Israel’s top 45 greatest inventions of all time
A new exhibit pays homage to Israeli ingenuity behind gadgets like the Disk-on-Key, PillCam, solar windows and a space camera.
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.
A new exhibit pays homage to Israeli ingenuity behind gadgets like the Disk-on-Key, PillCam, solar windows and a space camera.

Medical clowns from all over the world are heading to Israel for a congress to learn more about the country’s unique model of clown therapy.
Medicated AIDS patients are increasingly passing on the virus to male partners, Israeli researchers discover after combing through data. Rising HIV infection rates have been
Israeli trauma specialist presents groundbreaking nature-based methods at convention of the American Psychological Association in Washington. Photo by Shay Levy/Flash90 When you see regrowth after
Israeli development stimulates areas of brain responsible for memory and learning, leading to improvement in cognition and decision-making in Alzheimer’s patients.
Golden Delicious offers audiences across Israel and abroad object theater with a difference. Taking a bite: Golden Delicious’ Ari Teperberg and Inbal Yomtovian. Love, hate,

Despite chronic water shortages, Israel has some spectacular landscaped gardens that attract visitors from all over the world. ISRAEL21c explores the best.
J.Crew recently joined the clamor for Nili Lotan’s bare basics. The Netanya native reveals how her mother country influenced her ‘quiet language.’ Photo by Taghi
Dr. Merav Shamir, a world-renowned specialist in animal neurology, traveled from Israel to Brazil to try to save a paralyzed lion. Dr. Merav Shamir giving
Nir Gilad of London-based Nous Design is the genius behind the interiors of some of the world’s poshest hotels and spas. Photo courtesy of Nous

Individualized décor and attention to detail characterize a growing collection of cool new places to stay in Israel.
Israel’s picturesque Timna Park gets a spruce-up to attract more visitors to explore its rich archeology and its modern lake, hike and bike paths.
A peptide developed in Israel offers a promising potential treatment for the Type 1 form of this very common serious condition.

Meet Yuval, Anat and Avishai, Tel Aviv siblings who are tearing up the global jazz music scene.
A simple invention by two Israeli college students could provide a new weapon against the little-understood phenomenon of SIDS. Photo courtesy of Ben-Gurion University Anava