To paraphrase a well-known expression, “The way to a culture is through the stomach.” Food is an important touchstone of any nation’s culture — and that includes the State of Israel. A series of videos on the Internet shows citizens of one country trying another country’s cuisine for the first time. Some of the reactions…
“The time is ripe for forward-looking Israeli start-ups to seek new markets for vertical growth, exports, and expansion. Since signing the historic Abraham Accords in 2020, we have seen a dramatic increase in bilateral trade between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. We expect this new era of cooperation to see trade soaring to US$10…
It was guided by the commitment of Israel’s largest hospital to improving health equity in developing regions…
In 2022, after a two-year moratorium on international performances due to the pandemic, the
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra recently made its debut in Abu Dhabi, marking the first time that it performed in an Arab country since 1945.
Mitochondria are the energy factory of every cell in our bodies. Malfunctioning or mutated mitochondria are at the root of a wide range of ailments. A novel technique under development in Israel by Minovia Technologies, mitochondrial augmentation therapy (MAT), is being tested on children with rare, untreatable mitochondrial diseases. To test the efficacy of the…
In a global first, Tel Aviv University (TAU) scientists have discovered about 100,000 new types of viruses previously unknown to science — even specifying which organisms they are likely to attack. These viruses were discovered in global environmental data from soil samples, oceans, lakes, and a variety of other ecosystems. The researchers believe that their…
Green hydrogen is generated by renewable energy or from low-carbon power. It produces…
The Mesha Stele, also called the Moabite Stone, is a basalt stone slab that has provided historians and linguists with the largest source of the Moabite language to date.
In November 2022, Israel and Jordan agreed at a UN climate meeting in Egypt to clean up the polluted Jordan River, an essential waterway suffering under decades of pollution and drought. Despite having diplomatic ties, Jordan and Israel have often had fraught relations, especially over Israeli policies toward the Palestinians — tensions that have hindered…
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