Ron's World

Category: Jewish World

news items from the Jewish World and Israel

  • Ron Jacobsohn reports from the 19th Maccabiah Closing Ceremony

    Ron Jacobsohn reports from the 19th Maccabiah Closing Ceremony

    The ten days of the 19th Maccabiah past in a flash for the 9000 athletes, who came from 78 countries, to participate in the Jewish Olympics. And now it’s time say farewell with a grand closing ceremony the organizers have prepared celebrating Israeli artists who have made it big internationally.
    Before the celebrations – the scoreboard:
    Team Israel won the most medals with 194 total followed by Team USA with 84 Medals and Team Canada in third with only 14 medals.
    At the farewell cocktail we met some of those medal winners and heard about their experience participating at the Maccabiah.
    And now that everything has been said and done, the closing ceremony has almost ended and the planning for the next Maccabiah that will take place in 2017 has already began.

  • Ron Jacobsohn Investigates the Newest EU Ban on West Bank Products

    Ron Jacobsohn Investigates the Newest EU Ban on West Bank Products

    Ron Jacobsohn Investigates the Newest EU Ban on West Bank Products

    The recent decision by the European Union to stop funding projects in the West Bank has come only months after the decision to mark products, which have been manufactured across the so-called Green Line. Will all these steps really hurt Israel financially or are those just publicity stunts by Europeans to appease the Palestinians? We went to ask some of our experts what the think about the issue. However, as the new EU regulations won’t take affect until next year, there are still members of the Israeli diplomatic community who believe the ruling might still be reversed before it will start to be implanted.

  • Ron Jacobsohn Attends the JNF World Leadership Conference

    Ron Jacobsohn Attends the JNF World Leadership Conference

    Ron Jacobsohn Attends the JNF World Leadership Conference

    The 2013 JNF-KKL leadership Conference brought to Israel delegates from around 40 countries around the world, from as far away as New Zealand and Australia and close like Greece and Morocco. During the 5-day conference the delegates learned about issues that need immediate attention with some already receiving immediate pledges from various delegates.

  • Ron Jacobsohn Joins the The Group of 18 as they Plant a New Forest Where the Maccabees Once Ruled

    Ron Jacobsohn Joins the The Group of 18 as they Plant a New Forest Where the Maccabees Once Ruled

    The Group of 18, the big donors of the Maccabiah games, took some time off to plant a new forest in the area where the ancient Maccabees used to reign thousands of years ago.
    And with a planting of a new forest the idea to make this the Maccabiah forest where every 4-years as the games go on the athletes will come and bring the eternal spirit of the Jewish people from all around the world.

  • Ron Jacobsohn Attends the Inaugural Restaurant From Within in Jaffa

    Ron Jacobsohn Attends the Inaugural Restaurant From Within in Jaffa

    A unique call for all foodies to experience 48-hours of exploring Jaffa’s top restaurants from the inside, get tips from the chefs on cooking and most importantly taste all the menu especially made for you and a small group of about a hand full of culinary fans just like you… This is “Restaurants from Within” is all about.
    And with the international beer tasting workshop we finished our very busy day of restaurant hoping. The organizers promise to come back with a new bunch of restaurants in the winter so start booking your flights.