Israel’s blind bowler
With the aid of a homemade guide rail, Shlomi Lazmy regularly knocks down pins at a Holon bowling alley even though he can’t see them.
Abigail Klein Leichman, a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c from August 2010 until her retirement in March 2024, moved to Israel in 2007. She has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.
With the aid of a homemade guide rail, Shlomi Lazmy regularly knocks down pins at a Holon bowling alley even though he can’t see them.

As demand for dairy products in China increases rapidly, Chinese dairies turn to Israel for farm management technology and training.
An Israeli pharma company is testing an advanced compound that blocks a tumor’s blood supply. Used with standard chemo, it obliterates the growth.

As demand for dairy products in China increases rapidly, Chinese dairies turn to Israel for farm management technology and training.
A new Israeli study shows that with support from the supervisor, a stressed employee is less likely to need days off to recover.
He didn’t know beans about coffee, but Alon Halevy’s ‘Israeli can-do attitude’ gave him the confidence to write a book spanning 30 countries.
Bold new three-year collaboration gives the global pharma giant access to the Weizmann Institute’s bright ideas in medical treatment and diagnosis.
More than 70 Israelis with out-of-the-box ideas assembled at Hackathon Israel, a March 2 event organized by (very) young entrepreneurs.
The first Israeli study of its kind finds 90% of active firefighters exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, and suggests how to improve the numbers.

A two-day conference on the California campus drew hundreds of business and law faculty and students. ISRAEL21c sponsored the keynote speaker. ISRAEL21c was proud

Girl power is on the rise at Israeli companies, as women take top posts in some of the largest and most influential institutions in the country.

More than 70 Israelis with out-of-the-box ideas assembled at Hackathon Israel, a March 2 event organized by the (very) young entrepreneurs Ben Lang, Nir Kouris,

How a radio ad and a psychic put Israeli native Rosi Golan on the path to a career writing songs heard on commercials, TV shows and movies.
Israeli university researchers unveil their discovery of a gene that increases the lifespan of lab animals, and perhaps of humans too.
Looking to revive their traditional Sámi tongue, Norwegians were advised by Welsh and Scottish experts that Israel excels at training language teachers.