Category Israel

Height of celebration

photo - Feeding time for the giraffes in Ramat Gan Safari Park on June 21, which was World Giraffe Day

Feeding time for the giraffes in Ramat Gan Safari Park on June 21, which was World Giraffe Day. (photo from Ashernet) It is no coincidence that the day to raise public awareness of the tallest animal on earth takes place…

Terror infrastructure discovered

photo - Some of the terror weapons found by Israel Security Agency (ISA) personnel

Some of the terror weapons found by Israel Security Agency (ISA) personnel. (photos by ISA via Ashernet) In recent months, the ISA, Israel Defence Forces and Israel Police have uncovered a large and active terrorist infrastructure that operated in the…

New Yad Vashem exhibit

photo - The new exhibit at Yad Vashem features artworks, artifacts, diaries, letters and testimonies that illustrate how Jews yearned for Eretz Israel during and immediately following the Shoah, from 1933-1948

The new exhibit at Yad Vashem features artworks, artifacts, diaries, letters and testimonies that illustrate how Jews yearned for Eretz Israel during and immediately following the Shoah, from 1933-1948. (photo from Ashernet) “I see a sign that we will meet…

Holy colour of blue

photo - A tallit’s tzitzit with threads dyed in tekhelet blue produced from Murex trunculus snails

A tallit’s tzitzit with threads dyed in tekhelet blue produced from Murex trunculus snails. (photo from Ptil Tekhelet/Eugene Weisberg) There’s only one thing missing from the comprehensive temporary exhibit Out of the Blue, which opened June 1 at the Bible…

A special anniversary

photo - Children who lost family members fighting for Israel are seen attending a camp at Wizo’s Hadassim Youth Village, which was founded in 1947 to support the influx of refugees fleeing from Europe

Children who lost family members fighting for Israel are seen attending a camp at Wizo’s Hadassim Youth Village, which was founded in 1947 to support the influx of refugees fleeing from Europe. (photo from Jewish Museum and Archives of British…

Ancient donkey leads to new discoveries

photo - In the ancient city of Gath, now Tell es-Safi, an international team of archeologists has uncovered the earliest example of the use of a bridle bit with an equid in the Near East

In the ancient city of Gath, now Tell es-Safi, an international team of archeologists has uncovered the earliest example of the use of a bridle bit with an equid in the Near East. (photo from Ashernet) “The use of a…

BGU finds key protein

photo - Ben-Gurion University’s Dr. Deborah Toiber will be part of a panel in Vancouver called Alzheimer’s, Dementia and You: Research, Risk Reduction and Resources

Ben-Gurion University’s Dr. Deborah Toiber will be part of a panel in Vancouver called Alzheimer’s, Dementia and You: Research, Risk Reduction and Resources. (photo from CABGU) Alzheimer’s affects about six percent of people over the age 65 worldwide. For years,…

Preserving written word

photo - Pinkas Kehillat Frankfurt am Main contains records of the membership dues and other payments made by the members of the Frankfurt community between 1729 and 1739. It also contains copies of records from the 17th century. The pinkas contains 384 leaves and is written in German in Hebrew letters

Pinkas Kehillat Frankfurt am Main contains records of the membership dues and other payments made by the members of the Frankfurt community between 1729 and 1739. It also contains copies of records from the 17th century. The pinkas contains 384…

Welcome, Paraguay!

photo - A section of Jerusalem’s Old City, near the Jaffa Gate, is illuminated with a greeting to welcome the establishment of the new Paraguayan embassy

(photo from Ashernet) A section of Jerusalem’s Old City, near the Jaffa Gate, is illuminated with a greeting to welcome the establishment of the new Paraguayan embassy. On May 22, the municipality welcomed the establishment of the third embassy in…

American embassy arrives

photo - In Jerusalem on Sunday, May 13, which was Jerusalem Day, there was a strong feeling of anticipation

(photos from Ashernet) In Jerusalem on Sunday, May 13, which was Jerusalem Day, there was a strong feeling of anticipation, as Israelis waited for Monday’s opening in the city of the new American embassy. Other countries are expected to follow…