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Random Israel Facts
DID YOU KNOW...
...that Israel has a prestigious award called the Wolf Prize, named after a former Cuban
ambassador to Israel? Dr. Ricardo Wolf was a diplomat, inventor and philanthropist and he was
also Cuba's ambassador to Israel from 1961-1973. When Cuba severed ties with Israel in 1973, Dr.
Wolf and his wife chose to remain in Israel. The prize is awarded on a rotating basis in the
following fields: Agriculture, Chemistry, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics, Sculpture, Painting,
Music, and Architecture.
WERE YOU AWARE...
...that out of 27 countries surveyed on youth violence, Israel was ranked 8th in terms of victims
of violence and 11th in terms of hooliganism? In addition, over 50% of all 6th to 11th graders
reported being involved in some kind of violence, while 60% took part in acts of hooliganism
toward other students or were victims of hooliganism. Also, 9.5% of primary school students, 8.7%
of junior high, and 6% of high school students reported being threatened with a knife, while 5.2%
of junior high students and 3.4% of high school students reported being threatened by a gun in
another student's possession.
HAVE YOU HEARD...
...that Israel was ranked 28th in the World Health Organization's nalysis of the world's 191
health care systems? France was ranked number one followed by: Italy, San Marino, Andorra, Malta,
Singapore, Spain, Oman, Austria, and Japan. The United States was ranked 37 on the list.
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