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  • Israel at 75: A Special Issue
    Israeli Scene
    Israel at 75: A Special Issue
    Israel at 75: A Special Issue
    Exploring the sociopolitical forces, arts, culture and food that have defined modern Israel since its independence in 1948. 

    Exploring the sociopolitical forces, arts, culture and food that have defined modern Israel since its independence in 1948. 

  • Israel’s ‘Ethnic Democracy’
    Israeli Scene
    Israel’s ‘Ethnic Democracy’
    Israel’s ‘Ethnic Democracy’

    Israel has made a critical mistake over the years in not being more explicit about its unique kind of democracy, writes author and scholar Daniel Gordis.

    Israel has made a critical mistake over the years in not being more explicit about its unique kind of democracy, writes author and scholar Daniel

  • Abortion in Israel: Relatively Easy to Get, Hard to Discuss
    Israeli Scene
    Abortion in Israel: Relatively Easy to Get, Hard to Discuss
    Abortion in Israel: Relatively Easy to Get, Hard to Discuss

    The discourse over abortion differs dramatically between the United States and Israel, where the procedure is legal and barely a political issue.

    The discourse over abortion differs dramatically between the United States and Israel, where the procedure is legal and barely a political issue.

  • Orthodox Women Are Saying: Lights, Camera, Action!
    American View Israeli Scene
    Orthodox Women Are Saying: Lights, Camera, Action!
    Orthodox Women Are Saying: Lights, Camera, Action!

    Fed up with policies that remove women’s images from publications, a number of Orthodox women are fighting back—with photo shoots!

    Fed up with policies that remove women’s images from publications, a number of Orthodox women are fighting back—with photo shoots!

  • Helping Children Deal With Trauma
    Health + Medicine
    Helping Children Deal With Trauma
    Helping Children Deal With Trauma

    Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.

    Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.

  • What Will Israel Look Like at 100?
    Israeli Scene
    What Will Israel Look Like at 100?
    What Will Israel Look Like at 100?

    Asking the tough questions is our responsibility, says former Ambassador Michael Oren.

    Asking the tough questions is our responsibility, says former Ambassador Michael Oren.

Israeli Scene
Israeli Scene
Kibbutz Ketura’s First 50 Years
As many of these recollections submitted by past Ketura volunteers suggest, the Negev-area kibbutz has experienced significant growth since its earliest days. 
Israeli Scene
Alice Shalvi, the Mother of Israeli Feminism
by Lisa Hostein
'If I were a fairy godmother and could do one positive thing, it would be to eliminate sinat chinam (baseless hatred) among Israelis.'
Israeli Scene
Israeli Women Who Led the Way in Arts and Culture
by Jessica Steinberg
Meet Dana International, the first transgender winner of the Eurovision song contest, plus Oscar winner Natalie Portman and 'Jerusalem of Gold' singer Shuly Natan.
Israeli Scene
Israeli Women Who Led the Way in Sports
by Jessica Steinberg
Meet ultra-Orthodox marathon runner Beatie Deutsch and Olympic medalists Linoy Ashram and Yael Arad.
Israeli Scene
Israeli Women Who Led the Way in Business
by Jessica Steinberg
Meet economist Karnit Flug, 3D-printing fashion designer Danit Peleg and EL AL CEO Dina Bel Tal Ganancia
Israeli Scene
The ‘First’ Women of HMO
by Barbara Sofer
The pioneering women of Hadassah Medical Organization never saw barriers as dead ends.
Israeli Scene
Israeli Women Who Led the Way in Science
by Jessica Steinberg
Meet Orna Berry, one of the most important women in Israel’s tech industry, and Ada Yonath, the first Israeli woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Israeli Scene
Israeli Women Who Led the Way, in Government and Beyond
by Jessica Steinberg
From Prime Minister Golda Meir to Knesset Member Pnina Tamano-Shata, these women have broken glass ceilings and shaped Israel throughout its first three-quarters of a century.

 

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