Joshua Levitt
ARTICLES BY: Joshua Levitt
Amnesty International Blasted by Jewish Human Rights Group for Selecting ‘Anti-Semite’ Roger Waters to Present Ambassador of Conscience Award
Amnesty International was blasted on Wednesday by Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center for selecting "anti-Semite" Roger Waters, the former Pink Floyd bassist...
Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Donna Karen Attend Kaballah Center Founder Rabbi Berg’s Funeral in Safed, Israel
Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, along with fashion designer Donna Karen, were in Safed, Israel, on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Kaballah...
Ahead of Sukkot, Etrog Smugglers Attract Israel Tax Authority Attention
Ahead of the start of the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot on Wednesday night, smugglers of the lemon-like etrog fruit used for the celebration are...
Facebook Under Fire for Allowing Hate Speech Against Jews to Proliferate Online
Facebook, Inc. came under fire on Tuesday for allowing hate speech against Jews to proliferate in its online community. A group called "Remove Hate From...
Part Iran-Owned NYC 5th Avenue Office Tower Worth Up to $700 Million Cleared for Seizure by U.S. Government
A 36-story Manhattan office tower, partially-owned by a shell company controlled by Iran, has been cleared for forfeiture to the U.S. government by a...
Fashion Icon Isaac Mizrahi Disappoints Jewish Fans by Hawking Wares on QVC During Yom Kippur
Fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi angered and disappointed his many Jewish fans by appearing on the QVC television channel to sell shirts, boots and bags...
Israeli Tech Company Matomy Reportedly Plans 2014 London IPO at $400-$500 Million Valuation
Digital advertising technology company Matomy Media Group Inc. plans a 2014 initial public offering in London at a valuation of between $400 and $500 million, Israel's...
Israeli Agricultural Technology to Gain Greater Access to India Farmers Through Centers of Excellence; 8 to Open in 2013, 29 by 2015
Israeli agricultural technology will gain greater access to farmers in India through a project to create "Centers of Excellence" in the vast country, India's Economic...
Israel’s Teva Partners With UK’s Cancer Research Technology to Develop Cancer Drugs
Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) and Cancer Research UK's technology development arm, Cancer Research Technology Ltd., formed an alliance to develop new cancer drugs,...
Tel Aviv University, China’s Tsinghua University to Create XIN Life Sciences Center in China
Tel Aviv University and China's Tsinghua University signed a broad-reaching collaboration agreement to develop life sciences research and development in China. In a statement reported by...
Turcas Petrol Proposes 470 KM, $2.5 Billion Pipeline to Connect Israel’s Leviathan Gas Well to Turkey
Turkish pipeline operator Turcas Petrol has proposed to develop and construct a $2.5 billion, 470 km pipeline to connect the country to Israel's Leviathan natural gas...
Missing NYC Alzheimer’s Patient, Armand Koskas, Has Been Found
After being reported lost in Manhattan for over 48 hours, Armand Koskas, 74, a retired chemical engineer suffering from Alzheimer's has now been found, to the great relief...
Israeli Instant Messaging Start-up ‘fring’ Reportedly Acquired for $50 Million
Israeli instant messaging start-up fring Ltd. was acquired by U.S. cloud communications group GENBAND, Israeli business daily Globes reported, citing unnamed sources who said the price tag...
Armand Koskas, 74, Alzheimer’s Patient Missing in New York, Synagogue Fears for His Life
Armand Koskas, 74, a retired chemical engineer now suffering from Alzheimer's, has gone missing, and friends and family at the Manhattan Sepharadic Congregation fear for...
