Monthly Archives: May 2025

60th anniversary of the Israel Museum

Posted on May 19, 2025

Jerusalem’s Israel Museum is celebrating its 60th birthday with eight new exhibits. They include “A Live Conservation Lab”, “Discover the Collections” display, “Israeli Art: The Swing of the Pendulum”, and 60 Years of Exhibition Catalogues. The museum had 855,157 visitors … Continue reading →

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What will the “New Day” bring

Posted on May 19, 2025

Yuval Raphael magically performed Israel’s entry “New Day Will Rise” in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest and advanced to the final round to compete against 25 other countries. At the time of writing, the competition result is not … Continue reading →

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US lacrosse champion joins Team Israel

Posted on May 19, 2025

St Louis lacrosse star Yael Sabin ranks 8th among all metro-area high school lacrosse players in goals. After graduating this spring, Sabin will travel to Ashkelon, Israel, to play lacrosse for Team Israel during her gap year with Young Judea. … Continue reading →

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Six of the best for Ishay

Posted on May 19, 2025

Israeli singing star Ishay Ribo shared news of his son’s birth. “With the help of G-d, this morning a son was born to us, sweeter than honey,” he wrote. “He is our sixth child, thank G-d.” Ishay added: “All the … Continue reading →

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Israel’s butterflies

Posted on May 19, 2025

Spring is when millions of butterflies take to Israel’s skies and flora. This article features nine of the colorful varieties that call Israel home. https://www.israel21c.org/9-must-see-butterflies-that-call-israel-home/  

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Back to “normal” on Jerusalem’s streets

Posted on May 19, 2025

Yes, we’re in the middle of a war; Spring has turned into Summer; a new US Ambassador is welcomed; but other events will take place as normal. Education Week, Jerusalem International Writers Festival and Book Forum, National Library Conference, Declaration … Continue reading →

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Foreign investors love TASE companies

Posted on May 19, 2025

Foreign investment in Israeli companies on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has hit a five-year high. It includes nearly NIS 4 billion in March and NIS 800 million in just three days in April. Recent IDF success in the … Continue reading →

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43 companies at Technion job fair

Posted on May 19, 2025

The demand for the skills of Israeli graduates can be seen in the companies that set out their stalls at the Technion Institute’s Spring job fair. Though some will be attracted by NVIDIA, Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Intel, … Continue reading →

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Startup investment – to 18th May 25

Posted on May 19, 2025

eToro raised $300 million or maybe $620 million (IPO); Fortissimo invested $120 million in Stratasys; Classiq raised $110 million; Kela Technologies raised $60 million; Somite AI raised $47.5 million; Oramed invested $36.9 million in Alpha Tau; Mentaily raised $3 million.

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Exits, takeovers, and mergers to 18th May 25

Posted on May 19, 2025

IBM’s Red Hat has acquired Israeli AI startup Jounce IO for $20 million; Israel’s Orca Security has acquired Israel’s Opus Security for tens of millions of dollars.

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