Dr. Yaacov Lawrence, a radiation oncologist at Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, is studying how pancreatic cancer tumors’ resistance to radiation may be affected by their abnormally high appetite for glucose, the most common form of sugar, and other...
TOPSHOT - Former presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) sits in the bleachers on Capitol Hill before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI...
Rachel Thimangu is a member of the Policy & Advocacy Subcommittee of the Jewish Coalition on Racial Equity. JCRE advises the JCRC on advocacy and programming to create an inclusive and impactful approach for Jewish communal engagement on issues of...
As much as we all miss going out, the virtual "put activity here" is still with us, and we need to all keep making the best of it. That said, the St. Louis Jewish Federation's Young Professional Division (YPD) has an idea to that will hopefully make bring...
Ever since COVID began rapidly spreading, there’s been a lot of confusion as to how standardized tests would be taken and proctored. Now, with COVID cases rising again, colleges will most likely become test optional, prompting the question of whether...
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s SLSO On the Go program sent a string quartet to Crown Center for Senior Living’s parking lot for a socially distanced concert outside on a September evening.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 29: Commercial and Administrative Law House Subcommittee Chairman Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) speaks during the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the celebration to mark the 70th anniversary of Germany’s Central Council of Jews at the New Synagogue in Berlin, Sept. 15, 2020. (Henning Schacht/Pool/Getty Images)
For Hanukkah, people celebrated by lighting menorahs in hospital wards, on Zoom and outdoors in places as varied as Dubai, Australia and Casablanca. In Tel Aviv, at the Ichilov Hospital’s COVID-19 isolation ward, medical staffers lit Hanukkah candles. (Gil...
In November, Kamala Harris made history as both the first woman and the first woman of color to be elected vice president, and her husband, Doug Emhoff, made history as the first Jewish “second husband.” Together they presented to the public a picture...
