Israeli Research: Giant Explosion in Space Illuminates Thousand-Year Mystery

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Dr. Iair Arcavi, a Tel Aviv University researcher at the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, participated in a study that discovered a new type of stellar explosion – an electron-capture supernova. While they have been theorized for 40 years, real-world examples have been elusive. Such supernovas arise

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Science, Medicine, & Education

When in France…

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson DOMEYROT, France — Whenever I’m in France, usually for a month or two in the summer, I do my best to read and listen to (and speak) French. I listen to the French classical music program on the radio, where there seems to be rather a lot of talking. This usually consists

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Travel and Food

Congress doubles funding request for assistance to Holocaust survivors

(July 14, 2021 / JNS) The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education recommended a $10 million funding increase on Tuesday for the Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program (HASP) for the fiscal year 2022. According to a news release from the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), the program is a public-private

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USA

UN recognizes antisemitism as cause of terrorism for first time

(July 14, 2021 / JNS) The U.N. General Assembly acknowledged a link between terrorism antisemitism in its recently passed Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) for the first time—a move that has been applauded by pro-Israel and Jewish organizations. The GCTS, which lays out the world body’s strategy for combating terrorism, is required to be reviewed and

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International, Middle East, USA

Death toll now 96 in Surfside collapse. Some families still wait for news of missing

Published by Miami Herald SURFSIDE, Fla. – It’s been six days since authorities found the body of Maria Gabriela Camou in the rubble of the Surfside condo collapse, but her family says funeral plans must wait until the search crew finds her husband of 40 years, Miguel Kaufman. “We thought the next day they would

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USA

Whisky From the Land of Milk and Honey          

Israel’s first and only whisky distillery was established in 2015 by a group of ex high-tech Whisky fans. The main investor is Gal Kalkstein, currently the CEO. They rented an old building, formerly the famous “Eilat” bread bakery. Among the leaders are Tal Hotiner, also known as “The Grape Man,” who is an experienced alcohol expert, bar owner, alcohol blogger, and sales and export director;  Dana Baran, marketing director; Tomer Goren, a master distiller with experience in Scotland; and the late Dr James Swan- consultant, one of the world leading experts for warm climate distilling, who used to work with Chivas Regal, Jim Beam and other well-known distilleries. The staff includes more than 20 employees, and the visitor center hosts some 10,000 visitors a year, including workshops and lectures. The name comes from the “Land of Milk and Honey” and the logo is a combination of a dairy cow and honeybee. [Yoni Peres]

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Business & Finance, Middle East, Travel and Food, Yoni Peres

US court dimisses defamation suit by Roy Moore against Sacha Baron Cohen

Published by The Bangkok Post US court dimisses defamation suit by Roy Moore against Sacha Baron Cohenpublished : 14 Jul 2021 at 07:45 WASHINGTON – A US court on Tuesday dismissed a $95 million defamation lawsuit filed by Roy Moore, a former Alabama chief justice, against British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for his depiction of

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USA

UAE opens embassy in Tel Aviv

Published by Reuters TEL AVIV (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates opened its embassy in Israel on Wednesday, with Israel’s president attending the inaugural ceremony. The embassy is situated in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange building and its opening followed the inauguration of Israel’s embassy in the UAE last month. (Reporting by Steven Scheer; Editing

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Middle East

Jewish Groups Seek Discipline of Johns Hopkins Teaching Assistant

After more than six months and no public action by Johns Hopkins University to address its teaching assistant’s overtly antisemitic posts, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) and StandWithUs demanded in a joint letter that the leadership of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, finally publicly affirm that any attempt by faculty or staff to harass, marginalize, or discriminate against Jewish students based on their Jewish identity will not be tolerated. [StandWithUs, Louis D. Brandeis Center]

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