Monthly Archives: May 2020

Dead Sea Scrolls come alive

Posted on May 24, 2020

Two exciting initiatives involving the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls. The first is a German-Israel project to build a website for digital editions of the pieced-together manuscripts. The second is the recent discovery of hidden writing on fragments of the scrolls … Continue reading →

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Israeli awards in the Internet “Oscars”

Posted on May 24, 2020

Two Israeli companies did well in the 24th Annual Webby Awards – the “Oscars of the Internet” for online excellence. Leo Burnett Israel won a “Webby” for the Best Use of Stories for its “Eva” stories. MyHeritage also received acclaim … Continue reading →

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Art through a balcony

Posted on May 24, 2020

Since visitors are prohibited from going inside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the museum brought some of its artwork outside, to be enjoyed from homes and balconies across the city. These included screenings of video art in the evenings … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem’s own “Netflix”

Posted on May 24, 2020

The Jerusalem Municipality has launched project “closeup jlm” – its own mini-Netflix equivalent. It provides a stage to Jerusalem’s artists whilst theaters are closed. The videos are free on the project’s website www.closeupjlm.co.il and projected on buildings from 8pm to … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem Writers Festival goes digital

Posted on May 24, 2020

The eighth edition of the Jerusalem Writers Festival (May 10-13) was completely digital. It gave literature lovers across the world a chance to catch up with some of their favorite writers from the comfort of their own homes. Subjects included … Continue reading →

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The first Dead Sea Scrolls conference

Posted on May 24, 2020

The Israel Antiquities Authority held the first international conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls from 17-20 May. Over 36 Israeli and international University scholars shared on-line new research and discoveries. Scholars have reconstructed some 950 of the 2000-year-old manuscripts. https://www.israel21c.org/dead-sea-scrolls-secrets-revealed-live-online-this-week/ … Continue reading →

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EcoMotion 2020

Posted on May 24, 2020

The EcoMotion 2020 virtual week-long summit has partnered with the newly launched Arizona Israel Trade and Investment Office. It features cutting-edge transportation technologies, smart mobility and autonomous vehicles. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/280582

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No more queuing at ToysRUs

Posted on May 24, 2020

Israel’s Shopic is an AI platform that allows consumers to purchase in large retail chains without having to wait in line at checkouts. Its product is based on computerized vision technology that combines applications and barcode scanning systems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWl3ZFSoj1o https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3822930,00.html … Continue reading →

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Investment in Israeli startups (24 May 20)

Posted on May 24, 2020

Recent startup investments include: Shopic raised $7.6 million; Xsight Labs raised $50 million; Aqua Security raised $30 million; Newsight raised $7 million; Immunai raised $20 million and Nexar raised $52 million.

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OurCrowd has 350 vacancies

Posted on May 24, 2020

Israel’s global crowdfunding venture investment platform, OurCrowd reports that it has over 350 vacant positions at its 91 portfolio companies. 90 vacancies were added since the start of April. Locations include several Israeli sites, New York, Toronto, California, Brazil and … Continue reading →

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