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May 17, 2010
Humanitarian Snapshot: Dr. Amitai Ziv
Dr. Amitai Ziv, 2007 recipient of The Charles Bronfman Prize, is revolutionizing the way doctors learn. As an Israeli pilot, he was exposed to simulation based training and later realized its application to medicine, founding MSR, the Israel Center for Medical Simulation to improve patient-safety and clinical skills for healthcare providers worldwide.
Charlotte Jacobson, former Hadassah president, dies
Charlotte Jacobson, who as Hadassah national president reclaimed the Jerusalem land where the organization\’s flagship hospital now sits, has died.
Historic Jewish graves vandalized
The headstones of nine historic Jewish graves were toppled and broken in a Louisiana cemetery.
Jewish-led Brazilian protest targets intolerance
A Jewish-led protest at a famous Rio de Janeiro beach called for the respect of human rights in Iran.
Op-Ed: Hugging and wrestling with Israel
I have long straddled two worlds with regard to diaspora engagement with Zionism and the State of Israel. As the founder-president of PANIM, an organization that has trained tens of thousands of American Jewish teens to pursue social and political activism on behalf of the Jewish people and the world at large, I built a strong relationship with AIPAC so as to expose our students to the pre-eminent pro-Israel lobby in the United States.\n
Israelis protest settlements
Thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem against West Bank settlers.
British citizen identified as Dubai suspect
A British citizen who traveled on his own passport has been identified as a suspect in the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai, a British newspaper reported.
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