Bridges Israel: Investing for Positive Social and Environmental Impact
Bridges Israel aims to generate competitive financial returns alongside significant…
Hadassah Medical Center: On Newsweek’s List of Top Cardiology and Oncology Hospitals
The magazine publishes a selection of 250 hospitals from around the world with the best…
Eilad Theater: Artistic Oasis for the City of Eilat, the Arava, and All of Southern Israel
Quote: “I think that in the South you’re clean,” Boaz Dan told The Jerusalem Post when asked about the difference between the theater scene in central Israel vs the periphery. “You don’t have traffic jams, you don’t need to work as a bartender [on top of your acting job]. [Actors] have the time. The…
Arie Schachner: Saving the Lives of Children From All Over the World, One Heart at a Time
Prof. Arie Schachner is president and a founder of Save a Child’s Heart (SACH), an Israeli humanitarian organization that provides cardiac healthcare to children worldwide. SACH has saved the lives of thousands of children since its inception in 1995. Also, Schachner is the founder of the Cardiovascular Surgery Department at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon,…
Despite All Its Problems, Israel Now Ranks Among the 10 Happiest Countries in the World!
…in the most recent United Nations World Happiness Report, Israel took the number nine slot.
Four Israeli Companies Trying to Combat a Worldwide Food Crisis
Because of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the world is facing what could become a full-scale global food crisis…
Israeli Researchers Say They Can Predict Earthquakes With 80% Accuracy
Each year, many thousands of people lose their lives in earthquakes, millions lose their homes, and countries around the world incur billions of dollars in damages. (The 2010 earthquake in Haiti alone is estimated to have taken approximately 300,000 lives.) Being able to predict when earthquakes are about to happen could significantly help reduce the…
Elbit’s New High-Tech Helicopter Helmet That Uses AI and Augmented Reality
Elbit has developed a high-tech helmet for helicopter pilots and pilots of future vertical-liftoff aircraft.
Israel Antiquities Authority: U.S. Returns Stolen Ancient Jewish Coin to Israel
American authorities have returned a rare, 2,000-year-old Jewish coin to Israel nearly two decades after it was looted, smuggled, and put up for auction in the United States…
‘Cinema Sabaya’ Wins Top Ophir Award, Will Represent Israel at the 2023 Oscars
The film Cinema Sabaya — from director Orit Fouks Rotem — is about a video workshop for female Arab and Jewish municipal workers. It recently won Best Picture at the Ophir Awards (commonly known as the Israeli Oscars), the prizes of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. As a result, Cinema Sabaya will be…
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