Science, Medicine, & Education

New Virtual-Reality Holocaust Experience Keeps Survivors ‘Alive’

By Deborah Fineblum (JNS) Jordan Gelfeld has connections. As a docent at the Illinois Holocaust, his grandfather, Mark Gelfeld, was able to get this grandson in for a sneak peek at the museum’s new virtual-reality exhibit. And the experience was nothing short of powerful. “You can read about the Holocaust in books, but with this,

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jewish Federation Offers New Educational Resources for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jewish Federation of San Diego County (Federation) along with ADL San Diego and The Butterfly Project will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 with educational resources, a new online video library, and a Speakers Bureau of Survivors — all now available for teachers, educators, and administrators to incorporate

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

University of Haifa Announces New Graduate School to Address the Planet’s Challenges

NEW YORK (Press Release) — University of Haifa today announced a transformational gift from Boston-based philanthropist and businessman Bradley M. Bloom to launch the Bloom School of Graduate Studies, a university-wide initiative for a select cohort of PhD and postdoctoral students which establishes a pioneering new academic structure acknowledging that no one discipline alone can

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Israeli Medical Discovery Could Help Stop Spread of Pancreatic Cancer

By Maayan Hoffman (JNS) A team of researchers from Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center have discovered how pancreatic cancer cells spread in the liver, which could be key to developing treatments to slow it down and prolong patients’ lives. The study, led by Dr. Tami Rubinek, head of the hospital’s oncology research lab, together with

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

StandWithUs Offers Holocaust Education Presentations for Schools, Community Organizations

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — StandWithUs is proud to announce that it recently opened a Holocaust Education Center. The purpose of the center is to create a toolbox of user-friendly Holocaust education presentations and materials for public or private schools that have experienced Holocaust denial, lack of information, or simply want to proactively teach their

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Pfizer CEO, Son of Holocaust Survivors, Wins 2022 Genesis Prize

(JNS) Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has won this year’s Genesis Prize, the Genesis Prize Foundation announced Wednesday morning. The prize, referred to as the “Jewish Nobel Prize” by Time magazine, will be presented on June 29 by Israeli President Isaac Herzog at a ceremony in Jerusalem. More than 200,000 people from 71 countries voted in

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Dissecting Nazi Propaganda

By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., gave a lecture via Facebook entitled How the Nazis Manipulated the Masses. Historian Dr. Edna Friedberg and USHMM Teacher Educator Kim Blevins-Relleva were the presenters. Nazi propaganda didn’t begin with hatred, but a kind of patriotism. In the 1920s, the

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School Board Candidate Shana Hazan Secures Local Democratic Club Endorsements

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — On Thursday, Shana Hazan, former public school teacher, parent of an San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) student, and candidate for the SDUSD Board of Education District B, announced the endorsement of three new local Democratic clubs. Hazan unveiled her latest batch of key supporters which includes the San Diego Labor

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Israeli High-Tech Company Sets Global Standard for Vehicle Safety Checks

By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) Israel is well-known for being the Mediterranean Silicon Wadi—a hub of high-tech startups that attract mammoth foreign investment—but what is less recognized is the fact that it is also emerging as a new standard-bearer for Automated Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS), such as automated emergency braking, adaptive cruise control and other systems,

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Technology

Israel Aims to Test BriLife Vaccine Candidate as Booster Dose

By Maayan Hoffman (JNS) Israel is preparing to test its novel coronavirus vaccine candidate, BriLife, as a booster dose, NRx Pharmaceuticals reported this week. The American company signed an agreement with the Defense Ministry in July to help fast-track the vaccine, developed by the Israel Institute for Biological Research. NRx, which is traded on Nasdaq,

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

American Jewish University Launches ‘Maven’ Digital Platform

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — On Thursday, American Jewish University (AJU) announced the launch of Maven, its new digital platform that features live events, online classes, and an on-demand library of dynamic Jewish content. Maven is available to individual community members and offers several different innovative partnership models through which Jewish organizations across the world

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Following Criticism by Simon Wiesenthal Center, USC Condemns Antisemitism

After the University of Southern California was included in the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Global Anti-Semitism 2021 Top Ten list, the school responded on Wednesday by condemning both anti-Semitism in all its forms and the threatening tweets by a student leader that led to the distinction. [JNS.org]

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Biblical Brew: Israeli Researchers Uncover 7,200-Year-Old Evidence of Beer Consumption

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — Israeli, American, and German researchers have found the first evidence of the consumption of beer within a residential community, at the Chalcolithic settlement of Tel Tsaf, which dates back some 7,200 years. “We have already uncovered evidence highlighting the relative wealth of the residents of Tel Tsaf, including the storage

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

7 Human Relations Commission Members Endorse Shana Hazan for School Board

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Shana Hazan, former public school teacher, parent of an SDUSD student, and candidate for the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Board of Education District B, on Tuesday announced seven new endorsements from members of the City of San Diego’s Human Relations Commission. Hazan unveiled the support of Commission Vice Chair

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education