Carl Hoffman

Aaron Demsky, professor emeritus of Bar-Ilan University’s Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry, has dedicated his professional life to the study of Jewish names.

‘Aging in place’ offers seniors a novel alternative to assisted living.

“We believe that art belongs to everyone,” Adiram declares. “We don’t have the right to charge money for it.”

So, like the bicycle, invented long after its time, why has it taken so long for co-living to arrive in Israel? Znaty says, “I don’t know. This is the land that created the kibbutz.”

The ‘Tragic Tel Aviv’ walking tour goes straight to the gut.

Shekulo Tov is not a charity. It runs on the concept of social entrepreneurship and is dedicated to the idea of bringing the mentally disabled out from the shadows and isolation.

The survivor narratives are emotional and very compelling, spanning the time from the arrival of the Germans to eventual liberation and freedom.

Admoni is clear in saying that healthy cooking and eating can be fun and delicious. “I don’t want to teach children that health cooking is always salad or rice or quinoa. No, no, no,” she said.

“I knew I wanted to be something special, that I wanted to do something big, for the country.”

“I grew up in a poor neighborhood in Bat Yam, where nobody cared about aesthetics. Everybody was too busy fighting their daily battles. All people thought about was how to survive."