Daily Archives: July 27, 2022

Apple to open Jerusalem development center

Apple is expanding its operations in Israel and opening a development center in Jerusalem. This will be the US tech giant’s third center in Israel after Herzliya and Haifa. While most tech giants announce the opening of new development centers through press releases in order to maximize media publicity, Apple’s new development center in Givat…

New ‘Dare to Share’ Program Helps Jerusalem School Children Fight Sexual Abuse

JERUSALEM, Israel – Child sex abuse is a worldwide problem, and the city of Jerusalem is addressing this issue with a unique program called “Dare to Share”  – “Letet Pe” in Hebrew.  Shneor Walker and Ran Yehoshua founded Dare to Share seven years ago and are working to get the program in all Jerusalem schools…

New LGBTQ+ clinic opens in Jerusalem Open House

A new LGBTQ+ clinic was opened at the Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance on Wednesday in honor of the five-year anniversary of the death of singer and activist Amir Fryszer Guttman. The opening ceremony of the clinic was held with Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services Minister Meir Cohen in attendance. “More than a year…

Villa Discovered In Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL—The Associated Press reports that a first-century A.D. villa was discovered in Jerusalem during rescue excavations that preceded construction of an elevator that will increase access from the city’s Jewish Quarter to the Western Wall. Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeologists Oren Gutfeld and Michal Haber unearthed fragments of mosaics and ornate wall paintings that adorned the…