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The new glass-fronted downtown campus of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem. Photo by Aviad Bar Ness

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Nadav Greenberg, executive chef of Shmoné in Manhattan’s West Village. Photo by Max Flatow

The new Israeli Michelin-nominated eatery in New York

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Q3 tech sector report shows welcome signs of stabilization

By Abigail Klein Leichman

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Within months, Israeli gen AI startups increase twofold

Foreign Minister Golda Meir at festivities marking the start of a course for participants from Africa and Asia, February 1961. Photo by Paul Goldman/GPO

The inspiring story of Israel’s 65 years of aid to Africa

By Abigail Klein Leichman

CoCuDi works toward gender equality in Uganda. Photo by Kiggundu Rawdney

The Israeli groups improving and saving lives in Africa

By Abigail Klein Leichman

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Automated CT analysis in ER reduces death from brain bleeds

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Ronen Sharon, head of commercial real estate at Reality Group, giving the Arena Challenge startup competition award certificate to Moran Kirshner Goldberg, CEO of Zohar Cleantech. Photo courtesy of Reality Group

A waste-collection system that produces energy from trash

By Abigail Klein Leichman

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Intubation could become a relic of the Covid era

Mor Koral mixing it up. Photo courtesy of Academia Patron

The woman whose cocktails were judged perfect

The four species for Sukkot. Photo by JacZia via Shutterstock.com

The Israeli family farming the four species for Sukkot

Tara, Belong.Life’s new chatbot for clinical trial recruitment. Image courtesy of Belong.Life

Tara, a chatbot that matches patients to clinical trials

By Abigail Klein Leichman

World’s largest sukkah in Jerusalem. Photo by Arnon Bossani

Jerusalem City Hall plaza boasts world’s largest sukkah

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Copper provides safe way to disinfect pools and wastewater

Spike puts all corporate communications on one platform. Photo courtesy of Spike

Is this the solution for all those confusing communication apps?

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Newly discovered climate mechanism highlights role of oceans

By Abigail Klein Leichman

A plane flying over Haifa. Photo by Ana Kulagina via shutterstock.com

Air Haifa gets ready to fly to regional destinations

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90

Increase in thunderstorms may speed up climate crisis

Sharks don’t normally attack humans. Photo by Hagai Nativ/Morris Kahn Marine Research Station

What’s behind the rise in unprovoked shark attacks?

The Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theater in the Neve Tzedek neighborhood of South Tel Aviv. Photo by Flash90

5 historical landmarks that capture the spirit of Neve Tzedek

By Isabelle Rosen

Photo by Yossi Aloni/FLASH90

Using E. coli bacteria to detect deadly landmines safely

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First-ever device for releasing a baby’s stuck shoulder at birth

By Abigail Klein Leichman

In vitro fertilization photo by Nevodka via Shutterstock.com

Study: AI decision-support software boosts IVF potential

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Brenmiller’s bGen ZERO utilizes crushed rocks to store energy in the form of heat and dispatches low-cost steam, hot water or hot air on demand. Photo courtesy of Brenmiller Energy

Hospital makes historic shift to sustainable electric heat

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Minded cofounder Matan Yariv at Cybertech in Tel Aviv. Photo via Instagram

The Gen Z entrepreneur bringing edtech to his own generation

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Doctors’ advice for safe fasting on Yom Kippur (or anytime)

By Abigail Klein Leichman

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30 companies to represent Israel at COP28 in UAE

A United Hatzalah volunteer aiding a woman in the Moroccan village of Tizi Ouaddou. Photo courtesy of United Hatzalah

Aid groups find sadness and solidarity in earthquake-torn Morocco

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Photo from “Border Police” courtesy of HOT.

Netflix buys rights to Israeli cop drama series

The new National Library of Israel building designed by Herzog and de Meuron with Mann-Shinar. Photo © Laurian Ghinițoiu

A peek into the magnificent new National Library of Israel

By Judith Sudilovsky

A jazzy door in Kikar Hamusica (Music Square) on Yoel Moshe Salomon Street in downtown Jerusalem, where the shops, restaurants and a museum are devoted to music. Photo by Rachel Fisher

15 of the coolest doors in Israel

By Rachel Fisher

The roofs of Odessa. Photo by Hrecheniuk Oleksii via Shutterstock.com

Israeli Trauma Coalition opens new center in Odessa

TAU’s Faculty of Medicine. Photo by Chen Galili/Tel Aviv University

Israeli med school will prioritize underrepresented people

Sensors monitor honeybees so they can pollinate better

By Abigail Klein Leichman

A student checking out the Robot Chef at the University of Denver. Photo courtesy of SavorEat

Plant-based Robot Chef coming to U. Denver this fall

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Apply to join ISRAEL21c’s CreatorClub

What unites us – a message to our readers from ISRAEL21c

By ISRAEL21c Staff

Innovation

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AI matchmaker heralds new era in nano cancer treatment

Version Bravo participants in Santa Barbara. Photo courtesy of Version Bravo

Israeli and US Navy SEALs dive into startup world together

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Laguna Health cofounders Yoni Shtein and Yael Adam. Photo courtesy of Laguna Health

An app that helps you recover at home after hospitalization

Israeli lab creates 14-day human embryo models from stem cells

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Iowa prepares Israeli ag-tech startups to enter US market

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Blood test checks for bipolar, lithium treatment potential

From left, AI21 Labs cofounders Prof. Amnon Shashua, Ori Goshen and Prof. Yoav Shoham. Photo by Roei Shor

AI21 Labs raises $155m at $1.4b valuation

By Abigail Klein Leichman

The Pluri Matrix. Photo by Michael Brikman

The versatile tech that can cure radiation sickness and culture meat

By Abigail Klein Leichman

The FloWeavers app aims to increase class participation and ease the teacher’s workload. Photo courtesy of FloWeavers

App helps teachers engage schoolchildren

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New device tests your sweat for heart fitness

An interactive sand table lets kids experience geography, topology and climatology with all their senses. Photo courtesy of Gordon College

A classroom where teachers and kids have fun, and succeed

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Life

Russian and Ukrainian immigrants learning to cook together in southern Israel. Photo courtesy of JNF-USA

The place where Russians and Ukrainians learn to cook side by side

Amit Sofer blowing the shofar in front of the Knesset. Photo by Hodaya Toledano

Artist with world’s longest shofar tooting for world record

Clay rattle fragment. Photo by Clara Amit/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Ancient Muslim pilgrims engaged in magic rituals on way to Mecca

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Large prey extinction sparked human evolutionary changes

Members of United Hatzalah's advanced team leaving Marrakech and heading to the disaster zone, September 10, 2023. Photo courtesy of UH

Israeli aid groups assist Morocco in quake aftermath

Origami can help teach geometry. Photo by Marsel Mansuro via Shutterstock.com

Learning geometry through the art of origami

One of the 1,900-year-old Roman spatha swords which was hidden, likely by Jewish rebels, in a cave in the Judean desert. Photo by Dafna Gazit/IAA

Four rare ancient Roman swords discovered in Judean Desert cave

By Abigail Klein Leichman

A new fifth season of Fauda is on it's way. Photo courtesy of YES

Israeli TV hit Fauda returns for unexpected Season 5

A white ensemble from Castro, Israel’s largest fashion company. Photo courtesy of Castro

Israeli-designed fashions for your High Holiday festivities

A rally in solidarity with Iranian women, September 2022 in Tel Aviv. Photo by Emily Schrader

Israeli social-media campaign supports Iranian protesters

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Experts baffled by ancient trenches uncovered in Jerusalem

A screenshot of a Zoom call with ISRAEL21c's Digital Ambassadors.

Digital Ambassadors

Apply for the ISRAEL21c Digital Ambassador Internship

By ISRAEL21c Staff

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