With a degree in general economics from the University of Hanover, Germany, Michael’s focus is on economy and technology. As an Orthodox Jew, Michael also writes about Jewish and Biblical topics.
Michael was born in Minsk, Belorus, but grew up in Germany. He speaks Russian, German, English and Hebrew. Michael came to Israel in 2007 as a tourist, but in Jerusalem he found his way back to the faith of his forefathers and decided to stay in the Promised Land. Here he met his wife, who is from Germany as well and together they moved to an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Bet Shemesh. They have four children.
Michael writes and coordinates for the German edition of Israel Today’s magazine since 2009.
At the beginning of January, 46 large sea turtles were found stranded on the coast of Israel.
The Ilan and Asaf Ramon Airport near the Red Sea resort town of Eilat is officially open, and expected to help ease the strain of so many visitors entering Israel.
It’s not only the number of tourists to Israel that’s increasing.
The demise of the socialist agricultural haven provided by the kibbutz movement was predicted long ago.
The south of the country, which last summer was devastated by fires caused by flaming kites and balloon bombs from Gaza, is currently covered by a blanket of red anemones.
The 2019 Bloomberg Innovation Index places Israel fifth, ahead of numerous powerhouses, including Singapore, Sweden, the US and Japan.
Ahead of a recent entrepreneurial conference, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified three global industries in which Israel already has or could soon take a leading role.
Maybe it’s more than just a gadget for party animals who can’t remember the people they met the night before, because OrCam Technologies Ltd., the company behind MyMe, scored an impressive $130 million in investments last year.
Israeli firm Aleph Farms has unveiled a new kind of steak that does not come from a slaughtered animal, but is grown in the lab.
The Jewish people are, of course, descendants of the 12 Tribes that entered and divided the Promised Land under divine command.
