Monthly Archives: November 2018

Wiki publishes 28,000 Israeli archive photos

Posted on November 18, 2018

28,000 public-domain pre-1947 photos extracted from public and private archives in Israel are now available on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Israel developed automatic tools to scan through the previously unsearchable online Israeli archives. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3749822,00.html

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Czech FM visits Western Wall

Posted on November 18, 2018

Israel’s Ambassador in Prague Daniel Meron, accompanied Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček to the Western Wall in Jerusalem – the first time a European foreign minister is joined at the wall by an Israeli diplomat. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-official-takes-czech-fm-to-western-wall-drawing-palestinian-ire/

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Six effective ways to stand with Israel

Posted on November 18, 2018

Canadian-Arab Fred Maroun has advice for supporting the Jewish State. Be informed. Put ethics ahead of partisanship. Speak up for Israel among your peers. Speak up wisely on social media. Support Israel’s economy (with links). Be a role model in … Continue reading →

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A hundred friends

Posted on November 18, 2018

One hundred Christian Zionists visited Israel, led by Pastor John Hagee of Christians United For Israel (CUFI).  Whilst here, they visited the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem where its founder Dr. Mike Evans presented Hagee with an award for … Continue reading →

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Tel Aviv’s Night Run and more

Posted on November 18, 2018

Tel Aviv’s annual 10km Night Run went ahead as planned.  Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai invited Israeli residents from communities near the Gaza border to participate in the run, free of charge. Tel Aviv community centers hosted 200 Southern Israel … Continue reading →

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Tel Aviv Illustration Week

Posted on November 18, 2018

More than 50 exhibitions by hundreds of Israeli illustrators, designers and artists will be open to the public, mostly free of charge, during the fifth edition of Illustration Week in Tel Aviv, Nov 15-24. The exhibitions take place in Old … Continue reading →

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Jazz Globus Festival

Posted on November 18, 2018

Jerusalem hosts the jazz and alternative music festival Jazz-Globus from Nov 27 to Dec 1. It is known as one of the best quality jazz festivals in Israel and features four concerts with 20 musicians from Israel, USA, Russia, Cuba, … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation (but now found again)

Posted on November 18, 2018

Rabbi Jeffrey Saks edits English translations and lectures on the works of Israel’s Nobel laureate author S.Y.Agnon – the only Hebrew author ever to receive a Nobel Prize. Thanks to Rabbi Saks, his writing is now being re-introduced to a … Continue reading →

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Water and jobs for America

Posted on November 18, 2018

Israel’s WaterGen has opened a factory in Columbia, South Carolina that will employ 400 people building its “water from the air” machines. WaterGen plans to open 3 more factories in the next 2 years. WaterGen’s Yehuda Kaploun revealed even more … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten entrepreneurs

Posted on November 18, 2018

Israel’s Ministry of Education has approved an enrichment program called Entrepreneurship for Kids (EFK). Developed by Israeli serial entrepreneur Galit Zamler, EFK is a fun way to introduce children of all ages to entrepreneurial skills, while finding and fostering their … Continue reading →

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