Monthly Archives: March 2014

Here come the Rolling Stones

Posted on March 30, 2014

It’s true! World renowned rock band The Rolling Stones confirmed that they will perform in Tel Aviv on June 4, as part of their “14 On Fire” world tour. Ticket sales for the Park Hayarkon begin Sunday, March 30 at … Continue reading →

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Blair Underwood visits Israel

Posted on March 30, 2014

(Thanks to Size Doesn’t Matter) Award winning actor and director Blair Underwood met with Mehereta Baruch, an Ethiopian Jewess who arrived in Israel aged 10 and is now Deputy Mayor of Tel-Aviv. He also toured a military base, Haifa’s Bahai … Continue reading →

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Tel Aviv’s Bauhaus buildings are on-line

Posted on March 30, 2014

Design lovers can now use the Internet to preview some of Tel Aviv’s largest collection of Bauhaus architecture in the world. Artist Avner Gicelter has produced a series of colorful graphics that illustrate why Tel Aviv was designated a UNESCO … Continue reading →

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30 years of the Israeli opera

Posted on March 30, 2014

Israel Opera’s ambitious 30th anniversary program features seven operas, two Masada events and 10 dance concerts. Operas include Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville”, Verdi’s “Nabucco” and a new Israeli opera “The Lady and the Peddler”. http://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Music/Israel-Opera-celebrates-30-years-with-new-season-345903

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Israel’s largest ER

Posted on March 30, 2014

The new 5,000-square-meter fortified emergency room at the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva can treat 200,000 patients a year. It will relieve overstretched emergency rooms in other parts of the country, especially during the winter season. It cost NIS … Continue reading →

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How the Technion helps babies to breathe

Posted on March 30, 2014

More on the 3D scanner developed in the Geometric Image Processing Lab of Israel Technion Professor Ron Kimmel. (Baby mask reported in 11 Aug 2013 newsletter.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH8lGJu9etM&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgcVmCglwB0

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New way to tackle ovarian cancer

Posted on March 30, 2014

(Thanks to NoCamels) Professor Dan Peer of Tel Aviv University has devised a cluster of nano-particles that use chemotherapy to directly target tumor cells. It has achieved a 25-fold improvement in effectiveness with a dramatic reduction in toxic effect on … Continue reading →

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IDF wins the fight against PTSD

Posted on March 30, 2014

(Thanks to Nevet – www.broaderview.org) Canadian army experts are looking at how the Israeli Defense Forces have successfully combated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The rate of suicides in the IDF is lower that of the national population, thanks to several … Continue reading →

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Hope for Lupus sufferers

Posted on March 30, 2014

Israeli biotech XTL Biopharmaceuticals is gearing up for a Phase II trial of its hCDR1 compound for the treatment of Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – SLE). HCDR1 is the first new treatment for Lupus in 50 years and was given … Continue reading →

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Using music to treat illness

Posted on March 30, 2014

(Thanks to NoCamels.com) Israeli nonprofit “Haverut” (meaning “friendship” in Hebrew) is introducing healing through music. Guitarist Navot Ben Barak and flutist Avshalom Eshel perform twice a week at the Hadassah Medical Center in Israel. Songs are chosen for each individual … Continue reading →

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