29-year-old French-born, UK-raised lone soldier Isaac Moyal is Israel’s oldest recruit to the paratroop regiment. He has already shown that he can more than keep up with teenagers. It helps that he has a brown belt in kickboxing and does … Continue reading →

The Azrieli family has donated $21 million to Israel’s Technion, to help build a Tel Aviv campus. David Azrieli, 91, studied at the Technion in the 1940s and fought in the 1948 Israeli War of Independence. http://www.jpost.com/Business/Business-Features/Exclusive-Azrieli-philanthropy-to-give-100-million-within-5-years-344582 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Azrieli

Israelis contributed NIS 5.7 billion (approx £1 billon or $1.6 billion) to nonprofit organizations in Israel in 2011 – up from NIS 4.1 billion in 2009. It is the first comparison ever performed by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics. http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/israeli-philanthropy-up-21-2009-2011/

United With Israel has just featured my hometown. The Marmaluke ruins, the Yemenite museum and the Iris reserve enhance the beautiful beaches, exciting shuk and splendid eateries. http://unitedwithisrael.org/the-places-of-israel-netanya/

Naale Elite Academy enables students to complete their last three years of high school in Israel while learning to be independent, self-sufficient and resilient. The program, co-funded by the State of Israel and the Jewish Agency, provides a full scholarship … Continue reading →