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Bar and Bat Mitvot for hearing impaired children

Posted on May 26, 2019

Eighty deaf and hard-of-hearing Israeli children had a joint bar and bat mitzvah ceremony in Jerusalem. Sponsored by the International Young Israel Movement and the Jewish Agency, they also visited the Western Wall, with the tour presented in sign language. … Continue reading →

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Giving Arab kids the gift of hearing

Posted on June 25, 2017

Due to genetics, the Bedouin town of El Sayed, in Israel’s Negev desert, has the highest proportion of deaf people in the world. They have even developed a unique sign language. A new documentary looks at the impact of Israeli … Continue reading →

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Paramedics calm blind-deaf daughter of 80-year-old patient

Posted on June 4, 2017

When United Hatzalah EMTs and paramedics arrived to revive an 80-year-old woman, her blind-deaf daughter was panicking as she didn’t know what was happening.  United Hatzalah brought in Psycho-trauma Unit responder Moshe Mizrachi to explain, using sign language and simultaneously … Continue reading →

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Purim is for everyone

Posted on March 3, 2013

The Institute for the Advancement of the Deaf and the national-religious rabbinic association Tzohar held the first ever sign language reading of the megila (Book of Esther) for the deaf and hard of hearing. More than 600 people attended the … Continue reading →

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A radio program for the deaf

Posted on March 25, 2012

Israel’s broadcaster Reshet Bet is video-taping its popular current affairs program “Hakol Diburim” (It’s All Talk). The program is then broadcast live on the IBA website, with simultaneous translation into sign language. 10% of Israel’s population could benefit. http://www.jpost.com/Health/Article.aspx?id=262406

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We are listening

Posted on June 5, 2011

Israel has introduced National Hearing Day to raise awareness of the difficulties faced by deaf people. Initiatives include a new programme to teach sign language in schools and free hearing tests. http://nocamels.com/2011/05/israel-to-teach-sign-language-in-city-schools/

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AI that turns ideas into prototypes

Posted on December 23, 2023

Welcome to the future of engineering. Israel’s Leo AI turns ideas into products in seconds. It’s the world’s first engineering design copilot powered by generative AI. It transforms mechanical language into 3D models, adhering to the latest industry standards and … Continue reading →

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Empowering employees for success

Posted on August 1, 2021

Israel’s YOOBIC is designed to improve productivity and motivation of a company’s front-line (deskless) workers. Its platform is available in 25 languages and used by 200+ companies in 80 countries including Boots, Lancôme, Lacoste, Logitech, Puma and Sanofi. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3913088,00.html https://yoobic.com/ … Continue reading →

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Mental health app for company employees

Posted on February 21, 2021

Israel’s Binah.ai (reported here previously) has added a mental health and wellness app to its vital-signs solutions. Binah Team helps organizations monitor the wellbeing of their employees, students, or any other member. It supports iOS, Android and Windows, plus 11 … Continue reading →

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Arabs in Gulf rush to learn Hebrew

Posted on November 1, 2020

Citizen Café Hebrew language and Israeli culture school was founded in 2015. Since the signing of the Abraham accords, there has been a surge in enrolments from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Bahrain. They include many in the business and tourism … Continue reading →

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