WEIZAC – The First Israeli Computer
A new video made with support by Google pays homage to WEIZAC, Israel’s first computer – and that which launched Israel into the information age.
Rachel Neiman is an experienced media professional whose journalism credits include ISRAEL21c, Globes Online, The Jerusalem Post and LINK magazine. She has served as marketing communications director at several Israeli innovation-based startups. Rachel attributes her vast knowledge of Israeli nostalgia to her Palmach-generation folk-singer mother and Jewish historian father, as well as her own lifelong obsession with all things pop culture.
A new video made with support by Google pays homage to WEIZAC, Israel’s first computer – and that which launched Israel into the information age.
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