A US judge on Wednesday will hold a hearing over a Columbia University student's challenge to his arrest by immigration authorities, a case that has become a flashpoint of the Trump administration's pledge to deport pro-Palestine college activists.US District Judge Jesse Furman is due to hear from lawyers for student activist Mahmoud Khalil, 29, and the federal government at 11:30 a.m. EDT (1530 GMT) in Manhattan federal court. The hearing is expected to deal mostly with scheduling matters, lawyers for both sides said in a joint court filing on Tuesday evening.Khalil, who is of Palestinian origin and came to…
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The Canadian government convened a national forum on combating antisemitism in Ottawa on Thursday, according to Public Safety Canada, amid rising anti-Jewish incidents in the country.Public Safety Minister David McGuinty and Justice Minister and Attorney-General Arif Virani met with provincial and municipal officials, law enforcement, prosecutors, and Jewish community leaders to discuss challenges and strategies for addressing antisemitism.“Today’s Forum is about taking action to stem the rising tide of antisemitism in Canada,” Public Safety Associate Minister Rachel Bendayan said. “Everyone deserves to feel safe and secure in their own communities. That is why we are taking concrete steps, convening…
In a groundbreaking sighting, the black devil fish, also known as Melanocetus johnsonii, was spotted near the ocean's surface off the coast of Tenerife, Spain, by marine photographer David Jara Boguna, who shared the captured footage in an Instagram post last week.Researchers believe that the footage captured was potentially the first-ever recorded sighting of the black devilfish in broad daylight.Typically, the fish is found in the depths of the ocean, between 200 and 2,000 meters deep, Boguna noted in his post. However, strikingly, this black devil fish was spotted "just 2 km from the coast of Tenerife and during…
Valentine’s Day is a time of romance. Roses and chocolates can do the job by conveying a message, but sparkling wine is not far behind. The roses and chocolates are gifts wrapped in feelings. You give them as a gesture of your love; but a sparkling wine, you open and drink together, sharing your love in a glass.Sparkling wine is certainly the wine of fashion, partying, celebration, and romance. It remains the classic wine to make a toast with. It is also a symbol of success, happiness, and love. Though it is a style of wine that has taken…
Newsweek published its annual ranking of the world's best hospitals this week, with Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer climbing to 8th place this year. Last year, the hospital ranked 9th, and the year before that, it was in 10th place.Sheba Medical Center has once again secured its place among the world's top hospitals. The prestigious annual ranking by Newsweek, conducted in collaboration with the global statistics portal Statista, evaluates medical centers worldwide based on surveys and scientific achievements.This year, Sheba rose to 8th place, marking the seventh consecutive year it has been recognized among the top hospitals and…
A new study published in Nature Medicine forecasts a dramatic increase in dementia cases in the US over the coming decades, with new cases expected to double by 2060. The number of annual new dementia diagnoses is projected to rise from approximately 514,000 in 2020 to about one million by 2060.The research was coordinated by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and led by Dr. Josef Coresh of NYU Langone Health. The study aimed to measure the lifetime risk of dementia and update previous estimates, utilizing data collected over three decades.Researchers analyzed information from the Atherosclerosis Risk…
The 2016 feature film Hidden Figures, based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book, introduced the previously untold story of three courageous and brilliant Black women mathematicians who worked for NASA in the 1960s facing racism, as well as sexism. Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS by Lisa Rogak reveals yet another untold chapter of the history of women in America. This one involves four other women who went to work for the US government during World War II, creating psychological propaganda, known as “black propaganda,” designed “to break the morale” of the enemy Axis soldiers. In her…
Jacqueline Sanders-Van Maarsen, the Dutch author and cherished friend of Anne Frank, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at the age of 96. The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam announced her death, according to La Stampa.Born on January 30, 1929, in Amsterdam, Sanders-Van Maarsen was a friend and classmate of Anne Frank, whom she met at the Jewish Lyceum in 1941. The two girls became great friends within days of meeting. "I only met Jacqueline van Maarsen at the Jewish Lyceum, and now she is my best friend," Anne Frank wrote in her diary on June 15, 1942.After…
FRIDAY DECEMBER 17 – Meet artist Tal Golani and learn about her work in this tour of her Habitat exhibition today at noon at the Teddy New Gallery Artists’ Studios. Described as a piercing look at the “old cultural elites” of this country by art critic Avi Pitchon, Golani depicts images from the former home of her grandparents. Call (02) 583-4272 or email [email protected] to make sure you can attend. 1 Beitar Sports Association Gate 22 at Teddy Stadium Site: www.thenewgalleryteddy.com/SATURDAY DECEMBER 18 – View works by current head of the Bezalel Ceramics and Glass Design department Yael Atzmony…
Former US Army captain Jesse Petrilla is clearly a disciple of the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu. A basic principle in Sun’s classic treatise The Art of War is “Know your enemy.” Petrilla has spent a decade getting to know the major enemy confronting the West – the Islamist extremists – and in his book If It Takes a Thousand Years, he presents in considerable detail what he has learned. His subtitle explains the scope and purpose of his book: “How the Jihadists Think & How to Defeat Them.”The title itself he takes from a remark made to…