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Let's talk tachles: What do Olim truly think of Israel?

Zionism, high cost of living, hi-tech, beaches, Israeli frankness, warmth and love, protests and demonstrations - all this chaos falls on the heads of immigrants who find themselves in a turbulent and heated Israel; How do they cope, what do they really think of us, and will they stay? New immigrants who have integrated into the hi-tech industry speak openly about their experiences

Nitzi Yakov | 04.26.23

'One plus one equals far more': Arab and Jewish women learning microbusiness development together

Program brings together women from West and East Jerusalem, where they learn together and build business collaborations; ‘We were simply women who came to establish businesses, to find a respectable income and it didn't matter that we were Arab or Jewish – we are all human beings’

Nitzi Yakov | 04.25.23

The sound of music: How singing can aid Alzheimer's patients

Relatives of dementia patients say that music can sometimes bring out lucidity and focus in family members who are at an advanced stage of the disease and add that they attempt to incorporate more music into their lives

Nitzi Yakov | 04.07.23

The Sassoon family: The Jewish dynasty who became global merchants

How did a Baghdadi family of refugees manage to build a global trade empire spanning three continents? From its charismatic patriarch who remained loyal to his Jewish roots to his enterprising descendants/ This is the story of "the Rothschilds of the east"

Nitzi Yakov | 04.05.23

Israeli researchers develop hybrid micro-robot that can capture targeted damaged cells

The tiny robot, only 10 microns across, is able to navigate within a biological sample, identify different types of cells, capture them selectively, and transport them for further analysis

Nitzi Yakov | 03.26.23

Parents fight for daughter with Dravet syndrome, despite doctor's pessimism

In retrospect, mother claims the doctor's pessimism may very well have been what gave the parents motivation to fight for her - 'We learned the hard way that a person cannot determine his fate, but he can choose how to deal with it'

Nitzi Yakov | 03.26.23

Israel in the eyes of new immigrants

Youth from non-democratic countries hold high hopes of a life of freedom in Israel; say do not yet understand public outcry over government judicial overhaul

Nitzi Yakov | 03.19.23

Israeli child born with cranial deformity gets new lease on life with helmet treatment

Nine-month-old Peleg Rothschild has worn a helmet for half of his short life to correct a skull malformation; now his mother accompanies parents of other helmet-wearing babies through the process

Nitzi Yakov | 03.06.23

Palestinian teen makes miraculous recovery in Israeli hospital

Izz ad-Din Dar Yassin, 18, was fighting for his life at a Palestinian hospital following a near-fatal work accident; when his condition worsened, he was transferred to Rambam where doctors have given him a second chance; 'The situation was so complex we couldn't tell if he'd make it or not,' says attending doctor

Nitzi Yakov | 02.13.23

The Israeli polio survivor who became a Paralympic powerhouse

Ayala Malhan-Katz was separated from her parents as an infant to treat her illness; nine long years later, she was released home where she reunited with her family and discovered her passion for sports

Nitzi Yakov | 10.18.22

Four pilots, one yeshiva

Bnei David in the West Bank settlement of Eli has created a new record: For the first time, the graduates of the IAF pilots' course includes four students from the same yeshiva and mechina pre-army preparatory program

Nitzi Yakov | 06.27.21

Hasidic Jews at the gravesite of Rebbe Nachman in Uman during a previous Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage

Hasidic pilgrims vow to visit Uman despite Ukraine ban

Although Kiev says it will not allow tens of thousands to flood into the city due to Israel's high coronavirus infection rate, thousands have already made preparations for annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to gravesite of Rebbe Nachman

Edwards Doks, Gilad Cohen, Nitzi Yakov | 08.20.20

'You don't look Jewish': New study traces lost Sephardi names

Do non-Jews named Castro, Acosta, Silva and Navarro share the deep Jewish heritage attributed to families of that name who were expelled from Spain more than 500 years ago? Many bearing these names today have no idea of their potential Jewish link

Nitzi Yakov | 08.09.20

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