Science, Medicine, & Education

NYU, GWU student actions decried by SWU

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)–StandWithUs, an Israeli advocacy group headquartered here, is protesting actions at New York University and George Washington University, respectively in New York and Washington, as both anti-Israel and anti-Semitic. Fifty-one NYU student organizations on April 9 co-signed a joint statement pledging to boycott Israeli goods, Israeli academic institutions and conferences, and numerous pro-Israel outside […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

‘Ovarian failure’ didn’t stop a baby’s birth

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — Sigalit, 40, and Nathan Drassinover, 53,  married in 2016, were told they could never have a child together. Sigalit was diagnosed with a chronic gynecological condition in her 20’s, “premature ovarian failure” that typically causes loss of normal ovarian function before age 40 resulting in infertility. Sigalit had suffered for

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Breath and urine tests developed for breast cancer

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) – A new method for early and accurate breast cancer screening has been developed by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University Medical Center, using commercially available technology. The researchers were able to isolate relevant data to more accurately identify breast cancer biomarkers using two different electronic nose

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Battling on campus for Israel

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Lemonade and chalk are two  tools that the pro-Israel organization StandWithUs (SWU) utilizes on college campuses across the U.S. and Canada to combat aggressive anti-Israel campaigns launched by such groups as Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Sarah Tagger, a campus strategist for the 17-year-old StandWithUs, briefed members

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

Violence down, hate speech up against Jews

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Anti-Semitic violence around the world dropped 9% from 2016 to 2017, but a “dramatic increase” of all other forms of anti-Semitic manifestations, including harassment and hate speech, has raised increasingly “grave concerns among Jews regarding their security and the continuation of communal life,” according to an annual report from Tel

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Non- fiction book profiles 15 Israeli inventions

Thou Shalt innovate: How Israeli ingenuity Repairs the World by Avi Jorisch; © 2018; Gefen Publishing; ISBN 9789652-299345; 176 pages with 90 additional pages of acknowledgments, notes, bibliography, and index. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Discover a problem; figure out how to fix it; create a company to market your solution; and in

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

OpEd: FDA should approve human cancer trials

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — A new Tel Aviv University study addresses the challenges of nanoparticle-based cancer-targeting strategies. It also suggests ways of refocusing the collaborative work of cancer researchers and clinicians to move the field forward from “the bench” to the patients. The study follows landmark research published 10 years ago in Nature Nanotechnology

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

AMCHA director testifies for campus free speech

SACRAMENTO, California – Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, the director of AMCHA Initiative, on Tuesday testified before the California State Assembly’s Committee on Higher Education in support of AB 2374, the Free Speech on Campus Act of 2018. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Assemblymen Kevin Kiley (R-6th) and Bill Quirk (D-20th), calls on campuses of the California Community Colleges, California State

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Rubenson to describe heart imaging advances April 18

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –Dr. David Rubenson, M.D. will be guest speaker at Beth Israel Men’s Club’s  April 18 Dinner Forum where he will discuss “Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging”.  This program, beginning at 6:30 p.m., is open to the entire San Diego Community, both men and women. Temple or Men’s Club membership is not a requirement to attend.

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

A better way to predict temblors?

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) –Earthquake warning and forecasting systems used worldwide are ineffective,according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Sami Shamoon College of Engineering Studies.Their research shows that electromagnetic radiation measurement would be a better predictor,providing hours, or even days, warning before an earthquake. According to the study published

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

OpEd: In response to a columnist on gun control

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – San Diego Jewish World likes to present a broad spectrum of opinion, and for that reason we published a column today by Michael Hayutin in which he takes issue with protesters, including those students who have been organizing marches around the country to demand serious efforts be made

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

SF State president reproves anti- Israel professor

SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release) –Following a message from a professor on San Francisco State University (SFSU) Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas’ (AMED) Facebook page calling the welcoming of pro-Israel students a ‘declaration of war,’ 60 organizations and many concerned citizens demanded an investigation.  California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White and SFSU President Leslie

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