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.
Ophthalmologists at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, in collaboration with the researchers at Bar Ilan University, have developed eye drops that repair the cornea.
Time and again, archaeological discoveries are proving that there has been Jewish life in Israel for millennia.
While he was working in his garden at Kibbutz Hazorea in the Jezreel Valley, Dekel Ben-Shitrit found a curious ring.
With this curse, Adam was driven out of paradise.
Archaeology
Archaeology
Some say that Israel has already tried everything possible to find peace with the Arabs, and that there is nothing left that could possibly “break the ice” between the two sides.
JEWS WHO SHAPED THE WORLD
JEWS WHO SHAPED THE WORLD
A new museum dedicated to the legendary Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has opened to the public coinciding with the 12th anniversary of his death.
