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Preparing for the worst: A conversation with Cedars-Sinai’s director of epidemiology on Ebola
Ebola. The dreaded word is all over the news and causing a flurry of activity at hospitals across the nation as officials scramble to prepare for the possibility of new cases of the West African disease in the United States.
As Nigeria is declared formally free of Ebola, Israel preps for domestic readiness
Israeli officials welcomed the World Health Organization announcement on Oct. 20 that Nigeria has been declared formally free of Ebola following six weeks with no new cases of the deadly virus.
Jews at the helm of U.S. Ebola response
The United States’ two main point men in dealing with the Ebola crisis, Ronald (Ron) A. Klain and Thomas (Tom) R. Frieden, have some things in common.
‘Klinghoffer’ ticket-holders talk back
By now, the complaints of those protesting the Metropolitan Opera’s staging of “The Death of Klinghoffer” are well known.\n
Zionist leader Kalman Sultanik dies at 97
Kalman Sultanik, a Zionist leader and former vice president of the World Jewish Congress, has died.
Jack the Ripper not necessarily Jewish
You can rest easy. Turns out Jack the Ripper might not have been Jewish after all.
Hoops guru David Thorpe connects with players on and off the court
Rodney Glasgow catches a pass, pivots, takes one dribble and lays the ball in the basket.
Israeli-American ‘Big Brother’ star wins Jewish Moscow beauty pageant
Linor Shefer, an Israeli-American reality television star who was born in Ukraine, won Moscow’s first Miss Jewish Star beauty pageant.