Monthly Archives: January 2019

Record number of organ donations

Posted on January 26, 2019

Israeli doctors performed a record 592 organ transplants in 2018 – 13% more than in 2017. 258 were from live donors – mostly kidneys, including 106 from non-relatives for altruistic reasons. Dvora Ben Dror, who founded the Adi organ donation … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough cancer treatment available to Israelis

Posted on January 26, 2019

The Israeli-developed CAR-T cancer treatment is one of NIS 460 million worth of new treatments added to Israel’s 2019 Health Basket. CAR-T has over 80% success rate, even in terminal cases. The new treatments will benefit an estimated 70,000 Israelis. … Continue reading →

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The neurons that recognize a face

Posted on January 26, 2019

Researchers at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University and in Paris have identified neurons in the human visual cortex that can selectively respond to faces. The discovery came while studying an epileptic patient that had micro-electrodes implanted in the vicinity of the Fusiform … Continue reading →

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US approval for groundbreaking inhaler

Posted on January 26, 2019

The US FDA has approved the ProAir Digihaler made by Israel’s Teva. It is the first and only digital inhaler with built-in sensors that connects to a companion mobile app and provides relevant information to people with asthma and COPD. … Continue reading →

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Planting a Jewish future

Posted on January 20, 2019

To mark the Jewish festival of Tu Bishvat, World Mizrachi made this inspiring video to highlight the love affair between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel.  With Zo Artzeinu they are planting 11,000 new fruit trees in Israel. … Continue reading →

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Aliya is on the way up

Posted on January 20, 2019

Almost 30,000 Jews made Aliyah (immigrated) to Israel this year compared with 28,220 new immigrants in 2017, a 5% increase. 10,500 came from Russia – a 45% increase from 2017. Over 3,500 Americans made Aliya in 2018, boosting Israel’s population … Continue reading →

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Snow at the Kotel

Posted on January 20, 2019

Wednesday’s storm brought some vital rainfall to increase the level of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). It also turned to snow in the Jerusalem area – bringing delight to many schoolchildren and inspired some visitors to the Kotel (Western Wall) … Continue reading →

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Tu Bishvat

Posted on January 20, 2019

Useful information about the Jewish New Year for Trees, including vocabulary, activities, graphics, clip art, greeting cards, photos, recipes, songs, quiz, games etc.  Also an article on the significance of the festival from Between The Lines https://jr.co.il/hotsites/tu-b-shvat.htm https://jr.co.il/hotsites/tu-b-shvat-photos.htm http://israelbetweenthelines.com/2019/01/16/celebrating-the-new-year-of-trees/

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YU hub for Israeli startups

Posted on January 20, 2019

  YU hub for Israeli startups. (TY Mechal) Yeshiva University is launching a hub based in New York City for Israeli startups to jump-start in the US. The initiative coincides with 20 undergraduate students from Yeshiva University visiting Israel to … Continue reading →

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WeWork founder is a proud Jew

Posted on January 20, 2019

Adam Neumann – Israeli co-founder of multi-billion-dollar company WeWork – delivered a great speech at a UJA Federation event on what being Jewish means to him. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3753539,00.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4vTTmUByfk

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