Monthly Archives: November 2022

14,000 to join Masa Israel programs

Posted on November 20, 2022

In its 19th year, Masa Israel will bring a record 14,000 young people from the Diaspora to Israel on Masa programs. More than 200 will participate in the Masa Doctors program for a training program and integration into the Israeli … Continue reading →

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Just in time

Posted on November 20, 2022

The nonprofit Am Yisrael Chai (the People of Israel Live) foundation, in cooperation with the Israel Dog Unit, has inaugurated a new center for locating missing persons in the Meron region of Northern Israel. The center then immediately experienced a … Continue reading →

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Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem

Posted on November 20, 2022

During the opening session of the 25th Knesset, Moshe Holtzberg recited Psalm 122 in memory of his parents Rabbi Gavriel Noach and Rivka Holtzberg. At two years of age (see here previously), Moshe was the sole survivor of the 2008 … Continue reading →

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First victim of Hamas is now IDF officer

Posted on November 20, 2022

Shila Naamat was 20 months old when a rocket fired by Gaza terrorists struck his home in Sderot 20 years ago. He suffered a severe leg wound and today has a metal plate fitted into his leg. He has just … Continue reading →

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The first cooks

Posted on November 20, 2022

Israeli and international researchers have found the earliest evidence of cooking at the Gesher Benot Ya’aqov (GBY) archaeological site in Israel. Remains show that fish were cooked on fire, some 780,000 years ago. Until this discovery, the earliest evidence of cooking … Continue reading →

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Photo Is:rael

Posted on November 20, 2022

Tel Aviv’s 10th International Photography Festival (23 Nov – 3 Dec) features 70 photography exhibitions, plus dance, performances, video art, music and more. The theme of this year’s festival is “Action”. https://www.touristisrael.com/international-photography-festival-tel-aviv/8099/

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Thousands of pelicans visit Israel

Posted on November 20, 2022

Thousands of white pelicans have arrived in Israel on their annual trek to their winter quarters in Africa. About 50,000 pelicans migrate through Israel from mid-Aug to Nov, before flying into the Sinai desert and further down the Nile to … Continue reading →

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Sisterhood on skateboards

Posted on November 20, 2022

When two Israeli friends found that there were so few women represented in the skateboarding world, they decided to do something to change that.  Paola Ruiloba and Maayan Levi founded the Jerusalem Skater Girls (JSG). These Israelis from all backgrounds … Continue reading →

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The only hotel museum in the world

Posted on November 20, 2022

The Dona Gracia Hotel & Museum in Tiberias is the only hotel museum in the world. It tells the story of the remarkable Dona Gracia (1510-1569), a courageous, politically influential female philanthropist who saved hundreds of secret Jews from the … Continue reading →

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Israeli videos at Riga festival

Posted on November 20, 2022

The Waterpieces International video and contemporary art festival, in Riga, Latvia, featured eleven videos focusing on Israel’s culture, nature, science, and identity. They were curated by ​Drorit Gur Arie, director of the Petach Tikva Museum of Art. https://www.jpost.com/365days/visual_arts/article-721677

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