Israel’s No. 1 handcyclist heads to the Paralympics
How an overweight high-tech exec got to be an athletic powerhouse despite two devastating accidents.
The people of Israel are innovative, creative, concerned and involved. Come and meet some of the most interesting individuals in the country.
How an overweight high-tech exec got to be an athletic powerhouse despite two devastating accidents.
She lives in it, and she displays her works in it. The Ilana Goor Museum in Jaffa is an ever-changing, living exhibition by an unusual artist.
An Israeli college student is kicking off a cross-country US bike tour to raise money for Israeli cancer research.
They’re young, they’re talented, and they’ve already got their own businesses – meet Israel’s teenage entrepreneurs.
‘I allow my heritage to speak through the menu in a way that still feels Italiana,’ says Domenica’s celebrated executive chef Alon Shaya.
Israeli mountain-climber Nadav Ben Yehuda trained for two years to scale Mount Everest. He gave up that dream 300 meters from the summit to save the life of a Turkish climber.
In the final part of our two-part series, ISRAEL21c takes a look at the pioneers who changed the face of Israel’s history and transformed the country into the world’s high-tech trailblazer.
Long before Israel was known as the startup nation, skilled and visionary men were already putting it on course as the next Silicon Valley. In the first of a two-part series, ISRAEL21c takes a look at Israel’s top 10 high-tech pioneers.
‘Working in a small country certainly has its positive aspects,’ Raphael Mechoulam says. ‘It couldn’t have happened in the United States.’
Dr. Howard Cedar wins acclaim for discovering how genes become specialized, while his filmmaker son wins Oscar nominations.
In the talented hands of world-renowned animal illustrator Walter Ferguson, birds, snakes and rodents become objets d’art.
Positive psychology expert Tal Ben-Shahar taught the most popular course at Harvard, but decided he’d be happiest back home.
She survived a tough journey to Israel as a toddler. Now Pnina Gaday Agenyahu is an eloquent world spokeswoman on behalf of Ethiopian Jews.
‘This country saved my life,’ says 91-year-old microbiologist Nathan Citri. In return, he is saving others with Israeli medical ingenuity.
An Ivy League biological researcher (and former dancer) reverses the brain drain by accepting a position at Israel’s newest medical school.