Magician

Mystifier Uri Geller: Israel’s first global celebrity - interview

Mystifier-entertainer Uri Geller sits down with the ‘Magazine’ to discuss ‘hasbara,’ the war, celebrity antisemitism, soccer, and the secrets of his age-defying appearance.

 URI GELLER: Spoon-bender, Israel advocate
 R to L: Panamanian Foreign Minister Jenaina Tewaney Mencomo, Ambassador Itai Bardov, Ambassador's wife Sarit Gold Bardov, US Ambassador Mary Carmen Aponte, US Deputy Ambassador John Barrett

Panama City Celebrates Israel's 75th Independence Day in Grand Style

 An apple core.

WATCH: Video of apple core can reveal what kind of person you are

HEADING TO Mass at the reopening of the temple of the cult figure La Santa Muerte (The Saint of Death) near Mexico City in July. The book surveys a range of cults

Jewish magician tells (nearly) all in no-holds-barred memoir


Globetrotting master mentalist Suchard says 'Israel will always be home'

“I could probably tell you that I could make more money if I lived in New York or LA. But I live here, my family is here. I invite guests here all the time."

Lior Suchard: Always think positive thoughts. You never know who can read them

Do you believe in divination?

In Part 2 of our series about magical practices in Israel, we explore the art of fortune-telling.

A man in Cameroon attempts to tell the future by interpreting the changes in position of various objects as caused by a freshwater crab through the practice of nggàm.

At platform 9¾, Harry Potter fans mark 20 years of magic

Twenty years to the day after the first book in the Harry Potter series was published, fans gathered online and in the real world to express their enduring love for J.K. Rowling’s magical creation.

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The people sound off

How do people in Israel protect themselves from the evil eye?

A ‘key halla,’ which is baked on the Shabbat after Passover and symbolizes the key to livelihood.

It’s not necessarily in the stars

Greer Fay Cashman puts her cards on the table about her fortune-telling experiences.

An example of a tea-leaf reading showing a dog and a bird on the side of the cup

Do you believe in magic?

Introducing a series on magical practices in Israel. In Part 1, we explore its relationship with Judaism, and the evil eye.

Tea and spice

NYC rabbi publishes ‘(Unofficial) Hogwarts Haggadah’ for coming holiday

The Passover Seder for Muggles.

'The (unofficial) Hogwarts Hagaddah' cover

La magie Houdini, plus vivace que jamais

Le plus grand illusionniste de tous les temps possède désormais son musée à Budapest

David Merlini, fondateur du musée dédié au magicien Houdini

'Spoon-bender Uri Geller was Cold War CIA agent'

The British 'Sun' reports that Geller worked for the CIA; Geller says he only worked on "positive missions" and not on "dark things."

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Analysis: Olmert’s attorneys pull off legal magic

Olmert, if he beats every case against him, may earn the nickname “magician.”

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Do you believe in magic?

An enchanting array of performers will delight audiences at Israel’s first international Magicians’ Festival.

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