3:00 PM ET (9:00 PM Israel) - Street Talking (Israeli and US
rappers) 4:00 PM ET (10:00 PM Israel) - Tug-of-War (boy and girl scouts
inTel Aviv and New York) 5:00 PM ET - 8:00 PM ET (11:00 PM - 02:00 AM
Israel) - Tug-of-War (passersby in New York and Tel Aviv)
October 8, 2009
10:00 AM ET (4:00 PM Israel) - Children's creative workshop
11:00 AM ET (5:00 PM Israel) - Children's creative workshop
11:30 AM ET (6 PM Israel) - Rabbi blesses the audience in NYC and
Tel Aviv
12:30 PM ET (6:30 PM Israel) - Latin dances
1:00 PM ET (7:00 PM Israel) - Tug-of-War (passersby in New York
and Tel Aviv)
2:00 PM ET (8:00 PM Israel) - Israeli Tararam Group
(theatrical/musical/dance experience) 4:00 PM ET (10:00 PM Israel) -
Young US immigrants to Israel meet their families
5:00 PM ET - 8:00 PM ET (11:00 PM - 02:00 AM Israel) - Tug-of-War
(passersby in New York and Tel Aviv)
About Bezeq – The Israel Telecommunication Corp.
Bezeq is
Established in 1984, the Company has led
communications, based on the most advanced technologies and services. Bezeq
and its subsidiaries offer the full range of communications services,
including domestic, international and cellular phone services; Internet,
ADSL, and other data communications; satellite-based multichannel TV; and
corporate networks. For more information about Bezeq please visit the
corporate website at http://www.bezeq.co.il.
Contact:
Guy Hadass
Bezeq - The Israel Telecommunication Corp.
Phone: +972-50-8676767
e-mail: Guy@bezeq.co.il
Or
David Kanaan
Kanaan Public Relations
Phone: +972-54-4255307
e-mail: david@kanaan.co.il
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