Expanding “Insights”
The Israeli “Insights” project, which includes a special production of a song made entirely from Holocaust survivors' messages to the next generation, keeps growing. The Israeli Students Union and the Ministry of Senior Citizens has announced their cooperation with “Insights”, in finding holocaust survivors who wish to share their wisdom and students who will visit the survivors, document them and help them realize their legal rights.
Another big organization who joined the project is Taglit (Birthright), which is bringing young Jews to Israel for a free of charge ten-day tour, in order to connect them with Israel and Israelis and help strengthen their Jewish identity. Taglit will pitch in in collecting testimonies from Holocaust survivors around the globe. Taglit will also assist in finding the artist who will perform the finished “Insights” song, and will host him or her in one of its big yearly concerts.
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Goodwill gestures to Palestinian Authority
Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly consider providing the Palestinian Authority a package of goodwill gestures, including transferring responsibility for areas of the West Bank, approving building plans for Palestinian villages, releasing many of the 123 Fatah prisoners arrested by Israel before the Oslo peace talks, and providing small arms ammunition to the Palestinian security forces.
House of the rising sun
Students at Israel's Shenkar College of Engineering and Design invented an innovative energy-saving house, which is self-sustainable. The plans and a model of the one-level, 70 sq.m house with a 100 sq.m yard will be presented in the upcoming Solar Decathlon – an international sustainable architecture competition, which will be held in China in August.
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Barcelona honors Israeli academic program for female academics
The city of Barcelona, Spain, has decided to honor a program by the Weizmann Institute for Science, which provides a financial boost for female academics to help with their household needs while they work on their research. Weizmann will receive one of Barcelona's most important marks of recognition: the Maria Aurèlia Capmany Award for Women’s Advancement.
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Two Israeli women on the windsurfing World Championship podium
On Wednesday, two Israelis stood on the podium of the windsurfing World Championships in Buzios, Brazil. Ma’ayan Davidovich won the bronze medal, and Lee Korzits took first place, holding the gold medal for the fourth time.
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Israel-India relationship- who knew?
Here is a little bit of new and interesting information about the India-Israel relationship…
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Fighting Israeli Apartheid Week
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