Escape from trash mountain
I’m talking to Shay Levi, and he’s animated. The head of Ariel Sharon Park’s Environmental Planning and Ecology Department is explaining to me, a representative of Development Corporation for...
View ArticleIsrael Railways Gets Ready for “A Whole New Ballgame”
In August, I journeyed to Israel on behalf of Development Corporation/Israel Bonds, the organization that has helped build every sector of Israel’s economy. My goal: to find the alternate Israel, the...
View ArticleEscape from trash mountain
How a massive landfill became a global model of sustainability, an oasis of green serenity in Greater Tel Aviv
View ArticleIsrael Railways Gets Ready for “A Whole New Ballgame”
In August, I journeyed to Israel on behalf of Development Corporation/Israel Bonds, the organization that has helped build every sector of Israel’s economy. My goal: to find the alternate Israel, the...
View ArticleExploring Israel’s Biggest Infrastructure Project Ever, 82 Ft Below Street Level
In convening the Israel Bonds founding conference at Jerusalem’s King David Hotel in September 1950, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion assured assembled delegates of “a much brighter future that is not...
View ArticleIsrael’s Innovative Water Solutions: From Striking a Rock to Desalination
In July, I arrived in Israel as a representative of Development Corporation for Israel/Israel Bonds. My mission: to uncover the myriad ways in which David Ben-Gurion’s promise of “a much brighter...
View ArticleContinuing the Legacy of Israel’s Greatest Dreamer
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines innovation as “the act or process of introducing new ideas, devices, or methods.” There are few places on the planet where this definition is being applied at a...
View ArticleGilad Sharon: Reflections on an Icon’s Legacy
Recently, I had the opportunity to spend time with Gilad Sharon. The son of the legendary general and former prime minister was in New York for speaking engagements on behalf of Development Corporation...
View ArticleIsrael Bonds: Achieving the Vision of Israel’s Founder
In September 1950, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion convened a conference of American Jewish leaders to share his thoughts on providing Israel with crucially needed economic resources. The country was...
View ArticleObserving the Perpetuation of Israel Bonds Leadership
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” As I observed firsthand, this definition of leadership, as articulated by sixth President of the...
View ArticleThe Israel Bonds Online Museum: Exhibiting the Org. that Shaped Israel’s Destiny
Just off the entrance to Jerusalem’s King David Hotel is a spacious room for reading and relaxation. Guests availing themselves of the opportunity to unwind in the legendary hotel may not notice a...
View ArticleIsrael Bonds, the Enterprise that Helped Build Israel, Turns 70
In Judaism, the number 70 resonates with special meaning. The Torah, for example, lists 70 descendants of Noah. The Babylonian exile lasted 70 years. The Midrash points out Jerusalem is referred to 70...
View ArticleGermany’s Sebastian Hoffmann Is Declaring “Never Again” through Israel Bonds
In September 1950, when the Israeli and American founders of Israel Bonds convened at Jerusalem’s King David Hotel to discuss the challenges and potential of their new initiative, the final communique...
View ArticleHe Came to Israel Bonds to Make a Difference; Israel Maimon Made History Instead
Israel Maimon’s life has always been about the mission, and the mission has always been Israel. As an officer in the elite Golani Brigade, government secretary for Prime Ministers Ariel Sharon and Ehud...
View ArticleUncovering the Meaning of the Indomitable Israeli Spirit
On August 13, I returned to Israel for the first time since 2018, leading a delegation of Development Corporation for Israel/Israel Bonds staff on a four-day journey of discovery as they explored the...
View Article‘The Source’ of Decades of Israel Bonds Memories
It all started with ‘The Source.’ I read James Michener’s millennia-spanning epic, tracing the historic arc of Eretz Yisrael and the Jewish people, while in college. My fascination with the novel...
View ArticleSusan Weikers: A Life of Pro-Israel Activism
International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on the accomplishments of women collectively, and for appreciating, on an individual basis, the achievements of women who have realized so much on behalf...
View ArticleJews Left Europe in Pursuit of a Dream. Their Sons Fought to Preserve It
May 8th marks the 78th anniversary of the end of the war against Nazi Germany. As V-E Day approaches, it’s worth remembering how the Jewish immigrant experience of the early 20th century gave rise to a...
View ArticleThrough ‘Dream Maker,’ Barak Marton Looks to Raise the Profile of Israeli Sci-Fi
These are busy times for Barak Marton. When I caught up with him, he had just returned from a brief Mount Carmel vacation, where the writer/director/cameraman took advantage of the solitude to clear...
View ArticleThe Idyllic Life of Said and Adina Moshe and the Nightmare of October 7
October 7, 2023 will forever be a searing date of collective grief and trauma for the nation and people of Israel. Individually, there is a heartbreaking story for every man, woman and child killed,...
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