By Marleen Litt/JNS.org TEL AVIV — In 2007, a friend reached out to me for help. Her uncle was a long-term resident at the Reuth Medical Center in Tel Aviv, and she requested that I join her on the American Friends of Reuth’s Young Leadership board to raise awareness for the facility. After visiting […]
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM–Not long ago I was privileged to hear renowned architect Arthur Spector give a talk about the new Hadassah Hospital building at Ein Kerem designed by his firm. Leaving aside the financial aspect of the building, which has aroused some controversy, Spector proceeded to provide his audience with a fascinating insight into
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Science, Medicine, & EducationBEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have unraveled the genetic basis of a hereditary disease that causes severe brain atrophy, mental retardation and epilepsy in Jews of Moroccan ancestry, according to a study published this week online in the Journal of Medical Genetics. The disease, which the researchers have called
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BEERSHEVA, Israel (Press Release)–Researching clean water solutions is no new task for BGU, with water recycling technologies being used on its desert campuses. But the desert is not the only place where water research is important. In June, BGU and the University of Chicago signed a water research agreement in the presence of Chicago
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By Anav Silverman KIEV, Ukraine – The current political crisis in Ukraine has propelled its Jewish community to request emergency training from Israeli emergency response organizations, United Hatzalah and ZAKA. As the Ukrainian crisis developed during the past three months of anti-government protests, Ukrainian rabbis appealed for help in emeregency response training. Rabbi Moshe Reuven
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education
HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–It seems that “seasonal depression” influences the price of shares in the stock exchange: shares that have been issued in the fall and winter, when the days are shorter and there are less hours of daylight, went up after the issue less than shares that have been issued during spring and summer.
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By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON — Perhaps when literary critic C.S. Lewis despaired of “omnipotent moral busybodies . . . who torment us for our own good,” he was speaking about those well-meaning, but naïve college students who “torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” Lewis’s
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Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education
WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) — At the just concluded AIPAC conference, Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland praised the Yemin Orde Youth Village in Israel, saying it was an inspiration for programs in his own state to help at-risk youth. In a video which Cummings showed to the assemblage, the village’s longtime director, Chaim Peri, said
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Science, Medicine, & EducationOur thanks to Vivian Blackstone for spotting this video and passing it along to San Diego Jewish World!
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Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareBy Michael Ordman HERZLIYA, Israel — As readers of my weekly positive newsletter will know, there has been a huge surge in the volume of Israel’s medical discoveries, scientific advances, agricultural innovations, water technology and humanitarian activities recently. Despite the chaos in many other countries, I believe that better times are on their way for
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
CHICAGO (Press Release)- During the 125th annual Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) Convention, over 60 Reform rabbis will shave their heads to raise awareness of and funding for pediatric cancer research. As the religious leadership of Reform Judaism, the CCAR Rabbis strive for justice and health in the world for all people. The “Shave
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Editor’s Note: The following review of The Sheep Look Up, by John Brunner, was reviewed by Alan Weiss, edited by Rabbi Judy Weiss, both members of Citizens Climate Lobby, Boston chapter. The review grew out of a letter exchange that the rabbi had with San Diego Jewish World following publication of an article by Dan
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The World We Share
NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Jewish Agency for Israel Board of Governors on Thursday, recognized Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, for its significant contributions to the State of Israel and its people, particularly its active role in the establishment of Israel’s medical infrastructure. Further, the Board of Governors called upon the Prime Minister, the
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