Middle East

Israel’s President Rivlin focuses on the environment

  By Toby Klein Greenwald JERUSALEM–President Reuven “Ruby” Rivlin has broken many molds already since taking office. He may be the most citizen-friendly president ever to sit in that hallowed position, is truly dedicated to bridging the gaps in Israeli society and is a born and bred Jerusalemite, of the Rivlin family, descendants of the Vilna […]

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Middle East, The World We Share, Toby Klein Greenwald

$1 million raised for students who served in Gaza war

NEW YORK (Press Release)– In response to an urgent request from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s president, Prof. Rivka Carmi, American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) raised $1 million for a “Wartime Assistance for Students” fund to help those who served in Operation Protective Edge, volunteered in the community or were otherwise affected

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Middle East, USA

‘Death of Klinghoffer’ like ‘The Producers’ come true

By Joe Gandelman TORONTO, Canada– Is Mel Brooks smiling? Brooks’ 1968 comedy The Producers dealt with an outrageous, fictitious Broadway musical called Springtime for Hitler that trivialized Nazism and became a surprise hit. The New York Metropolitan Opera is now presenting The Death of Klinghoffer, which tries to explain the point of view of PLF members

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International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

JNS news briefs: October 28, 2014

Netanyahu defends Jerusalem construction amid U.S., EU criticism (JNS.org) In the face of criticism from the United States and European Union, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday defended his decision to advance 1,060 new housing units in the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Ramat Shlomo and Har Homa, which are both located beyond the pre-1967 lines.

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Middle East

The making of the Talmudic Encyclopedia

  By Toby Klein Greenwald JERUSALEM–The gentle autumn wind foreshadows the holiday season as I locate a modest doorway on a tree-lined Jerusalem street, the side entrance to the elegant 90-year-old Yeshurun Synagogue. It leads to Yad HaRav Herzog, a research center which hosts, among other projects, the venture that is possibly the most momentous

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Toby Klein Greenwald

TAU reports progress in combating infertility

TEL AVIV (Press Release)– Difficulty in conceiving a child is a major challenge for one in seven heterosexual couples in America, especially for those over the age of 35. Now a new discovery by researchers at Tel Aviv University and Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer could boost the chances of conception in women undergoing

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Emergencies spur innovative surgeries at Hadassah

By Donald H. Harrison CORONADO, California – Tragedies, however horrific, have a way of teaching trauma doctors at the Hadassah Hospital at Ein Kerem in Jerusalem new medical facts and procedures, its chief orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Rami  Mosheiff, on Sunday, Oct. 26, told a Southern California gathering of the Hadassah support organization at the Hotel del Coronado.

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education