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Education
Hebrew University-UCLA exchange program aims to expand med students’ horizons
For the past three months, a trio of sixth-year students from the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem saw patients at UCLA and participated in grand rounds, during which they reviewed each patient’s status with the attending physician, residents and other medical students.
New York’s Shefa School seeks to be catalyst for day schools serving kids with disabilities
For years, homework was a “battle” in Johanna Shlomovich’s home.
A day in the life of the (model) Knesset
American Jewish University’s (AJU) dining hall was abuzz with chatter on Jan. 18, when about 100 local high school students debated Israel’s proposed, controversial nation-state bill as part of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’ Model Knesset Day.
With help, local schools grow their endowments
The endowment at Oakwood School, a private, nonsectarian day school in North Hollywood, adds up to nearly $20 million.
Local education politics has a watchdog in LA School Report
With her strong background in journalism, Jamie Alter Lynton strongly considers the ethics of covering stories such as the hackers’ release of confidential information from Sony Pictures Entertainment, where her husband, Michael Lynton, is the chief executive.
Soulful Education program offers students, teachers personal meaning
With thousands of years of history, wisdom and tradition to impart, it’s easy for Jewish schools and educators to sometimes forget to take the time to reflect upon them.
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