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DO THE MATH
Still defining who and what it is, Israel at 75 is plugging full steam ahead
By David E. Kaplan
Number 1 in Numbers. Israel's female winning team at the European Mathematics Olympiad for Girls.
From political mess to proven math, the win at the girl's European Mathematics Olympiad by Israel, augers well for Israel's future. Imbedded in modern Israel's DNA is the pursuit of excellence.
DO THE MATH
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A LOVE LETTER
From driving "me crazy" to "no place I'd rather be" the author writes to her beloved Israel on her 75th Birthday
By Andi Saitowitz
It's Personal. Through good times and tough times, Israel is our country for now and forever more.
"Even when things feel as messy as they feel these days," this is the nature of long-term relationships. But Israel is not just 'any' relationship. On the occasion of Israel's 75th, the writer explores this profound relationship through a personal letter.
A LOVE LETTER
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THE FOOLISH PRICE ISRAEL PAID TO RESTORE SCHOOL TRIPS TO POLAND
Will our kids really be taught the Polish government line that no Poles helped murder their Jewish neighbors?
By Dr Efraim Zuroff
Education vs Polish Propaganda. Israeli schoolkids on an educational trip to Auschwitz, Poland.
With Israel embroiled in a standoff with Poland over the latter's insistence on 'regulated' Holocaust educational trips to present narrative of Polish resistance rather than collaboration, has Israel "surrendered" over a controversial signed deal?
THE FOOLISH PRICE ISRAEL PAID TO RESTORE SCHOOL TRIPS TO POLAND
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TWO SIDES OF A FENCE AND A WORLD APART
An illuminating crossover visit to kibbutz Ha'on and the formerly owned now privatized Daria Resort on the Sea of Galilee
By Motti Verses
Ponder at the Border. The writer near the fence separating stunning Daria Resort from kibbutz Ha'on.
As much exploration as holiday visit, travel writer Motti Verses is fascinated how a wooden fence separating a once-thriving kibbutz and an adjacent lakeside resort on the banks of the Sea of Galilee, reveal insights about Israel's past and its future.
TWO SIDES OF A FENCE AND A WORLD APART
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