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 ==== Yiddish ====
 Yiddish developed around the 10th century in southern Germany from a local German dialect. The Romance borrowings in Yiddish indicate that the Jews who came to Germany spoke a variant of Old French or Italian. [([[https://www.yivo.org/cimages/basic_facts_about_yiddish_2014.pdf?c=|Institute for Jewish Research]])]
+==== Hermon ====
+Hermon is Israel's highest peak located in the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. Lying on the border between Israel and Syria, the mountain rises to a height of 7,336 ft. [([[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/highest-mountains-in-israel.html|World Atlas]])]
+==== Flag of Israel ====
+The flag of Israel is a white rectangle with two horizontal blue stripes at its top and bottom. A star of David is placed in the middle of it. [([[https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/israeli-flag/|My Jewish Learning]])]
+==== Jordan River ====
+The longest river in Israel is the Jordan, which flows 223 miles. [([[https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Jordan_River|New World Encyclopedia]])]
+==== Official language ====
+Israel has two official languages - Hebrew and Arabic. [([[https://www.mondly.com/blog/2021/02/12/what-language-is-spoken-in-israel/|Mondly]])]
+==== President of Israel ====
+Albert Einstein could become the president of Israel. Such a proposal was made to the physicist through a letter by then Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. Einstein was to take the place of the late Chaim Weizmann. Although the famous Nobel Prize winner did not have Israeli citizenship, the authorities did not see any problem in it, as Einstein was Jewish. In response, the scientist admitted that he was "deeply moved" by the proposal, but could not accept it due to his lack of experience. [([[https://medium.com/frame-of-reference/why-albert-einstein-rejected-being-president-of-israel-7d5acc7280a6|Medium]])]
+==== Fight against anorexia ====
+Under Israeli law, underweight models are not allowed to walk the runway or appear in photo shoots or advertising campaigns. This is related to the government's fight against anorexia. [([[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256025/Underweight-models-BANNED-Israel-fight-anorexia-New-law-forces-women-ads-stay-healthy-faked-images-identified-too.html|Daily Mail]])]
+==== Robert F. Kennedy ====
+The younger brother of U.S. President Robert F. Kennedy was shot by a Palestinian because of his strong support for Israel. [([[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bobby-kennedy-is-assassinated|History]])]
+==== Letters to God ====
+Each year, nearly a thousand letters addressed to God arrive in Jerusalem. [([[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/dec/20/israel-jerusalem-letters-to-god|The Guardian]])]
+==== Hummus ice cream ====
+During a warm day in Israel, you can cool off by eating hummus-flavored ice cream. [([[https://www.israel21c.org/hummus-ice-cream-anyone/|Isreal 21c]])]
+==== David Ben-Gurion ====
+The founder of the state and its first prime minister David Ben-Gurion was an atheist. [([[https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-how-israel-went-from-atheist-zionism-to-jewish-state-1.5488653|Haaretz]])]
+==== Conversion to Judaism ====
+An estimated 400 descendants of Nazis have converted to Judaism and moved to Israel. [([[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/aug/06/judaism.secondworldwar|The Guardian]])]
+==== Museums ====
+On a per-capita basis, Israel has the highest number of museums. [([[https://www.quora.com/Does-Israel-have-the-highest-number-of-museums-per-capita-in-the-world|Quora]])]
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