(JNS) The state of Illinois is expected to divest its pension funds of investments in Unilever this coming Wednesday, JNS has learned.
This looming decision in Illinois marks the latest domino to fall as the global conglomerate continues to come under...
Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
• Published December 15, 2021
When a rogue drone appeared over a large public Mass led by Pope Francis in Slovakia on September 15, the threat was neutralized — without any disruption to the worshipers — by the EnforceAir anti-drone ground-level tactical solution from Israel’s D-Fend.
According...
(Israel Hayom via JNS) A synagogue dating back some 2,000 years is being excavated at Migdal in northern Israel, a modern town and the site of a large Jewish community in the Second Temple era.
This is the second synagogue excavated in Migdal, and...
Abigail Klein Leichman
• Published December 13, 2021
(Israel21c) - Israel notched its first para taekwondo gold medal after Asaf Yasur beat all competitors in the under-58 kg category of the World Para Taekwondo Championships in Istanbul on December 11.
Yasur, 19, had both hands amputated five years...
(Jewish Journal via JNS) I was 16 when I first visited Israel with my mother. She spent most of the trip coming between me and aggressive young Israeli men who thought it was cute when I said, “Shalom, korim li Tabby” (“Hi, I’m Tabby”) with...
Naama Barak, Israel21c
• Published December 8, 2021
It’s an unfortunate truth that vegetarian burgers often suffer from a somewhat dry texture. But now, thanks to an innovative use of microalgae, herbivores are also getting a chance to sink their teeth into what looks and feels like a bloody, oozing...
Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
• Published December 2, 2021
It’s hard to believe we never heard of Omicron until a week ago. It was November 26 when the World Health Organization (WHO) designated the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variant B.1.1.529 a “variant of concern” and named it Omicron after the 15th letter...
Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c.org
• Published November 22, 2021
What is the recipe for meat and dairy without cows? Snacks and sauces with less sugar and salt? Long-lasting fresh produce and compostable food wrappers?
A fast-growing, climate-threatened world is hungry for such recipes. Appropriately enough, the...
A new class of small molecules for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and other neurodegenerative diseases, is being developed at Neuromagen Pharma of Beersheva with several million dollars in seed money...
Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
• Published November 1, 2021
A third (booster) dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 is 93 percent effective in protecting individuals against severe Covid-19-related outcomes, compared with two doses received at least five months earlier.
This conclusion is based...
The National Library of Israel
• Published October 30, 2021
To mark 40 years since the passing of Moshe Dayan, one of the most iconic and photogenic figures in Israel's history, our partners at the National Library of Israel selected a handful of pictures that captured both historic and personal moments in his...
