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17. Israel recycles 90% of the waste- Lake Michigan. 35. In 2020, the most popular baby
water it creates, making it the lead- 27. The glue on Israel’s postage stamps names in Israel were Mohammad
ing nation in the world for water is kosher. for boys and Miriam for girls.
recycling. In the United States, 28. Israel has over 50 alternative meat 36. Syrian hamsters were first domes-
only 1% of wastewater is recycled. startups – a disproportionately ticated as pets by a zoologist at the
18. In July 2012, a group of artists in high number compared to else- Hebrew University of Jerusalem in
Netanya created the world’s larg- where around the world – making 1930.
est mosaic made of socks, using it a fake meat powerhouse. Per- 37. Israel has more museums (230 and
12,000 in total. (All of them clean, haps it’s no surprise, given that the counting) per capita than any other
thankfully.) country has more vegans per capita country in the world. A new muse-
than any other country.
19. Cows in Israel produce more milk 29. Researchers in Israel have grown um dedicated to women is opening
SMART 20. An Israeli company has developed mouse embryos in bottles in a rev- 38. Israel has its very own Stone-
soon.
on average than do dairy cows in
other countries.
henge, an ancient stone circle
olutionary way to observe the first
a revolutionary spray-on skin made
called Galgal Refa’im with mas-
stages of mammalian embryonic
CHOICES 21. Israelis love kids. With an average 30. In 2020, Israel was the eighth most sive rock walls that jut eight feet
development.
of nanofiber to help heal wounds.
into the sky. The stone structure is
around 5,000 years old and is made
expensive country in the world
of three children per woman, Israel
Being informed is the backbone has the highest fertility rate among to live in. Switzerland came in at up of some 42,000 tons of basalt
number one.
the 37 countries in the OECD,
stone. It was only discovered in the
to great decision-making. where the average is 1.7. 31. Israelis eat some 24 million suf- 1960s.
22. Israel performs more in-vitro fer- ganiyot (donuts) during the eight- 39. The Mount of Olives is the old-
Make sure you’re receiving
day holiday of Hanukkah.
all of the important news and tilization per capita than any other 32. In 2020, Tel Aviv was named the est continuously used cemetery in
the world. It’s been in use for over
country, and it’s free for the first
information impacting Jewish two babies. fifth most expensive city in the 3,000 years.
life in Sarasota-Manatee with our 23. Babies in Israel are 10 times less world to live in, according to the 40. Israel is home to the largest known
information channels: likely to be allergic to peanuts than Economist Intelligence Unit. Zu- dog cemetery of the ancient world.
in other countries. Studies suggest
rich, Paris, Hong Kong and Singa-
More than 1,300 dog skeletons,
1 SOCIAL MEDIA it’s because they eat Bamba peanut 33. An Israeli company has developed most of them puppies, were found
pore came in before it.
at the Ashkelon site.
snacks from an early age.
24. According to Hebrew-language a paint that uses sunlight to acti- 41. Israeli students won an internation-
vate a cooling mechanism on cars,
Wikipedia, there are seven differ-
al award for producing real honey
Social Media: While we don’t always
post hourly, we do post often. What do we ent ways to eat a Krembo, one of buildings, planes and even cloth- without bees, using a bacterium
post? Time-sensitive news, alerts, items of Israel’s favorite snacks. ing, providing air conditioning programmed to “learn” how to
interest, and more. Follow us on Facebook, 25. Members of a voluntary organiza- without electricity. The hotter it is, make honey.
Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and more!
Find us by searching for “JFEDSRQ.” tion called Trail Angels open their the more the coating cools. 42. An Israeli company has devel-
homes to hikers on the 1,025-km 34. Israel takes in more immigrants oped an atmospheric water gener-
2 JFEDSRQ.org (637-mile) Israel Trail, offering than any other country in the world ator that can create clean drinking
water from the air. It has been
free beds, showers and other ame-
per capita. Since it was founded in
nities.
over the world.
migrated to Israel.
Website JFEDSRQ.org 26. Israel is roughly half the size of 1948, 3.3 million people have im- deployed in disaster situations all
Whether you’re on your desk- 43. Israel has the largest underground
top, laptop or smartphone, the hospital in the world: the 2,000-
Federation website, has everything above and
below (and more) right at your fingertips. Keep bed Sammy Ofer Fortified Un-
our event calendars in your bookmarks bar for derground Emergency Hospital at
event information in a click. Rambam Health Care Campus in
3 EBLAST MAKE LIFE 44. In Israel, it is legal to write the
Haifa.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Federation to offer all virtual
39 Commentary
43 Focus on Youth
he Jewish Federation of Sara-
Jewish community right to your Where your dollars go: 4 cases that continue to climb in Flori- would have to be in effect to feel ‹ ‹ event. All answers clearly showed meaningful experience in Israel.
47 Life Cycle
sota-Manatee has made the dif-
2020-21 season?
door event for the coming Fall-Winter
38 Israel & the Jewish World Tficult decision that all programs
for the 2020-21 season will be virtual.
As you can see, an overwhelming
Chief Executive Officer Howard Tev-
munity.
reluctance on the part of the com-
majority would not feel comfortable
lowitz says, “In an effort to keep the
attending or thought it was too soon to
tell.
community safe, we feel we have no
refresh your spirit with a
lightening. Here are a few:
choice but to make this decision. The
important!”
Many of the comments were en-
health of our Federation family is too
Other questions included at
I will not be attending in the fore-
what capacity one would attend an
In addition to the Coronavirus
seeable future. Very glad you are
in-person event, what conditions
asking, but no, no and NO!!!
door every month with news, taken to a new level 12 answered by more than 550 re- event (i.e., masks, sanitizers, etc.) 4.0 % 9 .5 % sider, no indoor events should be meaningful experience in Israel.
comfortable to attend an in-person
With an older population to con-
American Friends of
da, Tevlowitz points to the results of
Leket Israel
our recent event survey, which clearly
attend in-person events for the foresee-
showed the community is not ready to
planned until there is a vaccine.
and when would you see yourself
Appreciate the varied programs
able future. “We have heard you loud
and films you’ve provided.
ready to come out to an in-person
and clear,” says Tevlowitz.
The event survey sent out
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