By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — You probably already know about the most famous of Israeli “firsts.” Such as Intel’s microchip breakthroughs, SMS technology, the digestible camera and cherry tomatoes. But every week there is news of exciting discoveries and innovations from the Jewish State. Last week, there was even more than usual. Dr. Itai […]
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HAIFA (Press Release)–An Israeli physician-scientist is a member of the Toronto research team that discovered a stem cell that may be responsible for initiating leukemia and triggering relapses in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The groundbreaking study was published in Nature magazine Feb. 12. The findings show that in about 25 percent of
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Science, Medicine, & Education
SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)–Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), on Wednesday, Feb. 26, announced that an innovative startup company from Ben Gurion University of the Negev won the first ever “Cybertition.” The winner of the cyber-security startup competition was announced at a JVP co-sponsored event here. Titanium Core will receive a $1 million investment and space in
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By Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California –A midlevel thrum filled the rehearsal room at the JCC as nearly seventy actors sat in clusters, largely defined by age, or perhaps by character, here a munchkin, there an Auntie Em. On this particular Sunday, Joey Landwehr had installed two assistants to oversee the commotion and arrange for
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California–It’s been reported that hundreds of copies of Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl have been defaced at public libraries across Tokyo. Apparently, some 265 copies of the books have been ravaged at over thirty municipal libraries since the start of 2014–this is not an isolated act. A
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InternationalPalestinian Authority owes Israel Electric Company $389 million (JNS.org) If the Israel Electric Company (IEC) were a private entity, it would shut off electricity to the Palestinian Authority because of the PA’s outstanding bill of 1.37 billion shekels ($389 million), IEC Chairman Yiftah Ron-Tal told the Knesset Finance Committee on Tuesday. “People complain about
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InternationalBy Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK — I have written and lectured extensively on the topic of Jewish leadership. I have frequently indicated that I consider Moses our teacher, Moshe Rabbeinu, a role model for those who would be leaders. Once, after a lecture on just this topic, I opened the floor to a
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By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Well, the superb Fountain Theatre and its resident genius-in-chief, Stephen Sachs, have done it again. They’ve mounted a just-about-perfect production: Chaim Potok’s classic novel My Name is Asher Lev, adapted for the stage by Aaron Posner. Set in 1950s Crown Heights, the Brooklyn home of the ultra-Orthodox Lubavitcher Jews,
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NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) announced that the Center for Pastoral Education at JTS received an Ignition Grant from the Covenant Foundation in support of a new initiative to create a web-based long-distance teaching program for clergy and lay leaders. The project, overseen by Rabbi Ute Steyer, will draw on the richness
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YEMIN ORDE, Israel (Press Release) — For Eitan, Yemin Orde’s 14-year-old artistic wonder, strengthening his confidence by expressing himself through his beautiful original oil paintings was important to helping him excel in his studies. Eitan and his family arrived in Israel from a small town in northwest France when he was a youngster. He
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NEW YORK (Press Release) — AJC welcomed the successful conclusion of the fifth annual Germany-Israel bilateral consultations. A large German delegation led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, including 16 Cabinet ministers, visited Israel for two days. They engaged in intense discussions on a wide range of issues with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Cabinet “The
NEW YORK (Press Release)– On February 19 in Jerusalem, the LEGAL GROUNDS group, which is educating Israelis about and campaigning for Israel’s rights to all of the lands of the Jewish State, including the areas located beyond ‘the Green Line,’ presented its case at the Knesset. This was in the context of a discussion about
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NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has welcomed reports that the National Football League is considering how to discourage the use of offensive slurs during the course of games. The NFL’s Competition Committee reportedly is contemplating a policy that would penalize a player 15 yards for using discriminatory language — including the
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