Zum Thema: Life

Too Many Women Suffer from Intimate Partner Violence

There is a reason why the UN initiated an international day to “End Violence Against Women” on November 25, and the subject of domestic violence against women is continued to be discussed worldwide. A study recently conducted by the Ben Gurion University in Israel proves that almost 40% of women in Israel between the ages… […]

Waze’s new life saving function

The media platform The Verge reports a new function of the navigation app Waze that is developed in order to save the lives of kids forgotten in cars. Statistics show that in the US alone 37 children passed died on average from heatstrokes in vehicles since 1998. Also in Israel, where it can get terribly… […]

Why I came to Israel

Immigration to Israel is traditionally associated with Jews abroad. However, more and more non-Jewish people move to Israel – for love, for work or even simply out of passion for the country. Yet, in comparison to Jewish immigrants they are much less supported by the governmental immigration offices. We talked to four non-Jewish, German-speaking immigrants… […]

Make Way! Welcome to Israel’s first real BrainPath

‘Today’s inauguration marks the beginning of a beautiful story: The GripsPfad shall bring pleasure to many generations,’ said Swiss Ambassador Andreas Baum at the festive inauguration of Israel’s first BrainPath in Neve Eshkol. The fitness parlour with eleven brain stimulating exercises is adjoined to the region’s largest senior citizen centre near Gaza. ‘The first five… […]

Make Way! Israel’s first real BrainPath

‘Today’s inauguration marks the beginning of a beautiful story: The GripsPfad shall bring pleasure to many generations,’ said Swiss Ambassador Andreas Baum at the festive inauguration of Israel’s first BrainPath in Neve Eshkol. The fitness parlour with eleven brain stimulating exercises is adjoined to the region’s largest senior citizen centre near Gaza. ‘The first five… […]

The dancing scholars of Tel Aviv and Freiburg

The German-Israeli project “Störung” unites science and dance. The aim: further research into Parkinson’s disease. Read more: The dancing scholars of Tel Aviv and Freiburg

Dancing scholars of Tel Aviv & Freiburg

The German-Israeli project “Störung” unites science and dance. The aim: further research into Parkinson’s disease. Read more: Dancing scholars of Tel Aviv & Freiburg

The world’s most beautiful restaurant is in….Tel Aviv

Great news for art and culinary lovers travelling to Israel: according to the ‘International Space Design Award’, the most beautiful restaurant can be found in Tel Aviv. ‘Pastel’ won this year’s competition against more than 4,000 competitors from 35 countries. The interior of the restaurant was designed by the architects Alon Baranowitz and Irene Kronenberg,… […]

Eshkol: War means living in a shelter

Eshkol could be used as a synonym for growing potatoes and tomatoes – literally. The area is so rich that its harvest covers around 70% of the produce in Israel. However, the population of 14,500 in the 31 communities, kibbutzim and moshavim have to readjust their priorities at the moment: Hammas’ tunnels, permanent rockets and… […]