Meet Oscar-winner Graham Moore: Hollywood’s newest Jewish writing prodigy
Danielle Berrin
February 6, 2015
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Culture
The post-war West Germans’ post-Holocaust distortions
Jewish Journal
February 6, 2015
Historians understand that language is not a benign force. It has tremendous power to radically alter our perception of the “truth.”
Hands-free Sesame smartphone opening worlds for physically disabled
Jewish Journal
February 6, 2015
Giora Livne just wanted to buy flowers for his wife. But for the 65-year-old quadriplegic, who lost all but the smallest movements in his neck in an accident nine years ago, that small act of spousal romance was out of reach.
Making Room on the Bench for students with disabilities
Jewish Journal
February 6, 2015
Standing in the back of an open elementary school classroom at the Luria Academy, a Jewish Montessori school in Brooklyn, Dana Keil asks in a whisper if a visitor can tell which children in the room have special needs.
Longtime Israel advocate Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi shifts focus to disabilities
Jewish Journal
February 6, 2015
During this year’s State of the Union address, Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi was in a place familiar to her from her years as a leading pro-Israel fundraiser and activist: Tracking the speech for her favored topic.
Apple’s health tech takes early lead among top hospitals
Jewish Journal
February 5, 2015
Apple Inc\’s healthcare technology is spreading quickly among major U.S. hospitals, showing early promise as a way for doctors to monitor patients remotely and lower costs.
Are anti-vaxxers’ religious exemption claims grounded in actual religious laws?
Jewish Journal
February 5, 2015
As the debate on vaccination heats up again in the U.S., some anti-vaxxers are requesting exemptions from vaccinating their children on religious grounds. But what do their faiths, including Judaism, actually say about the issue?
A day in the life of Jewish summer camp
Jewish Journal
February 5, 2015
Think summer camp is all fun and games? It is those things, but there’s a lot more to it. Just talk to some of the many veterans — from a camper to a songleader to a yoga instructor — of JCA Shalom’s residential summer camp in the hills of Malibu.
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