International Women’s Day: Real-life ‘Wonder Women’ of Israel’s volunteer medic team
They respond to emergency calls from the public, often putting themselves in danger in order to save lives. They perform CPR, deliver babies and comfort victims of traumatic events. They work behind the scenes...
Breaking down barriers: Bedouin women take reins of their future in Israel
For hundreds of years, Bedouin tribes have wandered the deserts of the Middle East, and to this day, many cultural traditions unique to the Bedouin have remained unchanged, almost appearing frozen in time.
While many...
Henrietta Szold (1860–1945) and Hadassah
An early American Zionist leader who was also learned in traditional Jewish texts and scholarship, Henrietta Szold was notably ahead of her time. Born to a Jewish family in Baltimore in 1860, Henrietta’s father...
Albert Einstein handwritten letter auctioned in Jerusalem
A handwritten letter by legendary physicist Albert Einstein about one of his groundbreaking theories sold in Jerusalem on Tuesday for more than $100,000 as part of an auction of valuable documents.
The 1928 letter, penned...
Oh, baby! Israeli startup goes ga-ga over baby monitors, measuring everything from sleep quality...
“Kids who know they’re cared for and cared about have fewer behavioral problems and stronger relationships,” acclaimed author Heidi Murkoff asserts in her classic What to Expect series on pregnancy and child-rearing. Many experienced parents will...
New research project will be looking at lifestyle of Kurland Jews in the interwar...
The foundation of the Republic of Latvia in November 1918 went hand in hand with significant changes for the Jewish population: From then on, Jewish citizens had equal rights as well as the opportunity...
Sephardic Artist Follows her Dream
Mexican/American actress, Lizet Benrey, will take part in the upcoming San Diego Film Week. Two of her films will be shown on March 3rd and 5th. They are the short film, “NOTICE”, and the...
All spaced out: Exhibit boldly goes where Jews go . . . into the...
A new exhibition debuted in New York on Monday that explores the connection between Jews and something outside of our own world: outer space. (And no, it’s not a reshowing of the Mel Brooks...
Jewish Teenager Running for Office in Kansas, Among Other Teens
More than half a dozen Kansas teens are running for for governor in 2018 - so, don't be surprised if a high school student occupies the governor's office this year.
According to the Chicago Tribune,...
Fighting fire and stigma: How a special-needs success story inspires all
Students with special needs often feel overwhelmed and helpless; many roadblocks can appear to block their way to success and cause them to think that the world is against them. But Yaakov Guttman, an...