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UCSD psychiatrist analyzes four Nazis May 12

LA JOLLA, California  (Press Release) –After World War II came to an end in 1945, the mass killing and sheer devastation wrought by the Nazis off the battlefield began to emerge in shocking detail. Some 11 million civilians—both Jews and non-Jews, including about 1.5 million children—were killed during the Holocaust. When the Allies convened the

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Israeli-made ‘black hole’ could win Hawking a Nobel

British physicist Stephen Hawking could finally win a Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking theory on black holes thanks to new research out of Israel’s Technion university. In 1974, Hawking hypothesized that black holes are slowly evaporating, challenging the conventional understanding that nothing could escape from the void of a black hole. The theory, known as

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Alumni mark century of Jewish life at Princeton

Correction: In story below, Einstein’s first name in fact was Albert Reunion at Princeton celebrates move from ‘periphery to center’ Armand Derfner, standing, class of ’60, said of his years on campus, “It was a very hard time,” for Jews; with him are his Princeton classmate Joel Davidow and his wife, Gwenn Rosenthal, of Washington,

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Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education

Positively Israel ~ April 27, 2016

Just look at Miriam now By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel –In the Synagogue this week we read the “Song of the Sea” and how the prophetess Miriam (Moses’s sister) led the women in song and dance to celebrate the Hebrews’ escape from Pharaoh’s army. Miriam is attributed with reuniting Moses’ parents and providing a miraculous

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‘There are no politics here’: Israel treats baby from Gaza

Israeli doctors performed life-saving surgery on a 3 year-old Palestinian Arab from Gaza last month, they revealed Tuesday, insisting to the press that politics has no effect on human life and obligation. Three year-old Saliman was suffering from a benign tumor on his spine – and was close to paralysis. “The pathology of the child

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‘Progressive’ Harvard Jews back anti-Israel protester

A group of self-described “progressive” Jewish students at Harvard Law School has rallied behind Husam El-Qoulaq, a Students for Justice in Palestine activist who smeared former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni as “smelly”, during a panel discussion earlier this month. During the event, which included guest speakers Dennis Ross and MK Livni (Zionist Camp), El-Qoulaq

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Brandeis U celebrates centennial of namesake’s judgeship

BOSTON – On a late spring day nearly 100 years ago, Louis D. Brandeis arrived home from his law office and was greeted by his wife Alice with the words, “Good evening Mr. Justice Brandeis.” The announcement of the confirmation of the first Jewish associate justice to the US Supreme Court came earlier that afternoon,

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NYU graduate student union votes to join BDS

The graduate student workers union at New York University (NYU) last Friday voted to support the BDS movement boycotting Israel, and asked that NYU cuts its ties with Tel Aviv University (TAU) for its “discrimination” – even though the university has many Arab students. NYU’s Graduate Student Organizing Committee (GSOC) is a labor union representing

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Israeli wildlife advocate impressed by Sea World

Story and photos by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – A veterinarian who is the immediate past president of Israel’s Lateva Nolad (Born Free) organization, which treats injured birds, mammals and reptiles and sends them back to nature, gave Sea World high marks for its education, rescue, and conservation programs following a behind-the-scenes tour. “Their goals

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House task force decries campus anti – Semitism

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)—Members of the House of Representatives Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism sounded the alarm on Wednesday, April 20, about a troubling surge in anti-Semitism on American college campuses. In a letter to the Secretary of Education, the Taskforce asked the Secretary about the Department’s planned response to the issue. Additionally, the co-chairs

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Britain’s student union elects anti- Zionist as president

LONDON (WJC) — Malia Bouattia, who was elected president of the National Union of Students (NUS) in the UK on Tuesday, is facing criticism from Jewish students over controversial remarks about Israel. Bouattia, who is of Algerian origin, won the election on the first round of voting against the outgoing NUS president, Megan Dunn. In an article she co-wrote in 2011,

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This is no way to foster civility at York University

Recent developments at York University have exposed the administration’s failure to address a real and growing sense of alienation among its Jewish students. This raises the question of how universities can best fulfil their responsibility to preserve free speech and maintain a civil environment for all their students when contentious subjects arise. In a free

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