• Each year in America, a staggering 90,000 people die from hospital infections. That was unacceptable to Aharon Gedanken, who has developed a method for making anti-bacterial fabrics.• It’s not easy, of course, but Yoram Oren is working at Ben-Gurion University’s Department of Desalination and Water Treatment to separate salt from sea water.Tiny Dynamo is a breakthrough book capable of changing perceptions of those who have, to date, been hostile to the Jewish state or, perhaps worse, indifferent.In an age when the battle over ideas, facts, philosophies, and competing narratives rage – especially regarding tiny Israel – Tiny Dynamo is a giant leap forward in disseminating an unflinching truth: Israel is one terrific country.
• For those parents who endure the grim tragedy of SIDS, Hisense – an Israeli company based in Rishon Lezion – has developed an alarm device to alert when a baby is having difficulty.Each story fascinates, but the timeline section of her book is riveting. Here we read of Israeli inventions since the founding of the state, the sheer scope of which boggles the mind, ranging from board games to life-saving treatments.In the 1940s, Ephraim Hertzano created the super-popular board game “Rummikub.” In the year of statehood, Maj. Uzi Gaf developed the world-famous Uzi machine gun. An early cancer screening method was developed in 1954 by Ephraim Frei; drip irrigation was developed in 1965; drone aircraft were created in the wake of the Yom Kippur War; Copaxone, the world’s top-selling MS treatment, was developed in 1996; and flash drives in 2000.Israel, remarkable in countless ways, stands as a singular nation in the myriad ways it improves the quality of life for all people, everywhere.