NEW YORK, NY—July 26, 2010—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science is partnering with Jewish Life Television (JLTV) to bring Israel's most innovative discoveries in science and technology to an expansive broadcast audience.

JLTV is America's first full-time Jewish television outlet, broadcasting 24/7 from studios in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, and Israel and can be viewed in over 25 million homes in all 50 states. Its lineup includes a wide variety of themed programming, including motion pictures, documentaries, interviews, news and sports, entertainment, and numerous special events. The network was launched in 2007 and picked up soon after by Time Warner Cable, along with other leading digital and satellite broadcasters including Comcast and DIRECTV.  JLTV's Board of Advisors includes some of the entertainment industry's most creative and dynamic professionals.

JLTV will produce original programming featuring the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, one of the world's premier scientific research centers and graduate schools. Weizmann scientists address crucial problems in technology, medicine and health, energy, agriculture, and the environment.

Through JLTV's programming, Weizmann researchers will profile their innovative work and its potential to benefit all humanity. Through interviews, laboratory visits, and expert commentary, millions of households across the U.S. will be introduced to the remarkable accomplishments of the Weizmann Institute in Israel.

The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS), founded in 1944, develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, one of the world's premier scientific research institutions. The Weizmann Institute is a center of multidisciplinary scientific research and graduate study, addressing crucial problems in medicine and health, technology, energy, agriculture, and the environment.