The Daily Schmear

Israeli Entrepreneurship Leading the World

Ari Weinberger — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:06:00 GMT

Israel was barely affected by the global economic crisis and proves to be one of the most innovative countries in the world.

Omer Arbel, Israeli born designer of the Olympic Medals

Ari Weinberger — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:57:00 GMT

It is the dream of every Olympian to take home a medal. Preferably a gold medal but I think you'd have a hard time finding someone who would give back there medal because it wasn't gold. Yet before the first Olympic event was held this year in Vancouver, another competition with just as much at stake took place almost 2 years prior. To design the medals for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. After all the designs were submitted, there was one winner. Israeli-born architect and industrial designer Omer Arbel.

Jewdyssee

Ari Weinberger — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:09:00 GMT

The creative and distinctive Jewdyssee sound is a collaboration of Israeli-German, Maya Saban and non-Jewish Russian band leader turned DJ, Walera Goodman. With music based in Klezmer and Yiddish roots, sit back, relax, and enjoy this inside look at Jewdysee! Read more to check out their video!

Jewish Geography

Daniel Aaron Fersh — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:48:00 GMT

Before Blackberrys, before the Internet, before telephones, it was there.It preceded the Yellow Pages, outdates the radio, and came way before the telegram.It preceded the Yellow Pages, outdates the radio, and came way before the telegram. It is the earliest search engine, the world's first directory and the oldest rolodex in the history of mankind. It is, of course, Jewish Geography.

ASB: The Experience of a Life Time

Sarah Hurwitz — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:23:00 GMT

I had heard so much about Hurricane Katrina. Not necessarily from the news but from my mom who dealt with the disaster first hand. She worked for the Red Cross at the time and I vividly remember her anxiety.