Israeli racecar driver has the right formula
Excelling in a sport that doesn’t exist in his native Israel, Alon Day is so skilled on the track that he’s been signed with a US Formula 3 team.
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.
Excelling in a sport that doesn’t exist in his native Israel, Alon Day is so skilled on the track that he’s been signed with a US Formula 3 team.
ILAN, Israel’s oldest and largest voluntary organization, is an international role model for improving the quality of life for people with neuromuscular disabilities.
New Israeli research demonstrates that plants can ‘eavesdrop’ on their neighbors through their roots, helping them to anticipate and prepare for dangers such as drought.
They’re weird enough for science fiction, but real enough to work – ISRAEL21c explores some of the strangest scientific developments coming out of Israel today.
Prof. Moussa Youdim is the driving force behind breakthrough drugs to slow the progression of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, and continues to chalk up significant neurodegenerative drug innovations.
He’s only 18, but Ben Lang is already a serial entrepreneur. Now he’s co-founded Innovation Israel — a community for startups, entrepreneurs and investors.
From Byzantine, to Bauhaus, Israel has dozens of architectural styles that blend beautifully into the landscape of the Holy Land. ISRAEL21c brings you the top 10.
‘There’s no reason to do archeology if you’re not having a good time,’ says Israel’s Prof. Aren Maeir.
Israel’s RedHill Biopharma plans an advanced clinical trial for a once-a-day drug to prevent nausea and vomiting following cancer therapy.
Once a common form of decoration in the ancient Mediterranean, mosaic is now flourishing again in Israel with a whole new take on a traditional art form.
Israeli research finds that traditional herbs and acupuncture boost chances for conception in women undergoing intrauterine insemination.
Israeli-born architect Kobi Karp has projects from Abu Dhabi to Grenada, and won a competition to draw plans for a new medical school in Safed.
The mystical, musical, magical city of Safed is an artists’ haven with lots of new places for tourists to explore and spend the night.
Holon resident Lilach Chen invented the art of finger break-dancing. Viewers and corporations worldwide can’t get enough of it.
Weizmann Institute’s unique field lab is part of a ‘microarcheology’ approach that puts natural science to work for Israeli archeologists.