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New York native, oncologist moves to Israel to fulfill Zionist dream

Dr. Esther Berko says she does not want to talk about problems in her new homeland but admits that while Israelis have access to latest treatments, there is a shortage of support staff, still, she hopes to bring a cure to a cancer, threatening young children

Nitzi Yakov | 07.13.23

יעל עם הכלב שלה סקיי שאותו אימצה מבית שהזניח אותו

Israeli woman awaits second heart transplant in the U.S.

Yael Aloni, only 23, and her family launch fundraising campaign to allow her to go through a second heart transplant and a kidney transplant in the U.S. after Israeli doctors say waiting for donation could take too much time

Nitzi Yakov | 06.12.23

7 floors, 8,000 square meters: The new Jewish campus in the heart of Berlin

Complex is the largest Jewish building constructed in Germany after the Holocaust: 'Judaism has not only not been uprooted, but is flourishing on an enormous scale,' says Berlin chief rabbi

Nitzi Yakov | 06.08.23

Got your back: how Ben-Gurion fixed his back pain

While it's known that Israel's first prime minister suffered acute lower back pain, less is known about the person and method who helped him fix it, Feldenkrais, while also teaching him a trick that would make him famous

Nitzi Yakov, Eitan Gefen | 06.07.23

'It's a business, but also Chesed': Couple helps autistic Jewish people find love

Los Angeles-based Jeremy Hamburgh and Ilana Frank help people on the autism spectrum develop their social skills and find love; now they are working on a program that will focus on helping autistic people from the religious community

Nitzi Yakov | 05.18.23

Let's talk tachles: What do Olim truly think of Israel?

Zionism, high cost of living, hi-tech, beaches, Israeli frankness, warmth and love, protests and demonstrations - all this chaos falls on the heads of immigrants who find themselves in a turbulent and heated Israel; How do they cope, what do they really think of us, and will they stay? New immigrants who have integrated into the hi-tech industry speak openly about their experiences

Nitzi Yakov | 04.26.23

'One plus one equals far more': Arab and Jewish women learning microbusiness development together

Program brings together women from West and East Jerusalem, where they learn together and build business collaborations; ‘We were simply women who came to establish businesses, to find a respectable income and it didn't matter that we were Arab or Jewish – we are all human beings’

Nitzi Yakov | 04.25.23

The sound of music: How singing can aid Alzheimer's patients

Relatives of dementia patients say that music can sometimes bring out lucidity and focus in family members who are at an advanced stage of the disease and add that they attempt to incorporate more music into their lives

Nitzi Yakov | 04.07.23

The Sassoon family: The Jewish dynasty who became global merchants

How did a Baghdadi family of refugees manage to build a global trade empire spanning three continents? From its charismatic patriarch who remained loyal to his Jewish roots to his enterprising descendants/ This is the story of "the Rothschilds of the east"

Nitzi Yakov | 04.05.23

Israeli researchers develop hybrid micro-robot that can capture targeted damaged cells

The tiny robot, only 10 microns across, is able to navigate within a biological sample, identify different types of cells, capture them selectively, and transport them for further analysis

Nitzi Yakov | 03.26.23

Parents fight for daughter with Dravet syndrome, despite doctor's pessimism

In retrospect, mother claims the doctor's pessimism may very well have been what gave the parents motivation to fight for her - 'We learned the hard way that a person cannot determine his fate, but he can choose how to deal with it'

Nitzi Yakov | 03.26.23

Israel in the eyes of new immigrants

Youth from non-democratic countries hold high hopes of a life of freedom in Israel; say do not yet understand public outcry over government judicial overhaul

Nitzi Yakov | 03.19.23

Israeli child born with cranial deformity gets new lease on life with helmet treatment

Nine-month-old Peleg Rothschild has worn a helmet for half of his short life to correct a skull malformation; now his mother accompanies parents of other helmet-wearing babies through the process

Nitzi Yakov | 03.06.23

Palestinian teen makes miraculous recovery in Israeli hospital

Izz ad-Din Dar Yassin, 18, was fighting for his life at a Palestinian hospital following a near-fatal work accident; when his condition worsened, he was transferred to Rambam where doctors have given him a second chance; 'The situation was so complex we couldn't tell if he'd make it or not,' says attending doctor

Nitzi Yakov | 02.13.23

The Israeli polio survivor who became a Paralympic powerhouse

Ayala Malhan-Katz was separated from her parents as an infant to treat her illness; nine long years later, she was released home where she reunited with her family and discovered her passion for sports

Nitzi Yakov | 10.18.22

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