The Israeli company Practical Innovation works with many other companies from traditional industries worldwide to create their next start-up, products and/or services that are game-changers in their category. Practical Innovation was founded (by CEO Tal Leizer, pictured) out of a desire to introduce practical applications into the world of innovation, and to enable companies to…
“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…
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The recently announced decision by ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s to boycott the West Bank and East Jerusalem…
Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Aviation Group has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Incheon International Airport and Sharp Technics to establish a “Passenger 2 Cargo” conversion site in South Korea. The facility will specialize in converting Boeing 777-ERSF (“Big Twin”) from passenger to freighter. IAI’s Aviation Group is working around the clock to prototype…
The ink on the documents of the Abraham Accords documents — signed on Aug. 13, 2020 in front of the White House — hadn’t even dried when Israel and the United Arab Emirates were salivating over the potential business opportunities created for both sides. Indeed, it had long been reported that unofficial, under-the-table commercial contacts…
The bestselling book Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle (by Dan Senor and Saul Singer) was published in 2009. More than a decade later, Israel’s status as a major start-up center has been cemented in people’s consciousness all over the globe. In the past, Israeli start-ups were sold to large international companies for…
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