Facebook acquires Israeli Face.com
Jewish Journal
June 18, 2012
Facebook acquired an Israeli company that specializes in facial recognition software.
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photos
Images of Gilad Shalit post-release
Jewish Journal
October 18, 2011
Gilad Shalt returns home to a national outpouring of joy on Tuesday after five years in captivity.
First images of Gilad Shalit released; IDF confirms he is alive and well
Jewish Journal
October 18, 2011
An Israel Defense Forces official confirmed Tuesday that Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was identified at the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt and is \”alive and well.\”
The Circuit: Jewish Vocational Services 80th Anniversary, Richard Michael Powell inducted into HUC
Adam Wills
May 11, 2011
Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) celebrated its 80th anniversary on Jan. 29 with a gala at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel to honor its past board presidents. Among the 500 guests were Stanley Dashew, who received the agency’s Tzedakah Award, and emcee Keith Erickson, a former L.A. Laker and longtime CBS sports broadcaster. Thirteen board presidents attended the event as well as family members representing JVS board presidents who had passed away.
Jon Stewart on the bin Laden photo debate
Jewish Journal
May 5, 2011
Jon Stewart examines the debate over the photographic proof of Osama bin Laden\’s death.
Obama decides not to release photos of bin Laden’s body
Jewish Journal
May 4, 2011
U.S. President Barack Obama has decided not to release photos of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden dead, U.S. television networks said on Wednesday.
Early Holy Land photos surprise viewers in 1800s
Tom Tugend
April 12, 2011
With the introduction of photography in 1839, pioneer practitioners of the nascent medium flocked to the Holy Land, expecting the glorious biblical scenes imagined by Renaissance painters, but finding instead mainly dusty villages and a largely ramshackle Jerusalem.
Remembering Elizabeth Taylor [SLIDESHOW]
JewishJournal.com
March 25, 2011
Remembering Elizabeth Taylor
The Circuit: 50 Plus
Adam Wills
March 23, 2011
Jazz composer, cellist and pianist Fred Katz performed during a retrospective of his career at the Skirball Cultural Center on Feb. 20. Honored on the occasion of his 92nd birthday, Katz was joined by his son, flutist Hyman Katz, bassist Richard Simon and saxophonist Dave Koz, as well as the Flying Pisanos, John and Jeanne Pisano.
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