Bill Clinton and Martha Stewart Celebrate Israeli Architect
In Arkansas this week, the expansion of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, designed by Israeli architect Moshe Safdie, was inaugurated with an impressive guest list. The event was attended by former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, museum founder and Walmart heiress Alice Walton, media personality Arianna Huffington, businesswoman Martha Stewart and other senior figures from the worlds of business, art and philanthropy. ● Interview | “iPhones in the supermarket? That won’t last. They’re losing money on it” ● The new partner of the Kamari convenience store chain
The museum opened in 2011 and is considered a success story in American culture, with about 800,000 visitors a year. The Wall Street Journal once published a report on the economic and real estate boost the museum brought to the area where it is located. The new expansion adds about 10,000 square meters of galleries, education centers, creative spaces and new public areas.
“The inauguration of the second phase marks the completion of a two-decade partnership,” Safdie said. He is also responsible, among other things, for the design of Yad Vashem, the Mamilla complex and Terminal 3 at Ben Gurion Airport. “This is a shared journey that shaped not only a building, but an entire concept of what a museum can be. Beyond expanding activity, the project deepens the connection between art, nature, learning and community, and creates a new experience for visitors.”
The photo "Flowers in the Barrel," taken by Yair Hamerzlag, won the title of Israel’s Agriculture and Nature Photo of the Year 2026, as part of the Kantal photo contest "The Agricultural Gallery." This year’s competition was held in tribute to farmers in border communities and along the borders, and about 2,000 photos were submitted by amateur and professional photographers. Photo: Yair Hamerzlag
The food group Tiv Taam is setting up a robotic picking system for its online operations in Rishon Lezion, in an investment estimated at about 35 million shekels. The system is being built next to the chain’s branch in Rishon Lezion and will operate on a site of about 1,200 square meters, which until now was used for manual picking and packing stations. The system includes a dedicated setup for dry goods with 26 robots and a dedicated setup for chilled products with 19 robots, and will handle orders and deliveries from Tel Aviv to the Shfela region. The technology is expected to significantly improve picking speed, accuracy and operational efficiency. Company vice presidents Gal Tzubari and Alon Ashkenazi / Photo: Eyal Afraeti
The Colmobil Group and the Yedidim organization are launching a new partnership for electric vehicles that run out of charge. The company will provide assistance kits to hundreds of volunteers on the road who drive electric vehicles. According to Yedidim data, thousands of assistance calls are received every year from drivers stranded with an electric vehicle, most of them within about 3 kilometers of a charging station. The partnership between Colmobil and Yedidim / Photo: PR
Alon Schatz, 59, has been appointed CEO of Ferrero Israel. This is the first local appointment to the role since the Ferrero Group entered Israel in 2016. He previously served as chief operating officer and head of the store chain at Mega Retail, as vice president of sales at Unilever Israel, as vice president of sales at Henkel Schwarzkopf Israel, and as head of trade at Tnuva.
Alon Schatz / Photo: Shany Kitlaru Photography
Ron Marom has been appointed vice president of urban renewal at Chen and Itay Gindi. Smadar Ashkenazi-Reivit has been appointed CEO of Beit Gil Hazahav Tel Aviv. She previously served as vice president at Dr. Levinger Medical Centers Group and as CEO of Studio C.
Number of the day: 200 million shekels, the amount Delek Vehicle is expected to write off from its investment in the artificial intelligence chip company Hailo Technologies.
