A Nazi themed café. In 2013
The Soldaten Kaffee (“The Soldiers' Café”), named after the popular hangout for soldiers in Germany and occupied Paris during World War II, is all Nazi-themed. From waiters wearing shirts with swastikas, to a Hitler wax figure, the small café sparked an outrage two years after it opened.
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Israelis researchers taking a step towards curing breast cancer
An Israeli research team from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, led by Professor Yosef Yarden of the Institute's Biological Regulation Department, have embarked on a journey to find methods that will help fight off a type of breast cancer usually found in young Hispanic or African women. In order to find a solution for that type of cancer, the team came up with a method that mimics the way the body normally responds to breast cancer.
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Israel- one of the top-growing online export markets
A PayPal study shows that Israel is among the five growing export markets for PayPal merchants. The study, which examined online-purchase trends in the US, UK, Germany, Australia, China and Brazil in 2012, put Israel alongside Argentina and Russia in the top-growing online export markets.
Two Israeli women are on the shortlist for a $100,000 prize
Two female Israeli researchers are in the running for a $100,000 prize from the United Nations and French cosmetics company L’Oréal, designed to help women from all around the world support their families while toiling away in the lab.
US university heads visit Israel
The visit was sponsored by Project Interchange: an educational program of the American Jewish Committee which brings opinion leaders and policy makers to Israel for a week of intensive travel and learning, giving them the opportunity to go beyond the headlines and get a sense of what Israel is really all about.
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