‘I allow my heritage to speak through the menu in a way that still feels Italiana,’ says Domenica’s celebrated executive chef Alon Shaya.
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Naim K. Qasim adds new layer to Israeli fashion
The 37-year-old designer is stitching a new culture of style that will get people talking.
Giving up Everest to save a life
Israeli mountain-climber Nadav Ben Yehuda trained for two years to scale Mount Everest. He gave up that dream 300 meters from the summit to save the l
Top 10 icons of Israeli high-tech, Part 2
In the final part of our two-part series, ISRAEL21c takes a look at the pioneers who changed the face of Israel’s history and transformed the country into the world’s high-tech trailblazer.
The top 10 icons of Israeli high-tech – part one
Long before Israel was known as the startup nation, skilled and visionary men were already putting it on course as the next Silicon Valley. In the first of a two-part series, ISRAEL21c takes a look at Israel’s top 10 high-tech pioneers.
The Israeli pharmacologist who kick-started marijuana research
‘Working in a small country certainly has its positive aspects,’ Raphael Mechoulam says. ‘It couldn’t have happened in the United States.’
The prizes in the Cedar closet
Dr. Howard Cedar wins acclaim for discovering how genes become specialized, while his filmmaker son wins Oscar nominations.
Drawing Israel’s wildlife
In the talented hands of world-renowned animal illustrator Walter Ferguson, birds, snakes and rodents become objets d’art.
‘Prof. Happiness’ returns to Israel
Positive psychology expert Tal Ben-Shahar taught the most popular course at Harvard, but decided he’d be happiest back home.
Israel’s Ethiopian-born champion of higher education
She survived a tough journey to Israel as a toddler. Now Pnina Gaday Agenyahu is an eloquent world spokeswoman on behalf of Ethiopian Jews.
Still inventing after all these years
‘This country saved my life,’ says 91-year-old microbiologist Nathan Citri. In return, he is saving others with Israeli medical ingenuity.