A freak accident nearly drowned her three years ago. Now Jasmine Feingold, 23, is paddling toward the 2016 Olympics.
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Gin Lee launches her label in Israeli boutiques
Singaporean fashion designer credits Israel’s ‘why not’ attitude for her success in starting an eponymous line of pure silk women’s wear.
The man who sells Europe on Israel
Shortly after leaving Paris for Israel at age 18, Edouard Cukierman began building cross-continental economic bridges. He’s now chairman of the largest investment team in Israel.
Israel’s solar star Jacob Karni
‘The sun is the only solution I can see — the only one,’ says Karni, who has pioneered three separate solar technologies.
Turning scrap iron into angels
Artist Dina Merhav produces skyscraping sculptures of birds and angels, which can be seen in outdoor spaces all over the world.
Cosmetics from the desert’s daughter
Bedouin woman with a marketing degree from London goes home to the Negev desert to make natural products based on grandma’s recipes.
‘Genius Grant’ winner has Israeli roots
Technion graduate and Columbia professor Maria Chudnovsky will get $100,000 every year for the next five years to use as she pleases.
Food Network’s ‘Sweet Genius’ is Tel Aviv-bred
Cake maven Ron Ben-Israel opens the third season of the Food Network’s competition among pastry chefs.
Cardboard wheelchair to roll out from Israel
Blue-and-white technology with a green outlook could cheaply give mobility to thousands of people with disabilities.
The entrepreneur who went from ‘Nordau to NASDAQ’
‘Improving the world, for Israelis, is a way of life. Entering situations of uncertainty is less traumatic because that’s life here,’ says Roni Einav.
Israeli perfumer smells like success
Ayala Moriel’s sense for Middle Eastern scents helped her create a unique line of natural perfumes for women and men.