Israelis with disabilities display art in Houston
The Shalva Art Exhibit highlights the experiences, hardships, and resilience of Israeli individuals with disabilities. The exhibit is currently in Houston at Congregation Beth Yeshurun, having previously been in Korea, Hong Kong, Sweden, England, and Israel.
Scientist, dancer, teacher and mother
Dr. Anastasia Braginsky, PhD graduate of Israel’s Technion Institute, teaches computer systems at the Technion, is a professional dancer, a ballroom dance instructor, and a mother of two. She also works full-time in Israeli hi-tech, now at Red Hat, having been previously at IBM and Yahoo!
1.1 million Gazan children vaccinated
The latest polio vaccination campaign in Gaza has been completed, with some 1.1 million vaccines administered and a vaccination rate among children of over 90 percent. 211,170 children were vaccinated in northern Gaza; 379,361 in central Gaza; and 517,070 in southern Gaza.
They get it
Straightforward message from beautiful, intelligent, Sarah Idan - ex-Miss Iraq. Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of the founder of Hamas also understands. But is the rest of the world listening?
4 female navigators in Israeli attack against Iran
Four women combat navigators flew in F-16 fighter jets as part of the successful Oct 26 Israeli response to Iran’s missile attacks.
Hundreds of sick Gazans evacuated
In one day, 231 patients and caregivers left Gaza via the Kerem Shalom Crossing and Ramon Airport to receive medical treatment in the United Arab Emirates and Romania. It was just one of several humanitarian initiatives led by Israel in collaboration with the UAE, Romania and the EU.
Global entrepreneurial university
Tel Aviv University (TAU) has maintained its global position as the seventh highest institution for producing entrepreneurs – graduates who founded companies and raised capital. TAU is also the highest ranked non-USA institution. (See for previous years’ rankings)
Women in hi-tech
The first-ever "Women at the Front" Jerusalem conference attracted 250 Israeli women in senior positions at leading hi-tech companies. It featured lectures, panels, workshops dealing with AI, smart career management and startups raising capital and penetrating global markets.
Relief to Polish flood victims
Two Israeli doctors, members of Rescuers Without Borders, joined local Jewish volunteers from Warsaw in combatting floodwaters in Poland, as torrential rain and floods pounded Central Europe. Rescuers Without Borders is an Israeli-French medical relief group,
IDF rescues wounded pelican
IDF soldiers on the border with Lebanon found a white pelican that was injured by a bullet and was unable to fly. Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority treated the bird for a fractured wing and then, after it had healed, released it back into the wild at the Hula river in northern Israel.