Monthly Archives: May 2015

Israelis are the happiest people in the Middle East

Posted on May 3, 2015

Looking at Israel’s neighborhood, this report by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) isn’t too surprising. What is perhaps surprising is that Israel is the 11th happiest country in the world – ahead of the USA and the UK. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israel-ranked-as-11th-happiest-country-in-the-world-399075

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Declaration of Independence

Posted on May 3, 2015

A copy of the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel was printed in the Israeli Independence Day editions of the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, LA Times, and Washington Post. It was to celebrate 67 years of … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Israel in New Orleans

Posted on May 3, 2015

Over 1,000 students gathered on the campus of Tulane University in New Orleans to celebrate Zionism at the DYF (Declare Your Freedom) Music Festival. Most of the attendees were non-Jewish. There was a similar event at Indiana University a week … Continue reading →

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From Afro-American to Israeli Jew

Posted on May 3, 2015

Malynnda Littky grew up in inner city Detroit. After 9/11 she began a spiritual search, which involved an Internet quiz about which religion would best suit her. She is now an Orthodox Jewess, with 4 children and lives in Israel. … Continue reading →

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Reasons to love Israel

Posted on May 3, 2015

This is a great video for those contemplating Aliya – but also for those who just love Israel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flFyh8_EFps   http://www.nbn.org.il/liveloveisrael/

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616 scholarships in memory of fallen students

Posted on May 3, 2015

Bar-Ilan University awarded 616 scholarships in the name of two graduates of its joint BA program with the IDF’s elite Tactical Command College. Tsvika Kaplan and Dima Levitas were killed during last summer’s Operation Protective Edge. http://www1.biu.ac.il/indexE.php?id=33&pt=20&pid=4&level=1&cPath=4&type=1&news=2297

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Robbie Williams entertained Tel Aviv

Posted on May 3, 2015

British pop star Robbie Williams arrived with his family on Thursday evening. Over 40,000 fans then enjoyed his very first concert in Israel. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4652534,00.html http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4652928,00.html

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The Nobelists

Posted on May 3, 2015

The new film “The Nobelists” was screened in honor of Israel’s Independence Day. It is a documentary series in five 35-minute parts, of Israel’s Nobel Prize winners Robert Aumann, Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko, Daniel Kahneman and Michael Levitt and … Continue reading →

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Another $1 billion Israeli company

Posted on May 3, 2015

Israel’s Infinidat has raised $150 million, valuing the company at $1.2 billion. Infinidat has filed more than 100 software patents, and its product, InfiniBox, lets customers store as much as 2 petabytes (2 million gigabytes) of data on a standard … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem – an emerging tech hub

Posted on May 3, 2015

Best known as the ancient city holy to billions of people around the world, Jerusalem has become a flourishing center for biomed, cleantech, Internet/mobile startups, accelerators, investors and supporting service providers. http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/245355 And please listen to Roy Munin, CEO of … Continue reading →

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