About Rachel Neiman

A veteran media professional who has lived in Israel since 1984, Rachel has been part of the ISRAEL21c organization since 2008. Prior to that, she served as managing editor of Globes Online, the English-language edition of Israel’s leading business daily, and before that, at The Jerusalem Post, as a business reporter, feature writer, and consumer columnist. Rachel began writing about Israeli technology companies at LINK Israel’s Business and Technology Magazine and is a professional Hebrew to English translator. In her spare time, she is an active member of the Havurat Tel Aviv congregation, and the Holyland Hash House Harriers, part of an international running and drinking disorganization.

Core Dynamics aims for the big freeze

Core Dynamics’ technology to cryopreserve cells opens up a whole new world of opportunity. Image: Freeze-dried and reconstituted leukocytes.Freeze-drying is that ubiquitous technology used in every packet we buy of instant coffee, tea, soup, even fish food. The process — …

Israeli medical center for Gazans opens as ceasefire begins

The medical center will treat injured and sick civilians from Gaza, under a framework set by Israel’s Magen David Adom and the International Red Cross.The complicated reality of Israel’s never-ending state of war is that it tears down with one …

Young inventors work under fire to meet competition deadline

Forty-seven groups of high school students from Jewish and Arab cities across Israel are competing in the 18th FIRST Robotics Competition – 2009. Photo credit Liat Mendel. Most high-school science nerds have it hard enough without having to do projects …

The biggest Hebrew school in the world

You don’t have to be Jewish to want to learn biblical Hebrew, according to Israeli online learning company, eTeacher, which is opening a new course ever month to satisfy demand from the American Christian community. Learning a new language is …

Israel’s Crew 972 is animated about cartoons

Hollywood is the center of the film industry in the West, Bollywood its center in the East. But where is the capital of Toontown? If Crew 972 has anything to say about it, Tel Aviv will be the world center …

Acco Festival resumes the stage with new mind-set

Cancelled at Sukkot for the first time in its 25-year history, the Israel Fringe Theater Festival at Acco has now been rescheduled for the Hanukah holiday break. Every year at Sukkot, a wonderful event takes place in Israel that most …

Israel presents eucalyptus researchers with tree-saving solution

Love them or hate them, since they were brought to the West in 1770, eucalyptus trees have played an important part in modern forestation. On the plus side, they grow quickly, give plenty of shade and dry the swamps; on …

Israel’s nanosatellite association thinks big [VIDEO]

Meidad Pariente and Raz Tamir of the Israel Nanosatellite Association (INSA) with the InKlajn-1 1:1 model. Photo by Sivan Farag.Israel’s close-knit space community is gearing up for something big – and it’s really small. The Israel Nanosatellite Association (INSA) is …