On Israel Family Day, more couples were found desiring divorce due to the pandemic as trust in teacher plummeted.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many medical services, including those for people with disabilities, have been put on hold.
The project is dedicated to the memory of the late Nehama Rivlin, who contributed greatly over the years to Israeli society and nature conservation.
In Hebrew Nechama means comfort, thus a facility bearing her name in an area that is wrought with tension has a very special meaning for President Rivlin.
Just before Shavuot each year, Nechama Rivlin would distribute cheesecakes to soldiers at the roadblocks around Jerusalem.
Nechama Rivlin has been suffering from pulmonary fibrosis for several years.
Although there has been a significant improvement in attitudes towards people with disabilities, the statistics presented by Oren Helman's Sikuy Shaveh (Equal Chance) were troubling.
Last Thursday evening, the Springer Auditorium at the Israel Museum was filled to capacity with members of the Rivlin family and their friends.
The beloved wife of the president died just one day before her 74th birthday, on June 5.
The festival, which begins on July 25, will include the Pitchpoint competition for up-and-coming Israeli feature film projects.