Monthly Archives: March 2023

Alzheimer’s ultrasound treatment in Florida

Posted on March 19, 2023

Delray Medical Center is the first hospital in Florida to treat an Alzheimer’s disease patient using non-invasive focused ultrasound technology from Israel’s Insightec. The FDA-approved clinical trial will test reducing excessive protein buildup to open the blood-brain barrier. https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/alzheimers-focused-ultrasound-study

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Purim costumes for mobility challenged children

Posted on March 5, 2023

Israeli charity Beit Issie Shapiro and the Holon Institute of Technology have partnered to design adaptive costumes so that children with mobility issues can still celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim this coming week. Each design comes with a 3-min … Continue reading →

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Never too late to move to Israel

Posted on March 5, 2023

Last week a 100-year-old Israeli man got married. This week 101-year-old Sandy Goldstein and his 97-year-old wife Rosalie made Aliyah to Netanya from New Jersey. They join their daughter Risa, five grandchildren and their spouses, and 12 great grandchildren, all … Continue reading →

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Israeli-American women reconnect to Israel

Posted on March 5, 2023

Gvanim Ramon is designed for Israeli American women living in the US for several years, as well as for the second generation of Israeli immigrants to the US. It strengthens their connection to Israel and Jewish identity. It organizes delegations … Continue reading →

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See Israel through Sephardic & Mizrahi eyes

Posted on March 5, 2023

Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa (JIMENA) is hosting (May 29 – Jun 5) what it believes to be the first-ever trip to Israel for those who want to experience the country through the lens of Sephardic … Continue reading →

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Music from Kviv to Israel

Posted on March 5, 2023

The Kviv Virtuosi troupe brings classical music to Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba, Ness Ziona and Herzliya (Mar 4-10). They will perform works by Vivaldi, Grieg, De Falla and Isaac Albeniz. Also, Jewish Ukrainian composers including composer in residence Alexey Shor, who … Continue reading →

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Golden judokas

Posted on March 5, 2023

Israel’s Raz Hershko won gold in the 78kg women’s event at the Judo Grand Slam in Tel Aviv. The previous day, Israel’s Sagi Muki won the 81kg men’s event (see videos). Of the other Israelis, Tamar Malca won a silver … Continue reading →

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“King” Solomon scores in the UK

Posted on March 5, 2023

Israel’s Manor Solomon scored twice in two games to earn consecutive wins for his UK Premier League soccer club Fulham. The Israeli midfielder is on loan from Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk. He escaped last year via Poland to Israel to evade … Continue reading →

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Swimming championships

Posted on March 5, 2023

The Israeli city of Netanya will host the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships (4 – 9 Sep). Over 600 promising young swimmers from 100+ national federations are expected to compete at the Wingate Institute – Israel’s National Centre for Physical … Continue reading →

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Why Israel is the most kid-friendly destination

Posted on March 5, 2023

I don’t normally include non-news articles, but this was too cute to leave out. https://www.israel21c.org/10-reasons-why-israel-is-the-most-kid-friendly-destination/

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