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The Schmooze Israelis Drink More Alcohol, Eat More American Food
We may be in the midst of an economic crisis, but it seems there’s at least one good business to be in. Food imports to Israel are growing out of proportion to the overall growth of the Israeli food market. The Israeli food market grew by 2.3% in 2008, to $14.4 billion. But food imports…
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The Schmooze Digitizing Europe’s Judaica
Researchers interested in poking through the library of the Alliance Israélite Universelle in Paris or the Hungarian Jewish Archives in Budapest may no longer have to leave their laptops to do it. The rich cultural heritage of European Jewry was recently recognized by the European Commission with a grant to Judaica Europeana, an organization that…
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Life Israeli Academic Discovers the History of Fall Colors
In a few weeks time, sidewalks will be lined with autumn leaves. In America, many of the leaves will be red. In Europe, they will mostly be yellow. Until now, the reason for the difference has been a mystery. But in a theory just published in the Journal New Phytologist, Haifa University academic Simcha Lev-Yadun…
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