ROSIE This hall is named after the brilliant British Chemist Rosalind Franklin. She earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Cambridge University and her photographs provided key insights into DNA structure. “Science and everyday life cannot and should not be...
By Rachel Landman, Assistant Director During our first Shabbat of staff orientation we read the parsha Korach, which is named for Korach, who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron, the leaders of the Israelites. In the beginning of the parsha Korachs says,...
On Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, a memorial day for those who tragically died in the Shoah (Holocaust), we wanted to share this powerful video created by Sci-Tech Camper Jonathan Tamen. Jonathan’s video tells the story of Nicholas Winton, a British...
By Dan Garwood Today, Israel is known worldwide as a leader in science and the hi-tech industry. During its second decade (1958-1968), the still-young nation laid the groundwork that eventually would enable its advanced institutions and hi-tech companies to flourish,...