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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 427

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Dvir Bendek in 'Conversations with the Barman,' which will be held in complete darkness as part of the Nalaga'at Festival, December 7, 2024. (Maksim Golvnov)
November 26, 2024, 6:56 pm
At Nalaga’at festival, the blind lead the public to food and fun in the dark
Jaffa centers hosts chef Uri Jeremiah, singer Alon Eder and bartender artist Shlomo Edri at annual event to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities
By ToI Staff
The five hearing and/or seeing impaired actors performing in the Nalagaat play 'It Could be a Man Standing in the Snow' by Emanuella Amichai, on December 6 and 13, 2022 (Courtesy Nalagaat)
December 1, 2022, 11:07 pm
Jaffa arts fest celebrates disabled artists with music, theater and more
Events at Nalagaat Center starting December 6 include a Rami Kleinstein performance in the dark, Agatha Christie thriller on headphones and five-person play
By Jessica Steinberg
Screen capture from video of a Metropolitan Police officer using sign language to communicate with deaf Israeli tourists outside Buckingham Palace on October 3, 2021. (Facebook)
October 6, 2021, 9:35 am
UK cop thrills deaf Israeli tourists at queen’s front door
Mounted officer PC Hounsome displays sign language skills as she explains to visitors about Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace
By Stuart Winer
From left: Amy Forsyth, Daniel Durant, Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur in 'CODA.' (Courtesy Apple TV+)
August 12, 2021, 5:06 am
Deaf actress and activist Marlee Matlin on landing her ‘dream role’ in ‘CODA’
Poignant, funny, and devoid of artifice, the film, streaming on Apple TV+ from August 13, realistically portrays a family with deaf parents through a true-to-life cast
By Jordan Hoffman
Shirly Pinto, the first deaf Knesset member, is sworn in to the Knesset on June 16, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 30, 2021, 2:48 pm
Israel’s first deaf MK aims to be a full-time warrior for disability rights
Yamina lawmaker Shirly Pinto says she is devoting herself to ensuring that her hearing-impaired son will grow up in a different world than she did
By Amy Spiro
Year seven pupils Henry Holness, left, and Eddie Favell in class during their first day at Kingsdale Foundation School in London, September 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
From the WebMarch 3, 2021, 8:58 am
Deaf UK pupils fear mandatory face masks in class will isolate them
Over 4,000 sign petition by teenager Dinah Mandell urging incorporation of transparent masks allowing deaf students to lipread, Jewish News reports
Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff (left) in the green screen room with actors Daniel Malka (center) and Chen Belilty. (Courtesy)
February 28, 2021, 11:29 am
Deaf rabbi translates Torah into sign language
Yehoshua Soudakoff says his project, which will see the entire Bible visually acted out, makes Judaism accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing who miss out on communal readings
By Ellie Jacobs
Palestinian man is detained at the Qalandiya checkpoint after he was found to be carrying a knife, June 27, 2020 (Screen capture/Kan)
August 17, 2020, 5:16 pm
Police question security guard who shot deaf Palestinian at checkpoint
Guard released to 5-day house arrest after being probed for firing at 60-year-old who walked into zone reserved for cars at Qalandiya and failed to respond to calls
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Border Police officers deploy at the Qalandiya checkpoint north of Jerusalem after an apparent stabbing attack, September 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
August 17, 2020, 10:27 am
Checkpoint guards shoot, injure deaf man who entered restricted area
60-year-old Palestinian man walked into zone reserved for cars, raising suspicions of civilian security officers, who fired at his legs after he failed to respond to calls
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: A blind man walks in Tel Aviv on July 23, 2016. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 22, 2020, 6:47 am
As virus wanes, Israel’s blind and deaf step out into a more hostile world
A visually impaired actor and hard-of-hearing activist describe new pandemic challenges, with touching verboten and lip-reading impossible in a sea of masks
By Marissa Newman
Shoshannah Stern as Dr. Lauren Riley in 'Grey's Anatomy' (Courtesy of Disney/ABC TV)
February 27, 2020, 4:54 am
Jewish actress plays first deaf doctor on ABC medical drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
From a multigenerational deaf family, Shoshannah Stern blazes TV trail as an expert diagnostician who gets the job done using mix of English, sign language, and technology
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: The Iranian national team plays against Kazakhstan at the Asia Pacific Deaf Futsal Championships on February 22, 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand. (Screen capture: YouTube)
November 7, 2019, 5:38 pm
Iran said to pull out of deaf futsal championships to avoid facing Israeli team
Iranians’ withdrawal reportedly comes after they threatened to boycott tournament unless they are moved to a group that doesn’t include Israel
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Doctors at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem performing surgery, Jerusalem, March 5, 1990. (Nati Shohat/Flash90/File)
February 19, 2017, 5:04 pm
Israeli hospital helps deaf Palestinian children hear for first time
Jerusalem medical center carries out 16 cochlear implant surgeries as part of Peres Center for Peace project
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of newborn baby (Getty Images)
February 5, 2017, 11:03 pm
92-year-old Palestinian becomes father for 13th time
Daughter, named Tamara, born to nonagenarian Hebron man and his 42-year-old second wife
By ToI Staff
illustrative: A man asks for money on the streets in the center of Jerusalem, March 17, 2014. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 22, 2016, 4:34 pm
Trafficking ring of hearing, speech-impaired beggars busted
6 suspects accused of compelling Eastern Europeans to ask for donations; allegations include forced labor, assault, rape, withholding passports
By ToI Staff
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