Breakthrough cancer treatment tested at Sheba Medical Center
by Sharon Gelbach (Israel) – An innovative, non-pharmaceutical treatment that filters the blood of cancer patients, similar to dialysis, is currently undergoing clinical trials at…
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Israel will allow foreign students to enter country to begin studies
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — Foreign students planning to begin their studies in Israel this fall will be permitted to enter the country despite…
Calgary philanthropists step up support for HU students who served in the IDF
(July 2020) – In the latest initiative in Lenny Shapiro’s already storied philanthropic career, the Calgary resident has announced he and his wife Faigel are…
Israelis may be limited to spending High Holidays with nuclear family, report says
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Health Ministry is considering ordering Israelis to limit their Rosh Hashanah celebrations to only their nuclear families, an…
Israel thought it had crushed COVID-19. Then cases surged — and restrictions were reinstated.
by Sam Sokol JERUSALEM (JTA) — It was just two months ago that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory over the new coronavirus. Ten…