Stories

From Taiwan to Israel – A Surprising Connection

“So, is this your first time in Israel? Do you like Israel?” Perhaps it’s not common to see an Asian girl in Israel, I get asked this question quite often. “No, it’s my 8th time here. And I love...

iKonnect: Test how well you know Israel!

From food, geography, language, culture, history and more, iKonnect’s website has a variety of free games to test how well you know Israel! And there are prizes! The points you win from each...

#WeRemember: How 7000+ Danish Jews Survived

Denmark and Israel have a special friendship, because Denmark, the fairy tale kingdom known for its little mermaid, has extraordinary courage that people don’t notice. When Europe was shrouded...

#We Remember: Slovak Jews until Holocaust

The Slovak Republic was one of the few countries that “positively” responded to Nazi Germany’s “Final Solution”, by paying them to take care of the Jewish problem. In a strong contrast to...

Story: Johnny of Bethlehem

“You can’t go there by foot, Bethlehem is 2 hours away from here!” As soon as we passed the wall, taxi drivers surrounded us and gave us ‘good offers’. When we declined...

Story: A Jew who Told Me “Don’t Eat Cat”

Zion gate, scarred with bullet marks. As I was seriously reflecting the history and thinking how remarkable it was that I could come to a unified Jerusalem, something funny and not so serious...

Story: The Israeli who loves Taiwan

The person who helped me check-in said in perfect Chinese, with a Taiwanese accent, Are you “X”? In Chinese, we normally address a person with full name, that means first name + last...