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Daily Archives: March 30, 2021

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SpinCare: Israeli Company Develops Spray-On ‘Skin’ That’s Better Than Bandages for Wounds

UncategorizedBy Lenny GiteckMarch 30, 2021

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Yom Haatzmaut 2021: Israelis and Jews Everywhere About to Celebrate 73 Years Since the Founding of Israel

PEOPLEBy Lenny GiteckMarch 30, 2021

On April 14 — 15 the citizens of Israel and Jews all over the world will celebrate Independence Day 2021, the 73rd anniversary of the establishment of the Jewish state. As every year, that joyous occasion will be preceded by two somber observances: Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), honoring the millions who perished at the…

Tel Aviv: World’s First City With a Road That Recharges Electric Public Transit While in Motion

INNOVATIONBy Lenny GiteckMarch 30, 2021

The city of Tel Aviv, in collaboration with the Dan Bus Company and Israeli company ElectReon, is installing the world’s first urban street that can charge specially equipped electric busses while they’re in motion. Although the initial section of the charging-enabled roadway is fairly short — about half a mile — the pilot program will…

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FUN QUIZ ANSWERS

 

  1. 1. El Al is the world’s only commercial airline to equip its planes with missile defense systems to protect them against surface-to-air missiles.
    a. True

    2.  

  2. 2. In 1991, El AL set the world record for the most passengers on a single commercial aircraft. It was during Operation Solomon, when a total of 14,500 Jewish refugees were transported to Israel from Ethiopia. How many refugees were on that one flight?
    c. 1,088

    3.  

  3. 3. In what year did El Al’s first international flight — from Tel Aviv to Paris, with refueling in Rome — take place?
    b. 1949

    4.  

  4. 4. How many planes are in the current El Al fleet?
    a. 44

    5.  

  5. 5. All El Al airliners are produced by Boeing.
    a. True

    6.  

  6. 6. El Al serves more than               destinations around the world.
    a. 50

NAME THAT ISRAELI! ANSWER

 
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WOW! FACTS

Inventor of the mobile phone, “Father of the Internet,” inventor of the video game cosole, inventor fo the laser, inventor of the gramophone, creator of the Barbie Doll, creator of the cruise ship, “Father of Immunology,” inventor fo the modern condom (!), a prime minister of the U.K., a three-time prime minister of France, a president of Switzerland and the primary financier of the American Revolution?

We knew you could guess… all of them are (or were) Jews!

To learn about these and many more AmazingJews, watch a compilation put together by JewOfTheWeek.net in 2015 and posted on YouTube. >>
 

Nobel Prizes
Although Jews are less than two-tenths of one percent of the world’s population, more than 20% of Nobel Prize winners have been Jewish. Source: Google

Polio Vaccine
Millions and millions of people worldwide have been spared the ravages of poliomyelitis — including paralysis and even death — thanks to research conducted by Jewish scientist Dr. Jonas Salk and his team. The Salk vaccine entered widespread use in the U.S. in 1955. Source: Wikipedia

Miss Liberty
The words “…give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…” on the Statue of Liberty were written by Emma Lazarus, a Jew. Source: BuzzFeed

Blue Jeans
Levi Strauss, an immigrant from Germany, invented his blue jeans in 1873. Source: BuzzFeed

Start-Up Nation
Israel has the third highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world. It has the highest rate of entrepreneurship among women and people over 55 in the world. Source: BuzzFeed

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