Monthly Archives: June 2016

The next round of ability tech startups

Posted on June 5, 2016

A3i is the world’s first and only “ability tech” accelerator (see here). It is ready for another round of start-ups with products and technologies that not only will make money for their investors, but also improve the lives of millions … Continue reading →

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20,000 Walk with Israel in Toronto

Posted on June 5, 2016

A record-setting 20,000 people participated in Toronto’s 46th annual Walk with Israel fundraising event on Sunday, eclipsing last year’s record of 17,000.  The event raised approximately $1.1 million for Israeli charities. http://unitedwithisrael.org/record-20000-people-join-walk-with-israel-fundraiser-in-toronto/

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Preserving family history in Papua New Guinea

Posted on June 5, 2016

Israeli genealogical website MyHeritage recorded family stories of some of the 800 native tribes in Papua New Guinea.  MyHeritage’s Golan Levi said, “no matter the color of our skin or where we live, deep down we are all basically the … Continue reading →

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Empire State Building in Blue and White

Posted on June 5, 2016

The Empire State Building in New York City will shine blue and white on June 5 – mirroring the colors of the Israeli flag – for the annual Celebrate Israel Parade and festival in New York City. http://unitedwithisrael.org/new-yorks-empire-state-building-will-shine-blue-and-white-for-celebrate-israel-parade/

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Israeli food festival in Japan

Posted on June 5, 2016

The Israeli Ministry of Economy held the first Israeli Food Festival in 25 Costco stores across Japan.  A separate Israeli food festival took place in Vietnam in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4807936,00.html

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Israel returns Egyptian artifacts

Posted on June 5, 2016

Israel has returned two colorful Egyptian sarcophagus covers from the 16th and 10th centuries BCE to Egypt amid warming relations between the countries.  The artifacts were stolen and shipped to Dubai to London and to Israel. They were found in … Continue reading →

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Cheering up an Arab child with cancer

Posted on June 5, 2016

Emotional video of an IDF soldier volunteer at Tel Hashomer hospital playing with a Palestinian Arab infant who is being treated for cancer at the Israeli hospital. http://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-idf-soldier-cheers-up-a-palestinian-child-in-an-israeli-hospital/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inH1EoWhBzI

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Students start Israeli Arab start-up school

Posted on June 5, 2016

The TRI/O Tech entrepreneurship hub in the Israeli-Arab town of Kafr Kassem is a joint venture of Israeli nonprofit Tsofen (see here) and the MIT Enterprise Forum Israel. From 1000 candidates it is grooming 16 Israeli-Arabs that it believes will … Continue reading →

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Israel’s first re-transplanted kidney

Posted on June 5, 2016

Israeli surgeons at Beilinson Hospital took out the kidney of a woman who had died of a stroke and transplanted it into her brother.  The kidney had been transplanted into the woman in an operation nine years previously.  It was … Continue reading →

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The end to monthly cramps

Posted on June 5, 2016

Israel’s Livia has developed a wearable device that provides instant relief from cramps, and lasts up to 15 hours on a single charge.  The device uses electrical pulses to block pain receptors.  Female journalists given a free Livia device have … Continue reading →

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