Monthly Archives: June 2014

UK’s largest farming company looks for Israeli partners

Posted on June 8, 2014

Keith Norman, technical director of UK’s Velcourt, met 35 experts from 13 of Israel’s agritech companies on his first visit to Israel. Velcourt holds 54,000 hectares of UK farmland. Norman’s trip was organized by the British Embassy’s UK-Israel Tech Hub. … Continue reading →

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Building bridges in Turkey

Posted on June 8, 2014

Shosh Kaminsky of Israeli non-profit and provider of therapies for disabilities Beit Issie Shapiro presented and gave a workshop at the International Play Association’s 19th Triennial World Conference in Istanbul. The theme was building social bridges – how inclusive playgrounds … Continue reading →

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The world’s first child-friendly wheelchair

Posted on June 8, 2014

(Thanks to NoCamels.com) Israeli NGO Wheelchairs of Hope has designed the world’s first affordable wheelchairs built especially for children. They have received backing from the UN, the World Health Organization and Israeli Nobel Prize winner Aaron Ciechanover. http://nocamels.com/2014/06/israeli-ngo-designs-worlds-first-kid-friendly-wheelchair/

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Europe recognizes four excellent Israeli schools

Posted on June 8, 2014

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) For the first time, the European Foundation for Quality Management recognized 4 Israeli schools – in Acre, Tamra, Mas’ade, and the ORT school in Ma’alot – for implementing its Excellence Model for organizational management. http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=17683

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Palestinian Arab doctor lauds Israel for saving children

Posted on June 8, 2014

Palestinian Arab anesthesiologist Wafiq Othman told a Montreal audience that Israeli doctors at Save A Child’s Heart (SACH) saved his younger brother’s life. He then trained for six years with SACH and returned home to coordinate the skills updating for … Continue reading →

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Preparing the next generation of water experts

Posted on June 8, 2014

Israel encourages young water experts with its program “Youth, Water & Knowledge”. It involves 700 middle graders from 18 schools across all sections of Israeli society. This year’s first prize went to the Arab middle school Al Mutanabi of Kfar … Continue reading →

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More on Israel’s blind world champion golfer

Posted on June 8, 2014

Zohar Sharon, 61, has now won the World Blind Golf Championship for the fourth time in a row (his previous victories were in 2008, 2010 and 2012. Zohar tells of the reason he went blind at age 24 and how … Continue reading →

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“Anachnu Ha’Avanim Ha’Mitgalgalot” – We are the Rolling Stones

Posted on June 8, 2014

Mick Jagger spoke Hebrew and English to 50,000 Israelis during a concert of 19 unforgettable songs in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park. Most band members are older than the State of Israel, yet they never missed a beat, and Jagger was … Continue reading →

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Tel Aviv and St Petersburg to swap artwork

Posted on June 8, 2014

A new partnership between the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the State Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg means some of Russia’s most important cultural treasures will be available for local Israeli audiences to view. The two museums will exchange … Continue reading →

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MobileOCT’s melanoma detector is featured by the BBC

Posted on June 8, 2014

And it mentions it is based in Tel Aviv! In the video clip, CEO Ariel Beery says that the hardware can be 3D-printed anywhere, in order to save life. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27628029

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