As an Israeli town with one of the highest percentages of new immigrants, it was only natural that Kiryat Yam would attract refugees from Ukraine who have been streaming to Israel in the last couple of months. One of the most important elements of helping these families process their trauma and settle is ensuring that…
Photo: Selena Steinfeld, age 86, is the winner of the Beauty Queen Competition for Holocaust Survivors 2021. Photo courtesy Yossi Zamir By Sharon Gelbach And the winner of the Beauty Queen Competition for Holocaust Survivors 2021 is… The Friends of Zion Conference and Communication Center hosted on November 16 a beauty pageant for Holocaust survivors,…
‘For a Tree Has Hope’ “What is the main defining characteristic of the COVID-19 era?” asks well-known public activist Rabbi Shlomo Raanan. “The coronavirus brought about separation and disconnect,” he replies. “It separates between countries, divides communities and splits families. It’s about being lonely and alone. “My goal is to foster connection. Every Jew has…
Sheba Medical Center, the largest hospital in Israel, which has created numerous technological innovations to combat COVID-19, has launched a novel pilot ‘rapid corona’ testing program., designed to keep schools open amidst the challenges of the pandemic The director of the Infectious Diseases Unit at Sheba, Dr. Gili Regev-Yochay, launched Live Safe – Studying Alongside…
If you thought fintech was cool, wait until you hear about femtech: cutting-edge, high-tech ob/gyn treatment. Originally devised as a way to keep patients and physicians safe during COVID, femtech will eventually bring first-rate OB/GYN care to women in developing countries. In just under a year since its opening, the ARC Innovation Center at Sheba…
Photo: Safra Children’s Hospital at Sheba Medical Center As schools open slowly on different dates and in different forms, a panel of experts from the Sheba Medical Center’s Safra Children’s Hospital answers commonly asked questions. The experts are Dr. Itai Pessach, director of the Safra Children’s Hospital at Sheba Medical Center; Dr. Galia Barkai, director…
Photo: Sheba, a trained physio-therapy dog at Sheba Medical Center. Nathaniel Felber, was an IDF soldier who suffered a critical head injury in a terror attack back in December 2018. He has been slowly recovering, against all odds. After being in a coma for several months, he was moved to Sheba Medical Center, where he’s…
