Eran Schachri of Kibbutz Hagoshrim in Israel bought new repair equipment for his auto shop with the help of a loan from KIEDF.The San Francisco-based Koret Foundation sponsors a host of causes in its local area, but its most ambitious …
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Jerusalem program pioneers video as therapy
Jerusalem’s Ma’aleh film school has developed a unique course that trains therapists how to use video to rebuild lives.
NASA fears Israeli astronaut’s shuttle launch will tempt terrorists
Col. Ilan Ramon will be Israel’s first astronaut when he launches with the Columbia space shuttle in July.American intelligence sources are concerned that the July 19 launch of the Columbia space shuttle will be a prime target for terrorists, especially …
Parents of kids killed on both sides promote ‘the pain of peace’
Parents’ Circle sponsored a display of 1050 symbolic coffins at the United Nations that represented Palestinians and Israelis killed in the current conflict.Not long after the day in 1994 when Yitzhak Frankenthal was told his 19-year-old son’s body had been …
Security conference debates rights restrictions
Lessons learned in Israel in the battle between security and the free exchange of ideas can benefit the debate in the United States.As Israel’s military wages war against Palestinian guerillas in refugee camps and West Bank towns, academics and liberal …
Israeli cultural critic takes homeless problem into his own hands
Homeless shelter founder Gilad Harish said he saw a major increase in homeless after immigrants from the former Soviet Union arrived in Israel in 1991.Ending up on the streets with nothing to eat is the last thing new immigrants imagine …
Teaching students about multi-culturalism – in Israel
The Operation Unity Kibbutz program sends groups of 10 African American and Latino high school students from Los Angeles to live for six weeks on a kibbutz.Cookie Lommel tells a funny story about hiking around a Negev Desert kibbutz date …
Kangaroo park operator aims to keep the joint jumping
Yehuda Gat settled on kangaroos for his wildlife park after rejecting the idea of keeping animals in cages.Once, the only place you could see a koala bear outside of Australia was in the United States and the Far East.But now, …
Israeli forum ponders need for constitution, 2nd legislative body
A group of Israeli leaders may push for the establishment of a second legislative house besides the Knesset.An impressive council of leading Israelis is examining fresh new ideas on how the country is run.The idea of establishing a second legislative …
El Al pilot lends experience to aerophobia program
El Al pilot Michael Katz spent five years developing his program to treat fear of flying, which he offers in Israel and abroad.An El Al pilot offers a how-to course for those who dread getting on an airplane.Geula Speertus, a …
Finding an audience for counter-terrorism strategies
Civilians can battle terrorism most effectively by going on with their normal lives despite alerts, according to Israeli analyst Boaz Ganor.Counter-terrorism expert Boaz Ganor has a message he’s been sending to Israelis for years and to Americans since Sept. 11 …