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The comic gets personal in a conversation with Rachel Brosnahan of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” fame.
Moav Vardi, chief international correspondent for the Kan public broadcaster, posted a video of the exchange in Qatar which has been viewed more than four million times.
“To have the IRONMAN Israel-Middle East Championship here in Israel ... is a true testament of the ability of sport to bring all peoples together,” says businessman Sylvan Adams.
Hebrew University researchers were able to identify and block a novel mechanism for antibiotic-induced kidney damage using a chip combining electro-optic sensors and human tissue.
“I love the fact that he is cleaning up the boards and we need more of it,” said Washington Wizards Coach Wes Unseld.
In both his books and presentations, the self-described “jollytologist” uses examples from Jewish folklore and comedians, all showing how Jews have used humor to deal with adversity.
“Top Story” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Michael Walsh, Ep. 71.
Rather than anti-Jewish Qatari hostility, Rabbi Marc Schneier described “a beautiful collaborative effort.”
The Jewish Community Centers of Chicago is organizing concerts and educational programs to accompany the instruments played by Jews during the Shoah.
The Bnei Menashe, or “Sons of Manasseh,” claim descent from one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, exiled by the Assyrian Empire more than 2,700 years ago.
The twelfth grader, a member of the Druze community, was involved in a car accident after entering Jenin • The head of Israel’s Druze community claims the youth was still alive when he was taken.
The Kinneret Innovation Center aims to leverage local agricultural know-how to become an engine for high-tech growth in northern Israel.
