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Tour de France stage winner

Posted on July 10, 2022

Australia’s Simon Clark, who cycles for Israel-Premier Tech, won the fifth stage of the Tour de France, the first-ever win for the Israeli team at the competition. “Israel is on the map at unbelievable levels today,” said team owner and … Continue reading →

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Outstanding Israelis

Posted on May 15, 2022

Seven Israelis received the 2021 Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize at a special ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. The prize honors English-speaking Olim who have made a notable impact on Israeli society. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-705775

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Israel to host international cycling finals

Posted on June 6, 2021

Tel Aviv is the venue for the finale of the first-ever Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Champions League cycling track competition (Nov-Dec 2021). Earlier rounds visit Spain, France, Lithuania and London, culminating at the Sylvan Adams National Velodrome in Tel Aviv … Continue reading →

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$30 million for emergency department

Posted on December 20, 2020

Philanthropist Sylvan Adams has donated $30 million to fund a new Emergency Medicine department at Tel Aviv’s Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center. A similar amount was allocated by the Israeli government. It will take two years to construct and will be … Continue reading →

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Emergency sports fund to help children

Posted on November 1, 2020

The Israeli charity Value Sports has set up a new fund to support 100 sports clubs. It will provide financial grants for the clubs and scholarships for children whose families cannot afford participation payments. Sponsors include the Israeli Government and … Continue reading →

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Madonna to star at Eurovision

Posted on April 14, 2019

Madonna will perform live at the Eurovision grand finale in Tel Aviv on May 18. She will arrive with a 65-person staff, including dozens of backup dancers. The cost of bringing the international superstar to Israel will be covered by … Continue reading →

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The most diverse sports center

Posted on December 23, 2018

NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo inaugurated Jerusalem’s 9,290 sqm Sylvan Adams sports complex (the largest in the Middle East). It will be the venue for the 30 teams of Jewish, Muslim and Christian 11-to 13-year-olds playing in the Junior … Continue reading →

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More fuel for Israeli moonshot

Posted on November 25, 2018

Sylvan Adams, the Canadian-Israeli billionaire businessman credited with bringing the Giro d’Italia cycle race to Israel earlier this year, has joined Israel SpaceIL’s project to land a spacecraft on the moon.  He is also donating $5 million to the project. … Continue reading →

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The first velodrome in the Middle East

Posted on May 13, 2018

Tel Aviv is officially home to the Middle East’s first indoor velodrome cycling racetrack. The world governing body for sports cycling, Union Cycliste Internationale, has formally certified the Sylvan Adams National Velodrome to be Olympic Standard. http://nocamels.com/2018/05/tel-aviv-mideast-olympic-velodrome/ https://www.vivaspress.com/single-post/2018/05/02/Most-advanced-veledrome-in-the-Middle-East https://www.youtube.com/embed/yFC6TwvAipo?rel=0

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Outstanding Zionist immigrants

Posted on May 15, 2016

There are six winners of the Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize for 2016. The award recognizes outstanding Anglo Olim – veteran and recent – who encapsulate the spirit of modern-day Zionism by contributing in a significant way towards … Continue reading →

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