The BrightStar program combines one-on-one special needs teaching with innovative technology. A father and son team from Israel has patented an innovative technology called Brightstar that is helping thousands of Americans overcome dyslexia.Dyslexia is a neurologically-based, often familial, disorder which …
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An Israeli hand on the baton
Dan Ettinger: One Yitzhak Perlman can do much more for Israel than hundreds of official press conferences.On January 22, American opera aficionados made their way to the Dorothy Chandler Music Center in Los Angeles for the premiere performance of the …
Israeli boxer pulls no punches
Twenty one-year-old Israeli boxer Merhav Mohar: “I’m a very proud Israeli.”To most people, Israeli sports fall into two primary categories: soccer and basketball. But boxing? That seems like something that nice Jewish boys just don’t do. Yet a recent performance …
The dance of life
The Batsheva Ensemble is responsible for cultivating the next generation of dancers, choreographers and designers via educational programs which offer young audiences throughout the world the opportunity to be exposed to a new wave of modern dance.A group of 40 …
EPA officially recognizes Israeli environmental pre-clinical studies
The new agreement with the EPA will help Israel compete globally in the environmental field.In a move that will enable Israeli environmental products to find their way more quickly to the American and European marketplace, the U.S. Environmental Protections Agency …
Development foundation bringing Canadian, Israeli firms together
CIIRDF headquarters is in Ottawa, Canada’s capital, to spur Canadian companies to “think globally.”The United States comes to mind immediately when Israelis think about business partnerships and exports, but Canada is also gaining its share of trade with Israel, thanks …
Israeli battery technology could help U.S. clear air
A zero-emission bus using Israeli-developed batteries will be tested in Las Vegas, Nev. An Israel-based electric battery manufacturer has plans to test its 40-foot-long zero-emission all-electric buses in Las Vegas, Nev., a city where the population is skyrocketing and the …
Israel lending U.S. farmers its expertise in saving water
With a dry climate and a rising population, Israel has been a pioneer in finding ways to grow more crops using less water and Americans living in the more arid portions of the United States are taking advantage of these …
Israeli company helping to bring more U.S. products to Israel
U.S. products can be shipped to Israel and sold tax-free following a 1985 free-trade accord.An Israel-based trade agency founded by four Americans in 1991 is smoothing the way for U.S. goods to enter the highly competitive Israeli market, helping to …
Israeli hospital treated both sides during Jenin battle
Israeli Defense Force members carry a wounded Palestinian gunman from the Church of the Nativity standoff to an ambulance to be taken to Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.Throughout the incursion into the West Bank by the Israel Defense Force known as …