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The concert took place on May 5 at Monaco’s Grimaldi Forum under the patronage of Prince Albert II. It featured musicians playing violins whose Jewish owners were murdered in the Holocaust. Discovered at the end of the Second World War, the violins were restored by Amnon Weinstein, an Israeli violin maker who for years has been collecting and restoring musical instruments belonging to Holocaust victims. -
In recognition of his off-screen work, Morgan Freeman was presented with the Key of Knowledge Award from the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem last week. Here, the actor shares some secrets for success with The Globe and Mail. -
Delegation led by the President of Hebrew University will visit leading universities in Beijing and Shanghai. -
Oscar winner Morgan Freeman spoke about education, equality and what’s on his bucket list during an interview Monday with Global News anchor Leslie Roberts. -
David Berry had a chance to speak with Freeman after being presented with the Key of Knowledge from the Canadian Friends of Hebrew University, where he learned about the importance of pouring on the pressure, why he might be a better writer than Steven Kin, and what he needs to learn about playing God. -
At the Toronto Centre for the Arts, Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman was honoured at a gala reception which raised $2 million for the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC). -
Israeli universities are winning international recognition. A new ranking by Thomson Reuters underscores this feeling, revealing that 1% of the most cited articles worldwide in the past decade were written at Israeli universities or based on collaborations with them. -
A mechanism that permits essential substances to enter our cells while at the same time removing from them harmful components also has a “down side.” This negative aspect prevents vital drugs, such as anti-cancer drugs, from achieving their designed functions, and also enables bacterial cells to develop resistance to penetration of antibiotics. A study aimed at a fuller understanding of how this selective mechanism works is the subject of an article by Hebrew University of Jerusalem and German researchers.
