Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Grapevine, February 21, 2026: Stars and Stripes impact

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Malcolm Hoelein
DR. DAN MAROM, academic director of the Asper Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Business School of the Hebrew University.

Dr. Dan Marom: Shaping Israel’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

Outgoing Hebrew University president Prof. Asher Cohen.

Prof. Asher Cohen reflects on leading Jerusalem's Hebrew University through war, crises - interview

Dr. Dan Marom in conversation with Maor Zaguri, Acclaimed Israeli Director

Shaping Israel’s next generation of entrepreneurs


Corals in Gulf of Eilat survive record heatwaves, offering new hope to Israel's only reef

The findings provide a rare glimmer of hope amid a global coral crisis, as reefs worldwide collapse under rising ocean temperatures.

The reef in Eilat, southern Israel, February 19, 2021

Gaza war drives young Israelis toward deeper faith and spirituality, study finds

According to the study, roughly one in four university students became more religious, while one in three described themselves as more spiritual.

Religious Jews gather on the eve of Tisha B'Av at a synagogue in Tel Aviv, August 12, 2024

Israeli breakthrough in diamond tech open doors to faster, reliable quantum devices

Israeli and German scientists announced the development of a method to capture nearly all the light emitted by microscopic defects in diamonds - an advance that could make quantum devices faster.

Diamond (illustrative)

Israeli universities soar in global entrepreneurial rankings: Technion, Tel Aviv Uni. in top 10

The Technion and Tel Aviv University rank among the top 10 global universities for entrepreneurship, highlighting Israel’s growing impact on the startup ecosystem.

The Computer Science Faculty building at Technion University in Haifa, Israel

Digital terrorism: Hebrew U study examines hate speech and the wounds of war after Oct. 7

In the chaotic weeks after October 7, social media feeds filled with grim images of violence – and, for many users, a torrent of anti-Israel and antisemitic abuse.

 Social media and digital online concept, man using smart phone.

Grapevine, September 7, 2025: Remembering the children

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DR. ANAT ARZI.

David Blumberg built Israel’s greatest library, then politics destroyed him - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: David Blumberg’s dream library stands tall in Jerusalem, but his life ended in tragedy, overshadowed by scandal and political strife.

DAVID BLUMBERG – Short and bespectacled, but authoritative and full of energy, he turned the National Library into a cultural center.

Education Ministry denies report claiming chapters on liberal democracy removed from curriculum

"We are undergoing a crisis over the character of the state and democracy. It's unreasonable that precisely the topics related to this would be removed from the civics matriculation."

 EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Kisch hold a press conference on the new AI program in the education system at the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv, last month. A founder should be able to rely on AI to run a seamless, end-to-end business operation, the writer believes.

People worldwide speak with same natural cadence, Hebrew U. study finds

A Hebrew University study reveals that all languages, from English to rare tongues, share the same natural speech rhythm every 1.6 seconds.

Dr. Maya Inbar

Jerusalem light rail's 'Red Line' to resume full operation this week

Sections of the Red Line have been unoperational since the end of May, due to construction of new light rail lines in the capital city. 

Light Rail in Jerusalem