(This is the second part in a continuing series on Arab led startups in Israel.) The entrepreneurial spirit which has led to Israel being dubbed “Startup Nation” has not passed over the country’s...
Obama Brunches and Speaks on ‘We Are All Jews’
The opening of this year’s 2016 National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton sounded weird to my ears. In New York City you don’t normally hear people saying that they will “pray on that,” or...
Rebbe Hillary Clinton at CNN Town Hall
Dateline Manchester, New Hampshire, a week before the presidential primary. The setting was a CNN Town Hall meeting. The query came from Rabbi Jonathan Spira-Savett of Temple Beth Abraham in Nashua...
Morning Briefing: Feb 3 – Walken Closets, Madoff, and the Park Slope Coop
ABC TV in North America will premiere a miniseries on the life of convicted felon Bernie Madoff on Wednesday night. Watch as he bilks rich investors and Hadassah out of their savings. Actor Richard...
Yes There Are Arab Run High Tech Startups In Israel: NIMD Is Curing Cancer
– – (This is the first in a series of posts.) After attending several business conferences recently and hearing countless people sing the praises of Israel as “Startup Nation,” that is...
OurCrowd Summit Part II: Or How The Chinese Love The Jews
– – When attending the OurCrowd Global Summit this week one thing became perfectly clear: Jerusalem is a go to city for investors from around the world. And why not? It is, after all, the...
OurCrowd Investor Summit 2016: Can Crowdfunding Work in the World of High Tech Startups?
– – OurCrowd, Israel’s unique crowdfunding investment firm, held its second annual Summit in Jerusalem on Monday. In a show of how much the new fund has grown in size and prominence in...
Evening Briefing Jan 27: The Struma, the Pollard Snitches & AEPi
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It recalls the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in Poland. The New York Times marked the day by highlighting an obituary it had prepared years...
Evening Briefing Jan 26: Abe, Hillary, Iowa Jew-Baiting, and Clooney
Abe Vigoda, a beloved actor, passed away at the age of 94 today, at the home of his daughter in New Jersey. With deep set eyes, and a weary look, he gained fame in his fifties as Tessio, a mafia...
JeruZalem: Just Another Shlocky Zombie Flick
JeruZalem: Written and Directed by Doron and Yoav Paz; Starring Yael Grobglas, Yon Tumarkin and Danielle Jadelyn. Epic Pictures, 94 minutes. JeruZalem is a movie which pretends to be some sort of...