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Melissa Greenberg is the new CEO of Americans for Ben-Gurion University

“BGU is strategically positioned to help Israel make a difference on the global stage through the very values on which the state was founded,” Greenberg said. “The University embodies humanitarian ideals and the belief that a Jewish state can be a light unto the nations through its contributions to humanity, and by being home to a diverse and pluralistic campus community….” (Press Release)

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Grants to BGU and RPI launch quest for protective technologies

Possible collaborative research areas include, but are not limited to, developing resilient buildings capable of withstanding earthquakes, blasts, and fire; enhanced glass and windows for shattering reduction; and smart sensors for detecting toxic and solubilized volatiles, including pesticides, persistent chemicals, air or water pollutants. (Press Release)

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California one step closer to declaring Jewish identity an ethnicity as well as a religion

According to Pew Research Center, over 50% of American Jews said ancestry and culture are essential to what being Jewish means to them, while 36% said religion. More than a quarter describe themselves as Jews of no religion. (Press Release)

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Israel’s Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi visits the Hamptons to dedicate a Torah

Rabbi Marc Schneier celebrated his 36th anniversary as founding senior rabbi of The Hampton Synagogue on Sunday evening. He was joined by Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber and by his father, Rabbi Arthur Schneier, a child Holocaust survivor from Vienna and the rabbi of Park East Synagogue. (Press Release)

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ADL, AEN, question academic unions’ ability to fairly represent their Jewish members

“When Jewish faculty and graduate students feel they must remain silent, disengage, or conceal aspects of their identity in order to participate, unions risk undermining the solidarity and equal representation at the heart of their mission…” [Press Release]

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RJC congratulates victors in two Florida races: a Jewish congressman and an African-American gubernatorial candidate

Randy Fine, the only Jewish Republican in Florida’s congressional delegation, defeated Dan Blizerian, who made antisemitism the cornerstone of his Holocaust-denying political campaign, and labeled Fine as a “fat Jew.” He also released a video depicting Fine with devil horns and clutching a bag of money. (SDJW staff)

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Israel develops wildfire-fighting drones

The project recently completed its first successful flight test, marking an important milestone in the development of a system that could significantly improve emergency response by providing real-time detection and precise localization of fire outbreaks, particularly in large, remote, or difficult-to-access areas. [Press Release]

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ADL critical of the American Psychological Association’s treatment of Jewish members

ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is deeply disappointed by the American Psychological Association (APA)’s decision Friday to delay the vote – for the second time this year – on recognizing the Association of Jewish Psychologists (AJP) as an Ethnic Psychological Association (EPA). [Press Release]

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