Our ambassadors
20 students have begun a 10-day tour of UK university campuses to put over Israel’s case face to face. Good luck!
“We will stand in for you”
(Thanks to Haifa Diary) A delegation of twenty doctors from the American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel arrived in Haifa on US Election Day. They pledged their readiness to be "drafted" to help Israel in times of national emergency.
“And we are your Ambassadors”
This year marks the 8th year of the successful StandWithUs" Ambassadors Club" program, at the IDC Herzliya for Israeli public diplomacy. It will be educating 250 students who want to represent Israel to the best of their abilities around the world.
A super scientist to the end
(Thanks to Israel21c) The sad news that retired Hebrew University Professor Nathan Citri has passed away aged 90 is tinged with a fair bit of pride. This year he was still developing his medical “superbug” diagnostic kits and obtaining fast-track CE approval, as “I don’t have that kind of time”.
Top French fire-fighter makes Aliya
Frank Louie, a senior fire-fighting officer in Paris, had everything he needed. And yet, upon retiring, he decided to immigrate to Israel and volunteer at Eilat Fire Department. 'This is the place for Jews,' he says.
Vote for Tel Aviv
Citigroup are running an on-line poll to select the World’s Most Innovative City for 2012. As the Hi-tech hub for the Start-up Nation, Tel Aviv must be in with a chance – especially with your help. Add the following link to your favourite sites / bookmarks and vote every day from 15th October.
Serving their country with pride
Eliran Oster only has one arm, but is presently teaching new IDF recruits. His message is that any thing is possible if you set your mind to it. Eliran asserted, “I am seriously thinking of going for officers training. People with disabilities should enlist. Any thing is possible.”
“Wings of a dove”
That’s the name of the project to bring the last remnants of Ethiopian Jewry to Israel. 237 of the community’s 8000 population have just been rescued from appalling conditions in Gondar and flown via Addis Ababa to Tel Aviv.
Remember to vote for Tel Aviv
The White City has made it to the final of the “City of the Year” competition. Please vote for it every day until December 31st.
The month without a festival now has one
The current Jewish month of Marcheshvan had no festival to celebrate until 2009 when the Ethiopian (Beta Israel) Jewish community’s festival of Sigd was formally recognised by the Israeli government.