Tel Aviv University Researchers Report Progress in Fight against Cancer

A technological breakthrough by medical researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) enabled the discovery of a cancer mechanism that prevents the immune system from attacking tumors. The researchers were surprised to find that reversing this mechanism stimulates the immune system to fight the cancer cells, even in types of cancer considered resistant to prevailing forms of immunotherapy. [Press Release]

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Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education

‘Mufti’ Will Satisfy Neither Historians nor Graphic Arts Fans

This book is an amalgam of two genres: History and Graphic Non-Fiction. I don’t think it will satisfy devotees of either genre.  For graphic arts fans, there are too many pages filled with writing, rather than drawings.  For the serious student of history, phantasmagoric images detract from the work’s verisimilitude. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, Staff and Bylined Contributors

What Role in Society Should Literature Play?

When we read good literature, we should question what we read and why something is happening. We should seek to be stimulated by our reading to change and improve ourselves and everything. Is what we read proper? Should it have been done differently? [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Mothers Can Ameliorate Children’s PTSD, Study Finds

Mothers may need to process information relevant to the child and the situation efficiently and rapidly (e.g., understanding the threat and quickly evacuating to a safe room), mediate the situation to the child, and regulate her own and the child’s emotions. Therefore, the mother’s ability to effectively convey relevant information may contribute to her ability to respond appropriately to the child in critical moments and strengthen the child’s personal resilience. [Press Release]

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Israel, Lifestyles, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education

OpEd: Israel Has Lost or Abandoned Its Founding Values

The thing that bothers me most is that we seem to have lost a sense of unity of purpose. What was once a liberal, democratic and egalitarian society is now one that is riven by discord and disunity, with political figures seeking to impose values which negate the principles outlined by our founding fathers. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors

One Misstep Away: How Campaign Momentum Can Vanish in an Instant

If Trump were to lose the election partly due to backlash over Hinchcliffe’s controversial remark, it would serve as a cautionary tale, illustrating the outsized impact that offhand comments from affiliates can have on a campaign. Even remarks by peripheral figures—like rally speakers—can become serious liabilities, particularly in tight races. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Today’s Jewish Birthday: Henry Winkler

Courtesy of Wikipedia Henry Winkler (October 30, 1945) is an American actor. Widely known as Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on the sitcom Happy Days, Winkler has distinguished himself as a character actor for roles on stage and screen. His many accolades include three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Critics Choice Awards. Winkler studied theater at both Emerson College and the Yale School of Drama, and

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Jewish Celebrities, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia

Compassion and Civility Keys to Improving the World, Says Activist Rabbi

Rabbi Yanklowitz spoke with San Diego Jewish World about the roles compassion and civility can play in people’s personal interactions, in the run-up toward America’s Nov. 5 presidential election, and in the ongoing war between Israel and Iran and Iranian proxies. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish Religion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

What Hitler’s General in the Netherlands Was Really Like

De Vries has every reason to express dismay about a man who admires Hitler, a man who wishes his generals were more like Hitler’s generals. For it is one of those generals, totally loyal to the Führer and blindly following his orders, who was directly responsible for the deportation of 110,000 Dutch Jews — 75 percent of the entire Dutch Jewish population at the time — to Nazi concentration camps. Only approximately 5,000 returned home alive after the war. [Dorian de Wind, The Moderate Voice]

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Antisemitism, Dorian de Wind, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, News Media, The Moderate Voice, USA

Some Jews in Philadelphia are Boycotting Certain Restaurants over Politics

If the Jewish version of BDS takes flight, then fans of Vice President Kamala Harris must shun Hymie’s Deli in Bala Cynwyd forever. Not to mention the McDonald’s in Feasterville, Bucks County, where former President Donald J. Trump dropped in for a photo shoot. Meanwhile, in Philly’s Queen Village, Trumpsters must now evade the Famous 4th Street Deli. [Bruce S. Tickere]

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Antisemitism, Bruce Ticker, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USA

Today’s Jewish Birthday: Winona Ryder

Courtesy of Wikipedia Winona Ryder (October 29, 1971), is an American actress. Having come to attention playing quirky characters in the late 1980s, she achieved success with her more dramatic performances in the 1990s. Ryder’s many accolades include a Golden Globe and nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Screen Actors Guild Award and a Grammy Award. Following her film debut

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Jewish Celebrities, Today's Jewish Birthday, Wikipedia

Editorial: Kamala Harris for President and a Democratic Slate for Congress

I am disgusted by the rhetoric at the Trump rally in New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday and alarmed that such major news organizations as The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times have decided to make no endorsements in the presidential race. I was mulling endorsements before, but now I feel the time is imperative to take a stand, even though I know that whichever way I decide, I’ll disappoint some of our readers. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Antisemitism, California, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA