Israeli Flag Gets Pelted with Eggs at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
“We are not the type of people to be scared. We’re not the type of people that would be silenced. We’re not the type of people to back down from what we believe in,” says student Jeremy Zelner.
Bar-Ilan U Study: Single COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Yields Strong Immune Response in Previously Infected...
Strong response detected regardless of duration between infection and vaccination; multi-ethnic groups exhibit similar responses.
Yad Vashem ‘Deeply Disturbed’ by Polish Court’s Verdict Forcing Historians to Apologize for their...
In her ruling, Judge Ewa Jonczyk said that “the court’s ruling must not have a cooling effect on academic research."
Head of Efrat Hesder Yeshiva Won’t Admit Unvaccinated Students
Rabby Neria explained that unvaccinated individuals are likely to infect fellow students and bring about the shutting down of the yeshiva.
Israeli and Diaspora Experts Meet to Exchange Views on Fighting COVID-19, Warn Against Complacency
The Center for Jewish Impact, in cooperation with Bar-Ilan University, held a very special online briefing on the coronavirus and the vaccine campaign in Israel.
Israeli Govt. Announces Slow, Phased Opening of the School System
The process will take a month.
Swastikas, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Smeared on California Jewish Fraternity House
"This morning, a hateful group of people committed an antisemitic hate crime on our chapter house."
Israel’s Schools Start Reopening Thursday, Pediatricians Warn Lockdown Severely Impacted Children’s Mental Health
The pediatricians point to a large increase in the incidence of tantrums, anxiety, depression, alcohol and drug abuse, anorexia in girls and boys, and obesity.
Orthodox Summer Camp Suing Upstate NY County for Religious Discrimination Masquerading as Corona Regulations
Also, according to court records, local officials were considering hanging outside the camp a “big sign up there with a swastika,” or inviting “skinheads” to pay the Oorah folks a visit.
No School Tuesday for the Children of Israel; Classes to Open ‘Gradually in Coming...
"This is a mutation which is very powerful and is at least 50 percent fatal. . . We will carefully open the education system in the coming days."
University of Haifa Researchers Say 45% of Israelis Admit to Polluting Natural Treasures
When the average Israeli is asked why they pollute they reply: "Because there was no trash can." When asked why others pollute they say: "because they enjoy it."
Hebrew U Researchers Invented Inexpensive Blood Test to End Invasive Biopsies
A new blood test has the potential to diagnose cancers, liver diseases, immune disorders, without need for invasive and painful biopsies.
Hebrew U. Researchers Find Minuscule Worm May Hold Secret to Reversing Brain Damage
Hebrew University research successfully produces genetically engineered synapses circumventing neural damage.
Prehistoric Emojis: Israeli, French Researchers Uncover Oldest Evidence of Human Use of Symbols
A 120,000 Year Old Message?
Israeli Researchers Develop ‘Smart Farming’ Method
“The detection of drought stress enables the plant to be saved, allows for the identification of diseases and the prediction of crop yield quantities."
Oldest Evidence of Growing Olives for Food Discovered under Haifa’s Sea
Olives are a key component of the human diet, culinary culture, and economy of the Mediterranean region.
Report: Yeshiva College Dismantled Jewish Studies Dept.
University Provost Selma Botman suggested the move improves the utilization of faculty members, but there are more truthful-sounding explanations.
President Rivlin Receives Report on Israeli Children’s Suicide, Violence, Sex Abuse During Pandemic
The report contains data on poverty, education, youth employment, and the changing size and structure of the Israeli family.
Israeli Archaeologists Offer Glimpse into King David and King Solomon’s Wardrobe
"The color immediately attracted our attention, but it was hard to believe we had found true purple from such an ancient era.”
35 Academics Challenge Bold Claims about Benefits of California’s Ethnic Studies Curriculum
“It is unconscionable that with so much at stake, the State Board of Education would mislead California citizens into believing bold claims about the benefits of ethnic studies courses."
University of Haifa Works with TikTok to Address Holocaust Awareness
Unawareness about Holocaust history poses a challenge for TikTok, as 41 percent of the video-sharing network’s users are between ages 16 and 24.
TAU: Number of Arabs Studying Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Doubled in Five Years
TAU stressed that this growth took place without any affirmative action regarding admission requirements.
Club Z Urges US Education Authorities to Adopt Jewish Students’ Bill of Rights
Free expression of their Jewish identity, a fair education, a safe learning environment, a comprehensive definition of antisemitism, and a fair protections.
Bar-Ilan U. Study: Neonatal Antibiotic Use Associated with Reduced Growth in Boys
Antibiotic exposure during the first days of life was found to be associated with disturbances in the gut microbiome up until the age of two.
Hebrew U. Study Analyzes How Corona Changed the Way We Remember
“This global crisis created a far more accepting culture for the role digital media must play in remembrance.”
Central Bureau of Statistics Releases 2020 Report on State of the Jewish State
We picked and chose some of the summaries we know all of us are curious about.
Vizhnitz Chassidim Walk Back the Rebbe’s Call for Opening Yeshivas Sunday
But while the Vizhnitz educational institutions remained closed Sunday morning, several Chassidic yeshivas opened in Modi'in Illit and Ashdod.
California High Schools to Embrace ‘Critical Ethnic Studies’ that Say Jews Are ‘Privileged’
The third draft curriculum is now being reviewed by the State Board of Education and is likely to be approved in March with few changes.
TAU Researchers Show Early Humans Used Chopping Tools in Breaking Animal Bones to Consume...
The researchers analyzed a sample of 53 chopping tools from Revadim, looking for use-wear traces and organic residues.
Haifa School Hosts B’Tselem Speaker Accusing Israel of Apartheid Despite Education Minister’s Ban
The twelfth graders posed good questions to the speaker from B'Tselem and didn't need thought protection from the Education Minister.