Tag: People

The people of Israel are innovative, creative, concerned and involved. Come and meet some of the most interesting individuals in the country.

Israel’s most powerful woman in biotech

Giving everything, compromising on little: Nava Swersky Sofer, president and CEO of Hebrew University’s Yissum.She visits with foreign dignitaries regularly and closes multi-million dollar deals.

From the northern Galilee to The Kingdom

An instant connection: Peter Berg directs Ashraf Barhoum in The Kingdom.Many go through life without ever finding that perfect person, never feeling an instant connection.

Helping Israeli Bedouins Make the Grade

Local hero: Jamal Alkirnawi is helping Bedouin students at Ben Gurion University face the challenges of studying in a western environment.There are about 170,000 Bedouins

Prime-time’s unexpected star

The cast of Avoda Aravit. Norman Issa in glasses at the back.The latest star of Israeli television isn’t exactly who you’d expect. But actor Norman

Building a nano-future in the Negev

Quantum physics professor Ron Folman hopes to bring the high-tech industry to Israel’s neglected south, using the expertise of Ben Gurion University as the drawRon