The classic response to antisemitism has always been education. Given widespread ignorance, the conventional wisdom is that education is the best treatment for the world’s oldest hatred. That makes sense, until it doesn’t. The thing about education is that we can control what we teach but we can’t control how people will react to what […]
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One year, at the intense and highly competitive quiz night at the conference for the Association for Jewish Studies (we academic types really know how to party), I wrote the wrong answer to the literary softball question: “Who wrote ‘To be a Jew in the 20th Century’?” The answer was Muriel Rukeyser. (My office is […]
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Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup February 8 – February 14, 2025New Startups / VC FundingVoyantis Raises $41M Series B to Scale AI-Powered Growth Prediction PlatformVoyantis, an Israeli startup that offers a prediction-based growth operating system, is on a meteoric rise. The AI-driven growth powerhouse, redefining customer acquisition and lifecycle optimization, has just secured […]
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In a bold move set to redefine the future of workforce and financial management, HiBob—the visionary Israeli company behind Bob, the world’s leading Human Capital Management (HCM) platform—has announced its acquisition of Mosaic, a cutting-edge, cloud-based Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) platform. Pending final closing conditions, this groundbreaking merger will create the first fully integrated […]
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On November 4, 1979, Iranian student supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini stormed the United States embassy in Tehran and took 52 American hostages, whom they held for 444 days. As part of U.S.’ response, On November 27, President Jimmy Carter issued executive order 12172, under which no Iranian would be allowed entry into the U.S. and […]
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From the start, odds were against Vika Bekker becoming a committed Jew. Growing up in a non-religious home in Buffalo Grove, a small town a half-hour outside of Chicago, she became attracted to Judaism in high school – through NCSY. Her fledgling interest never wavered. Later when she planned to transfer from the University of […]
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In a bold move to propel Israel to the forefront of next-generation aviation and communication technologies, the Israel Innovation Authority has unveiled a groundbreaking investment of NIS 100 million ($28 million). This strategic initiative will fuel cutting-edge research in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and Intelligent Integrated Sensing and Communication (IISAC)—pioneering advancements that could redefine the […]
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After the devastating fires that ravaged Los Angeles County in January, Jewish organizations all around town have stepped up to provide free shopping experiences for fire victims. Having collected thousands of items, they are now trying to get the word out to all fire victims. The Journal spoke with three organizations and a restaurant that […]
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NASA is in crisis mode, scrambling to prepare for a potential catastrophe as the threat of a “city-killing” asteroid – Asteroid 2024 YR4 – hurtling toward Earth grows more alarming by the day. With impact odds continuing to rise, scientists and engineers are racing against time, devising emergency strategies to prevent—or at least mitigate—a disaster […]
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For years, studies have suggested a mother’s health during pregnancy could shape her child’s risk of autism. But a groundbreaking new study from NYU Langone Health is flipping that narrative on its head. Researchers found that nearly all previously reported links between maternal health and autism can actually be traced back to genetics, environmental exposure, […]
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