By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
• November 20, 2020
In about a year, Israel will send its second astronaut into space. Former fighter pilot Eytan Stibbe will be trained in the United States, Germany and Russia before taking off from Florida in December 2021 for a 200-hour stay on the International Space...
By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
• November 9, 2020
Adam “AJ” Edelman’s first skeleton race representing the Israel Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation was a disaster.The former ice-hockey goalie and speed skater was a novice at this winter sliding sport when he agreed to compete in the North American...
(JNS) A flydubai flight carrying Israeli tourists landed in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday at the Dubai International Airport. Hussein Suleiman, the head of a delegation of Arab businessmen on the flight, said, “There is no doubt that the normalization...
(Israel Hayom via JNS) Natan Zach, an Israeli writer who had a major impact on the development of modern Hebrew poetry, died on Friday at the age of 89. Zach published more than two dozen books, including several that were translated into other languages,...
“On Friday morning I have on one ear a conference call and one hand mixing cholent, and with my foot I’m rocking the baby carriage,” says Ola Sergatchov. “That’s what my life looks like.”Vice president of corporate strategy at Israeli data...
By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
• October 23, 2020
Atop a soaring Tel Aviv skyscraper, an orchestra of Jewish, Muslim, Druze and Christian musicians from across Israel performed the Emirati song “Ahebak” (“I Love You”) in tribute to the historic Israel-UAE peace treaty.Posted on September 15...
Ever wonder what first impressions Kaiser Wilhelm II might have tweeted upon his arrival in Jerusalem in October 1898? Or what Instagram and WhatsApp messages British soldiers in Palestine during World War I would have sent?Long before the era of instantaneous...
By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
• October 9, 2020
Mazal tov to Hannah and Methuselah on their 111 miracle babies! The proud parents are date palms grown from ancient seeds uncovered in archeological excavations in Israel.These dates, recently picked at the Arava Institute at Kibbutz Ketura in southern...
Jerusalem Cinematheque’s Israel Film Archive features 30,000 titles recorded on 2 million meters of film – now digitized and many available for free.In a fortuitous turn of events, the Israel Film Archive uploaded its extensive library online just...
BY ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN, Israel21c
• October 1, 2020
Six Israeli wineries won gold medals in the 2020 Decanter World Wine Awards.
Considered the “Oscars” of wine awards, Decanter’s competition has become the world’s largest wine contest over the past 17 years.
“Over 28 consecutive days in...
By Jewish News Syndicate (www.jns.org)
Israeli Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel announced on Tuesday that three Israeli telecommunications companies had been awarded licenses to operate Fifth Generation (5G) communications networks in the country.
“As...
A rapid COVID-19 screening test developed in Israel will be used to screen passengers in several European airports. The test involves gargling with a small amount of special mouthwash and spitting it into a test tube.Virusight Diagnostic, a newly formed...
