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The Many Ways Israel Feeds the World

steve@israelseen.com (Steve Ornstein) — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:59:28 +0000

From drip irrigation to natural pesticides, Israeli innovations are helping to fill hungry bellies everywhere, but particularly in the developing world. By Abigail Klein Leichman Food security is a major concern for our rapidly growing planet. As resources dwindle and the population rises, smart solutions for better agriculture and safer food storage are essential. No [...]

ELI Talks – Inspired Jewish Ideas – Owning Israel’s Story: Rejuvenation or Disappearance

steve@israelseen.com (Steve Ornstein) — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:39:39 +0000

Since 1977, Dr. Kenneth W. Stein has taught Middle Eastern History, Political Science and Israeli Studies at Emory University. In Spring 2006, he was a visiting professor of Political Science at Brown University. Professor Stein is the author of numerous books, scholarly publications, book chapters, and reviews. He writes on the development of modern Israel, [...]

Israel is about to revolutionize printing – again

steve@israelseen.com (Steve Ornstein) — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:23:09 +0000

An Israeli company transforms commercial digital printing with a groundbreaking – and eco-friendly — Nanographic process. By Abigail Klein Leichman Thanks to Israel21c For Benny Landa, it wasn’t enough that his Indigo digital commercial printers revolutionized the industry – making it possible to digitally print everything from photo albums to wine-bottle labels — [...]

Is Egypt telling us something about making peace with her neighbors?

steve@israelseen.com (Steve Ornstein) — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:23:49 +0000

By Yoram Getzler. To be completely accurate; in reality the full story of the Israel / Egypt peace treaty is still in process. Yet there are some unmistakable signs already that demand concern, consideration and thought. Even after many years of an official peace treaty between Israel and Egypt the hostility of Egyptians [...]

ELI Talks – Inspired Jewish Ideas – The Eicha Problem: What Jews Really Believe About Anti-Semitism

steve@israelseen.com (Steve Ornstein) — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:49:26 +0000

Dara Horn was born in New Jersey in 1977 and received her Ph.D. in comparative literature from Harvard University in 2006, studying Hebrew and Yiddish. In 2007 Dara Horn was chosen by Granta magazine as one of the Best Young American Novelists. Her first novel, In the Image, published by W.W. Norton when she [...]