Monthly Archives: April 2015

Feeding 100,000 over Passover

Posted on April 5, 2015

Yad Ezra V’Shulamit, an organization dedicated to eliminating poverty in Israel, will be distributing upward of 15,000 food baskets this Passover to feed 100,000 people in Israel. Also Colel Chabad is implementing Israel’s Food Security Project, while Leket Israel gathers … Continue reading →

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More Ukrainian Jews make Exodus to Israel

Posted on April 5, 2015

Dozens of Ukrainian Jews live at The Jewish Agency’s refugee center in Dnepropetrovsk in preparation for Aliya on the eve of the festival of Passover. 1,400 Ukrainian Jews arrived in Israel during the first quarter of 2015, compared to approximately … Continue reading →

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Muslim scientist’s exodus from Egypt

Posted on April 5, 2015

Noha Hashad’s story is just coming to light. After 11 years in an Egyptian jail, for pro-Jewish Quran research, she escaped and fled to Israel in 2011. “Israel is like a jewel, a diamond, I am very fortunate to be … Continue reading →

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Richard Gere arrives; Dionne and Art are coming

Posted on April 5, 2015

Richard Gere is in Israel as a guest of the Peres Peace Center and for the filming of Oppenheimer Strategies. Legendary soul and R&B singer Dionne Warwick will perform at Tel Aviv’s Menorah Mivtachim Arena on May 19, where she … Continue reading →

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The biggest climbing wall in the Middle East

Posted on April 5, 2015

The largest Israeli extreme park has just opened, after an investment of NIS 22 million. Park Extreme in Acre (Akko) includes the biggest climbing wall in the Middle East, the highest bungee jump in Israel; air surfing, hanging bridges; and … Continue reading →

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International children’s theater festival

Posted on April 5, 2015

The 25th annual Haifa International Children’s Theater Festival begins on Apr 5. The al fresco entertainment lineup constitutes 19 shows from nine countries, such as Holland, Spain, Switzerland and Austria, as well as a co-production between Italy and Israel. http://www.jpost.com/landedpages/printarticle.aspx?id=395831

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Israel’s first international Yiddish music festival

Posted on April 5, 2015

TLV/1 radio has this interview with Eli Grunfeld, the artistic director of the first international Yiddish festival in Tel Aviv. http://tlv1.fm/weekend-edition/2015/04/04/a-yiddish-festival-in-the-hebrew-city/

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Analyzing social media for businesses

Posted on April 5, 2015

Israel’s Tracx is a social intelligence platform that provides sales, marketing and support teams with social media data to help make their products better suited to potential customers. Tracx’s story of entrepreneurs and innovative hi-tech mirrors that of the Startup … Continue reading →

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UJA-NY invests in Israeli social impact projects

Posted on April 5, 2015

The UJA-Federation of New York has invested $1 million in two Israeli social impact funds, which fund profitable Israeli businesses that give good investment returns but also help people at risk, special needs individuals, the elderly, and the unemployed. http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/UJA-Federation-of-NY-makes-first-investment-in-Israeli-Social-Impact-funds-394841

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Israel and China get down to business

Posted on April 5, 2015

The Prime Minister’s Office’s Israel-China task force was launched at the China-Israel Cooperation Conference in Tel Aviv. For the first time dialogue on China combined         the business sector, academia and government in order to expand bilateral commercial ties. http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2015/03/30/israel-and-china-get-down-to-business/

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