Israeli Supreme Court permits Lara Alqasem to study at Hebrew University Capping a two-week legal battle, during which U.S. student Lara Alqasem was confined to Ben Gurion Airport while she appealed an expulsion order from Israel’s Ministry of Interior, Israel’s Supreme Court decreed she should be permitted to study for her master’s degree at Hebrew […]
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — It’s a magical movie. In a foreign language. With no subtitles. And it’s one of the most intense experiences you’ll have in a movie—even if you don’t know what they’re talking about. You may want to walk out, but stay with it. It’s worth it. It’s history.It’s First Man, the story of what it took to get
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Cynthia Citron, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Poll says large majority of American Jews will vote for Democratic candidates A new poll released Wednesday, Oct. 17, by the Jewish Electorate Institute found that an overwhelming majority of Jewish voters plan to vote for Democrats in November. Jewish voters also see the Democratic Party as pro-Israel and prioritize a wide range of domestic
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Legislation would create fund for Palestinian-Israeli people-to-people partnerships Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-17) and Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1) introduced the Palestinian Partnership Fund Act of 2018 (HR7060). This legislation would help create the conditions on the ground necessary for an eventual end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The bill would establish a Palestinian Partnership Fund to facilitate and finance
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
New device to monitor critical patients’ blood flow Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCH) have developed a new lifesaving monitoring technology called VitalMiner that predicts hemodynamic instability episodes in intensive care patients. Hemodynamic instability in blood pressure, particularly hypotension, is considered one
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Jewish TV commentator’s speech ‘postponed’ by Rutgers Lisa Daftari, a Jewish American of Iranian descent, had been invited by Rutgers University to give a speech on Tuesday, but now the appearance is “postponed”–and according to Daftari “cancelled”–by the university after Muslim students charged Daftari with Islamophobia. Daftari, who frequently appears as a commentator on Fox
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
$2 Million donation to National WWII Museum to further Holocaust education San Francisco-based Taube Philanthropies has pledged $2 million to The National WWII Museum in New Orleans for the development of the Taube Family Holocaust Education Program, which will ensure public remembrance of the atrocities that led to the genocide of more than six million
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Foster care system marred by discrimination based on faith, LGBTQ status The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies reports that although foster care agencies in the United States are mandated to act in the best interest of the child, some undermine that objective by permitting discrimination against children and potential foster parents based on who
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Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAEditor’s Note: The following story updates and corrects a previously published version. By Sam Litvin I learned of Gavin through a comment he made on my Facebook page. He remarked there ought to be Birthright Trips for older people, especially Jews like him, ones who learn of their heritage later in life. Because I love
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AJC and IsraAID help earthquake and tsunami stricken Indonesia The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is partnering with IsraAID, the Israeli humanitarian relief organization, to provide urgent emergency assistance to Indonesia, where a devastating 7.5-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami struck near the island of Sulawesi. In Indonesia, with AJC assistance, IsraAID is providing essential relief, including
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Beth Israel’s Men’s Club has scheduled David Ward Ph. D to be its guest speaker at a Sunday Luncheon, Nov. 11, at Congregation Beth Israel, 9001 Towne Centre Drive. Millions of U.S. adults could benefit from using hearing aids. Ward will discuss hearing loss and hearing devices during an “informational presentation
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AIPAC calls for greater scrutiny and transparency in inspections of Iranian nuclear sites The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Wednesday issued the following advisory: “Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed the existence of a secret nuclear warehouse in Tehran housing documents and equipment from Iran’s nuclear weapons program. The facility is
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$38 billion, ten-year U.S. aid package to Israel begins The U.S. State Department issued this advisory on Monday: “Today, as we enter the new fiscal year, the ten-year period of the $38 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the United States and Israel in 2016 begins. Under the terms of the MOU, the United
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Struck: A Husband’s Memoir of Trauma and Triumph by Douglas Segal, © 2018, Prospect Park Books, ISBN 9781945-551383; 253 pages plus acknowledgments, $16. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Doug Segal, a contract writer and producer for Hollywood, wrote this compelling memoir after his wife Susan, a sometime actress, was severely injured in
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education