International

Narcoelepsy may be an autoimmune disorder

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Narcoleptics suffer from bouts of sleepiness and sleep attacks, which impair their ability to function in daily life. But the precise cause of narcolepsy has long eluded scientists, and the cure for the devastating neurological disorder afflicting an estimated three million people worldwide — and one in 3,000 Americans — remains […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Serge Rozen new head of Belgium’s Jewish community

BRUSSELS (WJC)–The 62-year-old engineer Serge Rozen has been elected president of the Coordination Committee of Belgian Jewish Organizations for the next three years. Rozen succeeds Maurice Sosnowski, who led the CCOJB for the past five years, which were marked by a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Belgium and the terrorist attack at the Jewish Museum in

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International

Conference to probe Allies’ role in Holocaust

JERUSALEM (WJC) — An international conference addressing the question of why more was not done by the Allied Powers to save Jews during the Holocaust will be held at the in Jerusalem next week, bringing together scholars from five countries. Topics to be discussed will include ‘Could the Allies have bombed Auschwitz?’, ‘Chinese reponses to the

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International, Middle East, USA

BGU, Arizona State broaden joint research programs

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Arizona State University (ASU) have expanded their partnership with a new joint research agreement. The expanded collaboration will establish new research initiatives as well as student exchanges. The two universities will collaborate in a number of areas, including cyber security, homeland security, nanotechnology, robotics, community

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israel, women, and the vote

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–In a country where women are conscripted into the army one would expect gender equality in all spheres of public life, but it’s not like that in Israel. In anticipation of International Women’s Day on March 8, the subject has been discussed in the media. The forthcoming election has provided something

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Middle East

Cruz, Zeldin seek IRS probe into ‘One Voice’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Congressman Lee Zeldin, this week sent a letter to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen asking for information regarding the tax-exempt status of The PeaceWorks Network Foundation, most commonly known by the name “OneVoice,” after several media reports indicating OneVoice, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, has been using

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Middle East, USA

Student tells of school lockdown experience

(Editor’s Note: At Monte Vista High School in suburban Spring Valley, a gun was found along with narcotics in the locker of a 14-year-old student, who was arrested on Friday, March 6, according to Sheriff’s Deputies. Meanwhile in San Diego, four schools were placed on lockdown after an anonymous email threatened violence.  In the following story,

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA