Tag: People

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

A woman with backbone

When actor Christopher Reeve visited Israel last week, there was one person he insisted on meeting. The person he wanted to speak with was not

Sheriff of the Internet

Ofir Arkin: It is impossible to hide anything. Anyone can download XProbe for one purpose or another and anyone can also read the research I

The Israel-Hollywood Connection

Israel Film Festival founder Meir Fenigstein (center) joins director Milos Forman (left) and actor Matthew Modine at the festival’s premiere.If you live in a major

An artist for the high-tech age

Yair Goldfinger doesn’t like interviews. He lays down the ground rules immediately. “I’m not going to reveal any personal details,” he says tersely, sitting awkwardly

All in the family

Yocheved and Yehuda Shwartz with their family: Both me and my husband have always been teachers, and passed on our love of learning and motivation

Only by education

Dr. Riad Agabria in his lab: If you educate a male, you’ve got one educated person; ifHelping Israel’s Bedouin community while making the state of

A scientist and a gentleman

Professor Abdullah Haj-Yehia: My main objective is to be a good scientist.When Abdullah Haj-Yehia was a boy living in the Israeli-Arab village of Taibe, his

Tamir Goodman’s full court press

Tamir Goodman in action: I just have to be patient and keep doing what I’m doing.In front of thousands of screaming fans and rolling television

Telling ‘her-story’

Shulamith Shahar’s book “Fourth Estate: A History of Women in the Middle Ages” continues to serve as a basic text in gender studies and medieval

‘Mr. Mosquito’ makes his mark

Margalith’s breakthrough achievement was his discovery of Bti – a naturally occurring bacteria that is lethal to mosquitoes and black flies.Some people might not view

MTV wants their Israelis

It’s Becky Griffin’s turn to capture the attention of the millions of European youngsters (including more than 1.3 million in Israel) who tune everyday to