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NEWS FROM OUR JEWISH HOME in 2017. The show consists of nine hour-long episodes, all of which are available to stream on Netflix.
Courtesy of Netflix // Israeli actor Lior Raz in “Hit & Run.”
‘Fauda’ Creators Debut New Netflix Show Israeli-made TV show “Hit & Run” has debuted on Netflix, written by “Fauda” creator Avi Issacharoff. The nine-episode series is based around a former special forces soldier, now a tour guide, whose wife is suspiciously killed, leading him to chase the killers to New York City. Segev Azulai, the main character, is played by co-creator and “Fauda” star Lior Raz. The creators went to Netflix and collaborated with American writers to create the series, which premiered Aug. 6. The team that created “Fauda” hopes that they can once again create the hype around “Hit & Run” that surrounded “Fauda,” which won numerous awards and was named among the best international series by The New York Times
Today in Israeli History August 15, 1096 — The armies of the First Crusade officially embark from Western Europe to capture the Holy Land. European Jews suffer pogroms amid the fervor. The crusaders capture and pillage Jerusalem on July 15, 1099.
Tomer Neuberg/Flash90 //Artem Dolgopyat, who won a gold medal at the Olympic games in Tokyo, is greeted by family and friends during a welcome ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport Aug. 3.
Olympic Gold Medalist Celebrated Returning to Israel
August 16, 2015 — Physicist Jacob Bekenstein, whose theory that black holes emit radiation won over Stephen Hawking and advanced work toward a theory of quantum gravity, dies of a heart attack at 68 in Finland. August 17, 1949 — The body of Theodor Herzl, buried in Vienna in 1904, is reburied with those of his wife and parents on the Jerusalem hill that now bears his name, fulfilling a directive in his will. August 18, 1994 — Yeshayahu Leibow16 | AUGUST 15, 2021ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES
Israel to Combat Climate Change with Carbon Tax
Israeli Olympic gold medalist Artem Dolgopyat was celebrated upon his return to Israel at Ben Gurion Airport, greeted with champagne and shofars after winning in the Tokyo games, according to The Times of Israel. Wearing his Olympic medal, Dolgopyat was
Israel is trying to curb greenhouse gas emissions through a carbon tax, to be implemented between 2023 to 2028, according to The Times of Israel. The tax, which will slowly increase over the years, is targeted at coal, petroleum and other fossil fuels in a move expected to cover about 80 percent of Israel’s
itz, who courted controversy and argued for a strict separation of religion and state, dies in his sleep at 91 in Jerusalem. He taught sciences at the Hebrew University for almost six decades.
August 22, 1891 — Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz, whose “The Tree of Life” stands outside Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus, is born in Lithuania. In his later years he draws inspiration from Judaism for his work. August 23, 1969 — Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, who has turned to devout Muslim practice, calls for all-out war against Israel in response to the arson attack on Al-Aqsa mosque two days earlier.
Algemeiner/science.co.il Cleanup crews work at the scene of the deadly bus bombing in Jerusalem on Aug. 19, 2003. Jacob Bekenstein, shown in his Hebrew University office in 2009, developed his theory about the entropy of black holes while working on his doctorate at Princeton University in the early 1970s.
met by family, friends and fans as he returned a victor after winning gold in the men’s gymnasts floor exercise. “This is the warmest welcome I’ve received in my life,” Dolgopyat told reporters just outside the airport. “Thank you to everyone for coming. I feel like crying from all the excitement, even more than when I won the medal — just kidding.” Dolgopyat is only the second Israeli to ever win an Olympic gold medal, with the first being won in 2004 by Gal Fridman for windsurfing, the paper reported. Although there was much excitement upon his return, there is still some overshadowing of his win. He is unable to marry his fiance because he is not recognized as Jewish by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, since his mother is not Jewish, TOI reported.
August 24, 1926 — Playwright Nissim Aloni is born in a poor neighborhood in the south of Tel Aviv. The Habima Theatre produces the first of his 12 plays, “Most Cruel the King,” about King Jeroboam I, in 1953.
August 19, 2003 — A suicide bomber kills 23 people and injures more than 130 others by detonating an explosive packed with ball bearings on a bus in the Orthodox neighborhood of Shmuel Hanavi in central Jerusalem. August 20, 1967 — Etgar Keret, one of Israel’s most popular writers, is born in Ramat Gan. Keret’s quirky work, mainly short stories and graphic novels, wins critical acclaim as well as sales. He also writes screenplays. August 21, 1969 — A new immigrant from Australia, Denis Michael Rohan, sets fire to Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem by pouring kerosene through a keyhole and throwing in a lighted match. He enters an insanity plea and is deported.
Yaniv Nadav/Flash90 //Villages near Ramat Hovav suffer from air pollution from a power plant in December 2017. greenhouse gas emissions, the paper reported. The taxes will be limited to protect consumers from direct impacts, although the tax will expand from fossil fuels to other greenhouse gas emissions, such as garbage dumps and air conditioners, according to TOI. A statement released by the Israel Tax Authority and the finance, energy, environmental protection and economy ministries stated that the tax “is intended to correct a market failure, which arises when the polluting factor does not pay for the damage caused as a result of greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon pricing is considered the most effective and efficient way to encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and create certainty in the markets.” August 26, 1955 — In a speech, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles reveals a U.S. plan to launch covert peace talks, guarantee the borders of Israel and Arab states, and provide a loan to Israel to pay reparations to Arab refugees. August 27, 2001 — Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Secretary-General Abu Ali Mustafa is killed when helicopter-fired missiles strike his office in Ramallah. Israel takes responsibility for the assassination. August 28, 1965 — Physicist Giulio Racah dies at 56 during a visit to the city of his birth, Florence, Italy. His work on atomic spectroscopy earned himself and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem international recognition. August 29, 1897 — Led by Theodor Herzl, the First Zionist Congress opens in Basel, Switzerland. It declares that “Zionism aims at establishing for the Jewish people a publicly and legally assured home in the Land of Israel.”
Photo by Moshe Milner, Gal Fridman is honored during a ceremony upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport on Aug. 30, 2004.
August 25, 2004 — Windsurfer Gal Fridman wins Israel’s first Olympic gold medal at the Summer Games in Athens and, having won bronze in Atlanta in 1996, thus becomes the first Israeli with multiple Olympic medals.
August 30, 1987 — The Israeli Cabinet decides to end production of the Lavi fighter jet. The Lavi (“Young Lion”) was doomed by cost overruns and by an agreement not to sell the aircraft to other countries. Items are provided by the Center for Israel Education (israeled.org), where you can find more details.
