History is happening in 'Israel Valley, The Technology Shield of Innovation' - book excerpt
'The geographical and academic proximity of hi-tech, venture capital, and young entrepreneurs underpins one of Israel’s recipes for success.'
History
When Jewish athletes dominated Polish sport: A lost legacy
This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali
82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest
This month in Jewish history: Operation Moses, Hanukkah, and Spinoza
A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Smooching through the ages: First kiss was 20 million years ago by early primates, scientists say
Platonic pecks are thought to be used to navigate complex social relationships or increase bonding.
How one reporter uncovered a sealed Nazi bunker under a Brazilian manssion
Leonilda Brunheri told him she once entered a tunnel and saw “Nazi paraphernalia,” while former housekeeper Irisma Anna Heis Grohe described a secret room reached through a hidden doorway.
A Feast Fit for A King
Experience unlike any other. The Biblical Museum of Natural History brings Torah to life with creatures, curiosities, and an exotic dining.
On This Day: Yasser Arafat, PNC, announce Palestinian Declaration of Independence in Algiers
November 15 is also the birthday of Arafat's successor as PA leader, Mahmoud Abbas, who was born in Safed during the British Mandate in 1935.
Hitler claimed Jesus was German and royals were ‘Jews’ in a forgotten interview - study
The book, 'Hitler’s Interviews: The Dictator and the Journalists' by media historian Lutz Hachmeister, is the first comprehensive account of Hitler’s dealings with reporters.
Remains of Jewish chocolate factory destroyed in WWII found in Warsaw
Meir Bulka, a researcher of Jewish heritage in Poland, called the discovery “a time capsule".
Napoleon brooch captured at Waterloo leads Sotheby's Geneva auction
The circular jewel with a 13.04-carat diamond and nearly 100 stones was given to King Frederick William III of Prussia in 1815 and is surpassing its €130–220k estimate in online bids.
Germany plans 9 Nov nationwide commemorations for republic, Kristallnacht & Berlin Wall fall
Federal president Steinmeier will deliver a keynote speech on current dangers to democracy on 9 November, reflecting on the date's historical significance.
On this day: 87 years since Kristallnacht, the catalyst of the Holocaust
During the Nazi state-sanctioned pogrom, 91 Jews were murdered, and more than 1,400 synagogues across Germany and Austria were torched.
