by Pamela Peled
Pamela Peled interviews Stanley Fischer, Governor of
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the Bank of Israel, and describes his very impressive background, and his accomplishments and plans for the future of finance in Israel.
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by David Rhodes
While the health benefits of red wines have been championed,
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wine consumption trends have juxtaposed so that today about 70% of Israeli wines are reds and 30% are whites. That’s not to say that there isn’t a diversity of delectable Israeli white wine selections.
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by Dr. Andrew Fink
Laser vision correction has been around for over 25
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years. Today’s results are better than ever in terms of the quality of vision and the safety of the procedure, which leads to greater patient satisfaction, depending on patient suitability.
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by Motti Zaslow
Hyperthermia, a means of fighting cancer which can
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be effective in killing cancer cells whilst not affecting the normal cells, is practiced in the New Hope Clinic in Israel by oncologist Dr. Yossi Brenner, a cancer victim himself.
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by Joseph (Joe) Morgenstern
Many years ago there were foreign exchange regulations
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in Israel. Instead of dollars there was an artificial currency called “natad” which was the reason for the dollar black market. How to be able to be late for a date with the President and still win a familial bet. Straying into Jordan while taking a short cut, and two modest men, Ephraim Katzir and Sam Sebba.
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by Marian Lebor
www.dating4disabled.com – free dating service and
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online community that offers people with disabilities the opportunity to connect with one another through the use of forums, blogs, group chat and instant messaging. Members share resources, make friends and create valuable social networks, and some find their life partner.
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by Lisa Sanders
Last Ice Cream describes an outing to the beach, in
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sweltering heat, on the last day of the summer school holidays, of the writer and her four young children, the hassles and pleasures.
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by Barbara Abraham
"Sex = Communication" was the name of a sculpture
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exhibition held in the gallery at Kibbutz Machanaim where three artists exhibited their works: sculptors David Fine and Yigal Meron and painter Tooley Bowman.
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by Barbara Grant
The fourth annual community sponsored walk in aid of
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the Benji Hillman Foundation took place in Raanana on Friday April 30. Donations are still coming in from the walk, which has so far raised NIS 180,000.
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by Jane Shalev
The Swedish ‘girls’, Symötet, donated this year’s
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takings to ESRA for students’ scholarships.
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by Gidon Levitas 1936-2010
There's a close link between family heirlooms and
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history and genealogy. Among a family's most precious possessions, heirlooms tend to symbolize family sagas, enabling us to learn more about our forebears and their stories.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Jerusalem’s Mahaneh Yehuda market has an air of excitement
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on Fridays – cacophony of music and sales pitch of vendors, bargaining ladies, constant hooting in the background, building works, fruits, bakeries, fish, genuine jeans, kippot, Jews, Christians, Muslims, locals and visitors.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Sometimes the sun shines on the white buildings of
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upper Nazareth or sunlight reflects off some glass somewhere in town, blinking like a beacon across the valley. More often than not in the winter and spring months a halo of clouds floats over, and in summer Nazareth gets lost altogether in the early morning rising mist only to reappear again around noon.
Lydia Aisenberg describes a visit to the sights both natural and man-made of this ancient city and its surroundings.
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by Steve Kramer
Ramla, founded in the 8th century, is the only Arab
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city in Israel that was once a Muslim capital. It is a fascinating city to visit. Its 65,000 population is roughly 80% Jewish, 20% Arab. The world’s largest Karaite community lives there. The city is developing its tourism sites and its economy. New shopping malls and public parks have been built, a municipal museum opened in 2001 and its White Tower minaret is a candidate for inclusion on the United Nations World Heritage list.
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by Helen Schary Motro
Gush Dan is dotted with buildings erected over the
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last generation bearing the imprint of 80 year old architect Lydia Granot, a child survivor of the Holocaust and one of the Teheran children. Former clients don’t disappear - they metamorphose into friends.
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