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Swapping the stage for a deli: Israel underemployment rises

by Associated Press
| July 21, 2020 12:03 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A year ago, Cijay Brightman was doing sound and lighting for a Madonna performance in Israel. Now, after the coronavirus wiped out live events, he's making sandwiches, slicing cheese and serving customers at a Tel Aviv deli.

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