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| Tucked away in Jerusalem, a bittersweet peace process Hidden at the end of a small bumpy road, tucked away a few minutes from the hustle and bustle of Jerusalem’s Central Bus Station, is a non-descript building, several stories high, constructed with the pale limestone known in this city as “Jerusalem stone.” Unexceptional in every external way, it nonetheless ... more | Apr 26, 2013 | |||
| Mangal: Impossible My Yom Ha’atzmaut was picture-perfect. Like so many others across the country, I enjoyed the annual “Sunday experience” by barbecuing the day away with friends and family. (Forget baseball – mangal is our national pastime!) It was such a fulfilling feeling knowing that every other Israeli had the same opportunity to ... more | Apr 25, 2013 | |||
| ALEH: Marching In Jerusalem to Advocate for the Disabled Last month, on Wednesday, March 27, during the Passover holiday, ALEH (www.ALEH.org), Israel’s largest network of residential facilities for children with severe physical and cognitive disabilities, hosted “ALEH MARCHES FORWARD” – the third annual ALEH Jerusalem march to increase public awareness of the disabled and encourage the integration of Israel’s ... more | Apr 23, 2013 | |||
| ALEH Marches Forward, 'Bridges The Gap' For the third straight year, a procession of over 300 marchers, including children with severe physical and cognitive disabilities under the care of ALEH (www.aleh.org), their families, caregivers, and volunteers and friends from around the globe, set out from ALEH’s Jerusalem facility to cross over the Jerusalem Chords Bridge in ... more | Apr 5, 2013 | |||
| JNF's Gala "Tree of Life" at the Pier Hotel Brings Hope to Israel A palpable electricity filled the air on Tuesday evening, March 19, as over 350 ardent supporters of Israel gathered at the annual glittering gala “Tree of Life’ dinner at New York’s Pierre Hotel. Hosted by the legendary Jewish National Fund in conjunction with Aleh Negev - Nahalat Eran, the focus of ... more | Mar 27, 2013 | |||
| Jerusalem Marathon 2013 Highlights Not so long ago, people with special needs were isolated from society and hidden away by their families lest their physical or mental conditions or both cast a blot on the marriage potential of their siblings. Today, there is greater sensitivity for the feelings of people with special needs, resulting in a ... more | Mar 8, 2013 | |||
| Alaskan volunteer helps Israel's disabled children It’s not every day you’ll find a person who takes a month and a half off work each year to travel 5,000 miles –– on his own tab – just to spend time volunteering with disabled children in Jerusalem. But for one devout Christian man, Curtis Sparks of Anchorage, Alaska, ... more | Feb 22, 2013 | |||
| For kids with disabilities, virtual reality isn’t just a game If virtual reality can put players inside a game and take pilot trainees to the sky, then why not use this cutting-edge technology to give children with severe intellectual and physical disabilities experiences they cannot enjoy in the real world? That was the thinking behind a unique-to-Israel use of virtual reality ... more | Feb 20, 2013 |
