Science, Medicine, & Education

SEDE BOQER, Israel (Press Release)– Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has formally launched the first Israel Studies International Program (ISIP) in Israel.  It will be taught in English and offered to international students.  Applications are being accepted for the first class, set to begin their studies in the coming fall semester. Dr. Paula Kabalo,

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) –The University of California, San Diego on Monday announced the outstanding community leaders and campus supporters who have been selected to receive prestigious Chancellor’s Medals as UC San Diego’s 50th Anniversary year comes to a close. Chancellor’s Medal recipients for 2011 are Richard and Rita Atkinson, John and Ann Davies, Sheldon and Susan

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Here are the results of the American Bible Contest, which was conducted Sunday under the auspices of the Jewish Agency for Israel: HEBREW HIGH SCHOOLS (i.e. kids who attend Jewish Day School and take an exam in Hebrew) Last Name First Name School Ranking Abramowitz Akiva Yeshiva of Flatbush 1 Kestenbaum

NEW YORK (Press Release) – For over 50 years, the American Bible Contest has tested the Biblical knowledge of students from Jewish schools and institutions across  the United States. Sponsored by the Jewish Agency which sponsors similar Bible contests, known in Hebrew as Chidon Tanach, throughout the Diaspora, the American Bible Contest began this year with

By Cookie Balchar-Yellin ORANIT, Israel — “The Story of Shimshi” is no ordinary children’s book. I wrote it with therapeutic objectives in mind for children at Ezer Mizion’s Oranit, a home for children with cancer who live there for the duration of their treatment together with their families. The book has a “hero” – a

ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Press Release) –Friends of Yemin Orde (FYO), the U.S. fundraising arm of Yemin Orde Youth Village, has announced it received a $360,000 challenge grant from an anonymous donor to help offset millions of dollars in rebuilding costs as the Village recovers from severe damage it sustained during a wildfire in northern Israel, December, 2010.