Monthly Archives: July 2022

Protecting the elderly from Coronavirus

Posted on July 24, 2022

A study of some 40,000 elderly Israelis shows that the fourth COVID-19 vaccination reduced coronavirus death rates among the most vulnerable Israelis by 72%. It also slashed infection rates in that population by 60% and hospitalizations by 34%. https://www.timesofisrael.com/major-israeli-study-elderlys-covid-death-slashed-by-72-after-4th-vaccine/

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Almost all babies vaccinated against polio

Posted on July 24, 2022

Israel has successfully rolled out its polio vaccine to children between the ages of six weeks and 18 months – the age most at risk of contracting the disease. The vaccination rate was only 81% in March, when the first … Continue reading →

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US President’s security advisor

Posted on July 17, 2022

Accompanying US President Biden on his Israel trip is Anne Neuberger. She is an orthodox Jew from Brooklyn New York. Granddaughter of Shoah survivors, she speaks Hebrew, Arabic, and Yiddish (and English!). Her parents were rescued by Israelis at Entebbe … Continue reading →

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Aleppo synagogue reconstructed

Posted on July 17, 2022

An exhibit at Jerusalem’s Israel Museum uses Virtual Reality (VR) to “rebuild” the Aleppo synagogue, destroyed by the Syrians. The exhibit was only possible thanks to the 50 photos smuggled out by Sarah Shammah, a young Syrian Jew, on the … Continue reading →

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A lasting recipe

Posted on July 17, 2022

When Israel’s Ida Kleinman passed away in 2010, aged 91, she was determined not to take her famous recipe for nut cake to the grave.  She gave instructions to have it engraved on her tombstone. Now visitors to Rehovot Cemetery … Continue reading →

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A Nation Reborn

Posted on July 17, 2022

David Harris’s potted history of the Jewish State is simply earth-shattering. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/israel-a-nation-reborn/

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Delegation of European Muslims visit Israel

Posted on July 17, 2022

A 40-member delegation of young Muslim community leaders from France and Belgium visited Israel recently. They were led by French Imam Hassen Chalghoumi. The participants said they saw real Israelis and not the stereotypes they had been told about back … Continue reading →

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Building monumental buildings in Jerusalem

Posted on July 17, 2022

Designing new buildings in Jerusalem is unlike building in any other city in the world. This article describes the new entrance pavilion at the Tower of David Museum, the Davidson Museum at the Western Wall, and the National Memorial Hall … Continue reading →

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Mental magic

Posted on July 17, 2022

17-year-old Nevo Abutbul is one of the world’s youngest professional mentalists. He has already performed on US TV. He is about to be drafted into the army as the IDF’s first mentalist. Israel’s enemies should surrender now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjZgIkfWos0 https://www.nevoabutbul.com/

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Israeli gold at World Games

Posted on July 17, 2022

50 Israeli athletes are competing in the World Games in Birmingham Alabama. 16-year-old Daria Atamanov scooped two golds and a silver in the rhythmic gymnastics, as Israel finished top of the table in the event. Meanwhile Israeli kickboxer Shir Cohen … Continue reading →

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