$50 Million Epstein Family Gift to Drive Alzheimer’s Research at UC San Diego, USC

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — A joint gift to the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California San Diego totaling $50 million from the Epstein Family Foundation will drive Alzheimer’s research and accelerate the search for treatments and a cure. The generous donation establishes the Epstein Family Alzheimer’s Research Collaboration at USC […]

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

School Board Candidate Shana Hazan Wins San Diego Education Association Endorsement

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Today, Shana Hazan, former public school teacher, parent of a San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) student, and candidate for the SDUSD Board of Education District B, announced her endorsement from the San Diego Education Association (SDEA). The SDEA is California’s second largest education union, representing over 7,000 pre-k through

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Rep. Sara Jacobs Traveling to Ukraine as Part of Official Congressional Delegation

Washington, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53), whose district is in San Diego County, will be in Ukraine and Belgium this week as part of an official, bipartisan congressional delegation organized by Chairman Gregory Meeks of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The bipartisan delegation will meet with NATO allies and European Union

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International, San Diego County, USA

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

Israeli Experts Recommend 4th COVID Vaccine Dose for Everyone Over 18

Published by DPA An Israeli government panel of experts on Tuesday recommended expanding eligibility for an extra vaccine booster to everyone aged 18 and up. The recommendation for a fourth dose applies to any adult so long as at least five months have passed, either since receiving an initial booster shot or recovery from the

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Middle East

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

California Legislative Jewish Caucus Announces Nearly $50 Million in Security Funding

SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) — On Monday, the California Legislative Jewish Caucus announced that the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) has awarded nearly $50 million to nonprofit organizations across the state through the California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program. Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, (D-Woodland Hills), Jewish Caucus Chair, and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Jewish

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USA

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

Acceptance of Subtle Antisemitism Helps Make Attacks Like Colleyville Possible

Published by Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH, Texas — When I first heard about the hostage-taking at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville last Saturday, I wasn’t immediately convinced it was a targeted act of hate. Houses of worship are notoriously vulnerable to acts of violence. Indeed, praying is itself a most vulnerable act. Unfortunately, we’ve

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USA

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

Israel: 4th COVID Shot Raises Resistance to Serious Illness for Over-60s

Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine given to people over 60 in Israel made them three times more resistant to serious illness than thrice-vaccinated people in the same age group, Israel’s Health Ministry said on Sunday. The ministry also said the fourth dose, or second booster, made people over

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Middle East

Did the Prophet Elijah Act Properly?

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The biblical story of the prophet Elijah is interesting, but it is subject to radically different interpretations. A literal reading of scripture, without imagining acts that are not explicit in the verses, yield a negative interpretation of Elijah’s behavior with God being dissatisfied with him, criticizing

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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion