30 | SEPTEMBER 19 • 2019
continued on page 32
Rabbi Jason
A. Miller
Yehuda
Kaploun
E
arlier this year I stum-
bled upon an intriguing
company exhibiting at
the International Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) in
Las Vegas.
The company,
Watergen, had
an impressive
booth that drew
attendees in, but
it had an even
more impressive
claim. The com-
pany, which is
only a decade old, creates fresh
drinking water from thin air
using ground-breaking Israeli
technology.
As I listened to the spokes-
person tell me about how
Watergen can create clean
drinking water for entire cities,
I naturally thought about the
water crisis in Flint, which is
an ongoing problem for the
residents there even if the news
coverage has declined. Rather
than trucking in countless plas-
tic bottles of drinking water to
Flint, why not allow Watergen
to set up their innovative tech-
nology and end the crisis?
Apparently, I wasn’
t the only
one to think of this solution.
Yehuda Kaploun, president
of Watergen USA and respon-
sible for coordinating strategic
development
and partnerships
throughout the
United States, also
was puzzled as to
why his company
wasn’
t putting
its solutions into
place in the one American city
that needed it most. Apparently,
Watergen tried to convince
city officials in Flint to use its
technology, but they were resis-
tant. They were content with
continuing to distribute plastic
water bottles to Flint residents,
which is obviously not the best
financial solution or the most
environmentally conscious
option.
A CHANCE ENCOUNTER
CHANGED EVERYTHING
The Flint water crisis seems
to be ending thanks to a
chance encounter between two
men. Armstrong
Williams, the
political com-
mentator and
entrepreneur, was
in Washington,
D.C., this past
May at an event
to celebrate Israel’
s
71st birthday. Upon leaving
the event, Williams noticed
the Watergen machine out-
COURTESY OF WATERGEN
Watergen water bags
Israeli Technology
is Answer to Flint
Water Crisis
Jews in the D
jews in the digital age
Armstrong
Williams
Pain Relief...
ARE YOU searching FOR PAIN RELIEF?
SCHEDULE YOUR FREE PAIN ASSESSMENT TODAY!
CAN HELP PEDIATRICS TO GERIATRIC... WE CAN HELP
29121 NORTHWESTERN HWY., SUITE A SOUTHFIELD 48034
(248) 599-1166