Category Israel

Diamonds at Shalva opening

photo - The new Shalva National Centre in Jerusalem officially opened on April 27

The new Shalva National Centre in Jerusalem officially opened on April 27. (photo from Shalva) History was made on April 27, when hundreds of friends and donors traveled from around the world to gather in Jerusalem to celebrate the grand…

Providing mutual support

photo - Sara Omer and her kids lost their husband/father Reuven in 2008

Sara Omer and her kids lost their husband/father Reuven in 2008. (photo from IMP Group) May 1 was Yom Hazikaron (Israel Memorial Day), May 2 celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) and this month marks the 50th anniversary of the…

Israel’s BDS website

photo - Featured on israelbds.org are popular articles that describe the history of Israeli-international scientific cooperation, research that has resulted from that cooperation and the people involved, as well as links to scientific papers

Featured on israelbds.org are popular articles that describe the history of Israeli-international scientific cooperation, research that has resulted from that cooperation and the people involved, as well as links to scientific papers. (image from israelbds.org) Building Dialogue through Science, or…

Yom Hashoah in Israel

photo - Vehicles at a standstill alongside the ancient walls of Jerusalem’s Old City on April 24, as drivers honor the memory of the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust. At 10 a.m., sirens sounded throughout Israel, and pedestrian and car traffic stopped to remember

Vehicles at a standstill alongside the ancient walls of Jerusalem’s Old City on April 24, as drivers honor the memory of the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust. At 10 a.m., sirens sounded throughout Israel, and pedestrian…

A potential malaria vaccine

photo - A malaria vaccine based on stabilized proteins could circumvent today’s problems

A malaria vaccine based on stabilized proteins could circumvent today’s problems. (photo from wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il) Despite decades of malaria research, the disease still afflicts hundreds of millions and kills around half a million people each year – most of them children…

Being a woman in the IDF

photo - From left to right, Staff Sgt. Maya, Sgt. Noam and Brigadier General (Res.) Gila Klifi-Amir at a Friends of the Israel Defence Forces program April 3 in New York City

From left to right, Staff Sgt. Maya, Sgt. Noam and Brigadier General (Res.) Gila Klifi-Amir at a Friends of the Israel Defence Forces program April 3 in New York City. (photo by Shiryn Ghermezian) Israel’s female soldiers seem to break…

Planning longest pipeline

photo - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu meeting with Noble Energy executives in the Prime Minister’s Office on April 3

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu meeting with Noble Energy executives in the Prime Minister’s Office on April 3. (photo from IGPO via Ashernet) About 20 years ago, natural gas was found off the Mediterranean coast of Israel. Conservative estimates put the…

Using film school as therapy

photo - From Ma’aleh School of Television, Film and Art, standing, from left to right, are Asher Lemann, David Cohen, Chanan Ariel, Ofir Shaer, Yosef Baruch Kalangel and Nachum Lemkus. Sitting, from the left, are Keren Hakak, Menachem Assaraf and Shalom Sarel

From Ma’aleh School of Television, Film and Art, standing, from left to right, are Asher Lemann, David Cohen, Chanan Ariel, Ofir Shaer, Yosef Baruch Kalangel and Nachum Lemkus. Sitting, from the left, are Keren Hakak, Menachem Assaraf and Shalom Sarel.…

Bonding over backgammon

photo - Jerusalem Double tournament at Machane Yehuda market, Jerusalem

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 –…

Forgetting our fright?

photo - 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)

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…