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A Simple Pill to Treat COVID-19? An Israeli Pharma Company May Have Potent Formula as Variant Fears Grow
As concern over fast-spreading coronavirus variants continue among even highly-vaccinated populations, an Israel-based pharmaceutical company is hoping that its oral drug candidate will help...
A Better Cocoa Bean? Israel Launches Accelerator to Give Ghana’s Farming Startups a High-Tech Boost
Before he became the poultry king of Ghana, Kwabena Darko was a young student in central Israel. Hailing from a small village in Ghana's southern Ashanti region, Darko won a scholarship in the late 1950s to...
An Israeli Startup’s Concrete ‘Bio-Habitats’ Bring Life Back to Urban Coastal Waters
An Israeli environmental startup has developed a technology to address one of the world's least sexy problems — bringing concrete to life — by using a special cement structure that invites marine fauna to grow...
Israeli Locust Slayers Train Ethiopians to Save Crops
JNS.org - Some call it a plague. Yoav Motro calls it a war. The enemies are the huge armies of desert locusts destroying farm and grazing lands across nine East African countries. In Ethiopia alone, the...
An Israeli Soldier Gives His All for Lonely Senior Citizens
JNS.org - “Between 11th and 12th grade, after a tough fencing session, I saw a...
Why the UAE Wants Israeli Help to Secure Its Food Supplies
JNS.org - Food security is emerging as a key area in which the United Arab...
Young Global Jewry at Forefront of Fight Against COVID-19
Masa Israel Journey, a leader in immersive international experiences in Israel founded by the Jewish...
Checking in on COVID-19 and Jewish Seniors
JNS.org - As America’s battle with the novel coronavirus has raged on, America’s Jewish community...
Celebrating the Banai Family and the History of Israel in Jerusalem
JNS.org - Museums are in crisis all over the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
A Simple Pill to Treat COVID-19? An Israeli Pharma Company May Have Potent Formula as Variant Fears Grow
As concern over fast-spreading coronavirus variants continue among even highly-vaccinated populations, an Israel-based pharmaceutical company is hoping that its oral drug candidate will help get...
A Better Cocoa Bean? Israel Launches Accelerator to Give Ghana’s Farming Startups a High-Tech Boost
Before he became the poultry king of Ghana, Kwabena Darko was a young student in central Israel. Hailing from a small village in Ghana's southern Ashanti...
An Israeli Startup’s Concrete ‘Bio-Habitats’ Bring Life Back to Urban Coastal Waters
An Israeli environmental startup has developed a technology to address one of the world's least sexy problems — bringing concrete to life — by using...
Israeli Locust Slayers Train Ethiopians to Save Crops
JNS.org - Some call it a plague. Yoav Motro calls it a war. The enemies are the huge armies of desert locusts destroying farm and grazing...
An Israeli Soldier Gives His All for Lonely Senior Citizens
JNS.org - “Between 11th and 12th grade, after a tough fencing session, I saw a television report about all these elderly people and Holocaust survivors...
Why the UAE Wants Israeli Help to Secure Its Food Supplies
JNS.org - Food security is emerging as a key area in which the United Arab Emirates is eager for Israeli expertise, investors in each country...
Young Global Jewry at Forefront of Fight Against COVID-19
Masa Israel Journey, a leader in immersive international experiences in Israel founded by the Jewish Agency and government of Israel, is playing a remarkable and...
Checking in on COVID-19 and Jewish Seniors
JNS.org - As America’s battle with the novel coronavirus has raged on, America’s Jewish community has suffered its share of losses, particularly early on when...
Celebrating the Banai Family and the History of Israel in Jerusalem
JNS.org - Museums are in crisis all over the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the loss of visitor revenue, many smaller museums are...
The Overnight Camp Summer That Wasn’t
JNS.org - Dahlia Jones was looking forward to this summer. For six years, she’s been attending Eisner Camp, and this year would have been her...
New Book Tells Tale of Black US Soldiers Who Took in Jewish Holocaust Survivors After Liberating Nazi Camps
Lieutenant John L. Withers Sr. knew he was breaking military rules but did so anyway. He took in two young Jewish Polish Holocaust survivors just after...
Jewish Day Schools Adapt to COVID-19
JNS.org - On a recent June night, 25 people, primarily young children, sat on their couches and watched as a puppeteer explained how he creates...
In an Era of Global Uncertainty, Record Numbers of Jews Seek Out Israel
JNS.org - In a time of darkness, pandemic, pandemonium, and power struggles, a thin ray of light can be seen in the Jewish world and...
‘Your People Will Be My People’: A Shavuot Shout-Out to Ruth’s ‘Daughters’
JNS.org - “You shall love the convert, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” -- Deuteronomy 10:19 There was a moment some 2,500...