Jerusalem Double tournament at Machane Yehuda market, Jerusalem. (photo from Jerusalem Double via israel21c.org) On a winter night inside the Mayer Davidov Garage in the Talpiot industrial area of Jerusalem, some 500 university students, mechanics, high-techies and senior citizens –…
An entire mouse brain viewed from above: neuronal extensions connect the two amygdalas (brightest spots on both sides of the brain) with the prefrontal cortex (top). (photo from wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il) Erasing unwanted memories is still the stuff of science fiction, but…
(image from wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il) Say someone claims to have developed a system to “capture” any odour in the form of a digital code – one that could be transmitted online or uploaded to the internet and faithfully reproduced at the receiving…
Avi Zimmerman chose for Talk17 a format that would allow a speaker to share their stories and views uninterrupted. (photo from Avi Zimmerman) There is a range of strong opinions when it comes to Jewish community development east of the…
(photo from Haifa University via Ashernet) The replica of the Ma’agan Michael ship took its first voyage on March 17, near where the original vessel was discovered in 1985 by Ami Eshel, a member of Kibbutz Ma’agan Michael, some 70…
Israeli business owner and chef Yair Yosefi helped spearhead a fundraiser for Syrian refugees. (photo from Yair Yosefi) A Tel Aviv restaurateur and bar owner wanted to do something about the dire situation of Syrian refugees, so he turned to…
Orphans from the IDF Widows and Orphans organization plant olive trees in the Givat Koah forest along with Tami Shelach, IDFWO chair, herself an IDF widow. (photo from IMP Group Ltd.) Eleven-year-old Maya Keidar lost her father, Lt.-Col. Dolev Keidar,…
Tours and tastings of Milk and Honey distillery can be booked on certain days. (photo by Ariel Fields) Is a Bronfman family saga about to begin again? While it has a ways to go before reaching the heights of the…
An Arkia plane lands at Eilat Airport. (photo from Ashernet) Ever since 1949, Eilat Airport has been an important link between the resort city of Eilat on the Red Sea and the busy central part of Israel. However, it is…
Ramat Gan Safari Park taking Conner back to the zoo. (photo from Ashernet) Conner, a 17-year-old capuchin monkey from Ramat Gan Safari Park, escaped the park earlier this month and set off on a foray into the outside world. Staff from the zoo…
