“At first glance, you might think it’s an albino wolf,” says Israel Nature and Parks Agency ecologist Dotan Rotem, referring to a video the agency recently released of a white wolf spotted in the Negev. But that is not the case here. The wolf is more likely to suffer from another disease that causes the…
Three years after the end of South Sudan’s civil war, the country’s healthcare system has descended into chaos. Special treatments, such as those required for children with congenital heart defects, can no longer be carried out by local doctors. That’s why the Tel Aviv-based non-profit organization IsraAID, together with the NGO Save a Child’s Heart,…
The jazz scene today has quite a different sound and culture than it once did since the time of its inception. Today, ethno jazz, which incorporates different ethnic music traditions, has become popular all around the world. Israel has become one of the biggest producers of world renowned jazz musicians, especially impressive for its small…
Story By Katharina Hoeftmann Ciobotaru About 22,000 Swiss citizens live in Israel. We met three of them to talk about their lives, feeling homesick and new paths in another country… Tabea and Matthias Oppliger “You live here as if there is no tomorrow” Actually, Tabea and Matthias Oppliger only wanted to go on a vacation to…
By Rebecca Steiner When walking around the streets of New York in December there are told tell signs that the holiday season has begun. There’s the smell of chestnuts roasting, the display of Christmas trees, and the sound of any and all versions of “jingle bells” playing on the radio. When it comes to the…
