Ray Kurzweil (February 12, 1948) is an American computer scientist, author, entrepreneur, futurist, and inventor. He is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology and electronic keyboard instruments. [Wikipedia]
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American Jewish Committee’s State of Antisemitism in America 2025 Report found that the vast majority (91%) of American Jews say they feel less safe as a Jewish person in the United States as a result of the arson attack during Passover on the Pennsylvania Governor’s residence, the murders of Sarah Milgrim (z”l) and Yaron Lischinsky (z”l) outside the Capital Jewish Museum following an AJC event, and the firebombing of a Boulder, CO, march in support of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. [PRESS RELEASE]
AJC Report: After Violent Antisemitic Attacks, 91% of American Jews Feel Less Safe Read More »
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The World Jewish Congress (WJC) today welcomed the expansion of its partnership with Meta Platforms to provide social media users with reliable, authoritative information about the Holocaust across its core applications. [PRESS RELEASE]
While the global shift toward plant-based living continues to accelerate, a critical question has lingered for parents and pediatricians: Can a vegan or vegetarian diet support the rapid growth required in the first two years of life? [Ben Gurion University Negev]
Does a vegetarian upbringing stunt growth? Israeli study suggests not Read More »
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Bar-Ilan University President Prof. Arie Zaban: “Science contains countless dimensions that we have yet to fully grasp—and that is the story we are building here today. The ability to produce multidimensional ‘smart’ materials represents a transformative step forward. [PRESS RELEASE]
[O]n Wednesday, January 28, the Board of Supervisors will consider a new proposal by Supervisor Paloma Aguirre and myself to advance a targeted, near-term fix: A temporary pipe extension that keeps sewage below the waterline — instead of crashing against rocks and sending contaminants into the air people breathe. {Terra Lawson-Remer]
County Supervisors to consider temporary fix for air-borne feces Read More »
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Lisa Berman Hernandez, president of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, shed some light on what led up to her congregation’s American-Israeli Rabbi Hanan Leberman being disinvited to deliver the benediction at an “All Peoples” breakfast on Monday honoring the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jews in the News: Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026 Read More »
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At the request of the Los Angeles police department, the public will not see immediately the autopsy reports for actor/ director Rob Reiner and his photographer wife Michele Singer Reiner who allegedly were stabbed to death Dec. 14 by their son Nick Reiner. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Political Briefing: Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025 Read More »
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You won’t find many of these in travel books, and if you do, they’re usually wedged between the “best hummus in Jaffa” and a review of a hotel that doesn’t deserve its fourth star. What I’m offering here is a bit of a swap: famous attractions traded in for quieter, stranger, or more soulful corners of the country. Think of it as Israel off the record. [Ari Melnik]
Israeli Sightseeing: Off the Beaten Path Read More »
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Across English and Arabic content, CyberWell found that the majority of emojis and code words categorize Jews into four dehumanizing archetypes: animals, devils, proxies and classic tropes. [Press Release]
Hate Groups Using Emojis Online to Demonize Jews Read More »
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By Michael Adam Cohen in San Diego Mark Zuckerberg on one screen, The world and I on another. The Meta logo flickers behind him like a heartbeat of the empire he built. I lean in, glasses catching the glow, feeling the anticipation crackle across the digital divide. As a longtime top two percent rising creator
Meta Connect 2025: 2 Live Jews, 2 Architects of Connection – Consciousness in Code Read More »
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Many years ago Teddy Kollek, then mayor of Jerusalem, was inspired by the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles to initiate the construction of a similar one in Jerusalem. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
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California, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Technology, Travel and Food, USAAnd so a whole nation, and possibly a whole world, watched with bated breath and swelling hearts as returning hostages ran into the arms of their waiting mothers and fathers, embracing siblings, friends, and even in some exceptional cases their own young children. It was impossible not to be moved at the sight, and not to share in the joy and relief of all concerned. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
Israel Mesmerized by Videos of Hostages Returning to Their Families Read More »
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A quick search revealed that Mark Cohen was one of the first acclaimed street photographers in the esteemed company of other notable artists such as Harry Callahan, Ralph Gib Joel Meyerowitz, Dwayne Michaels, Leet Modal, Stephen Shore, John Shovsky, Gary Wingrand, and Robert Frank. [Fred Kropveld]
‘Tresspass’: An Anthology of Mark Cohen’s Street Photography Read More »
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