Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c.org
• Published January 10, 2022
You don’t need a Ph.D. or political clout to make a difference for the planet. Two leaders of environmental nonprofits in Israel offer simple steps anyone can take toward a cleaner, healthier future.
Diana Bletter, Israel21c
• Published January 10, 2022
Everyone knows that fish can swim, but Israeli scientists at Ben-Gurion University have just discovered that fish can also drive.
In a recent experiment, six goldfish operated their own vehicle, proving that they were able to navigate even on land.
In...
Lior Zaltzman, Kveller
• Published January 9, 2022
A recent Gal Gadot interview with InStyle is full of little gems about the “Wonder Woman” star — including what she learned from her military service, insight into her parenting, lessons learned from her Jewish mom and her favorite Hebrew...
Stephen M. Flatow, JNS
• Published January 7, 2022
Hopefully, her declaration about the Palestinians will stimulate a serious conversation about the cruel occupation that the international community has been ignoring.
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics estimates Israel’s population at 9,449,000 as of December 31, 2021.
Of that number, 6,982,000 are Jewish (73.9% of the total population), 1,995,000 are Arab (21.1%) and 472,000 identify as “other” (5%).
Israel’s...
Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
• Published January 3, 2022
“The world urgently needs a new way to treat mental health issues, and at PsyRx we believe psychedelics are a big part of the solution,” says Itay Hecht.
Hecht is CEO and cofounder of this Israeli company, which is developing standardized pharma-grade...
Mark D. Zimmerman, rrrjewishtrivia.com
• Published January 3, 2022
The American division of the Israeli company Teva Pharmaceuticals was found liable in a lawsuit alleging responsibility for aspects of the opioid crisis in this country.
“Teva Pharmaceuticals USA...misled the American people about...
Frieda R. F. Horwitz, The National Library Of Israel
• Published January 2, 2022
She's been called 'The Betsy Ross of Israel'.
Passionate, adventurous, attractive, well-educated, a cosmopolitan world traveler and a gifted organizer, Rebecca Affachiner led an unusual life in the early 20th century, as a single religiously observant...
(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...
