Stem Cell Success a Prop. 71 Boost?
Idan Ivri
October 28, 2004
Researchers at the Technion Institute of Technology and Rambam Medical Center in Israel have transformed embryonic stem cells into heart cells.
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Has the State Got a Proposition for You!
Idan Ivri
October 14, 2004
The wind grows colder, the days shorter and a 165-page, gray book of propositions arrives in everybody\’s mailbox. Welcome to the election season — for Californians.
Black Sheep
Ron Arons
October 14, 2004
During my genealogy research I was surprised to learn that my great-grandfather was a real scoundrel. While it\’s impossible to know what was happening inside of his head, I\’ve found clues that give me a better understanding of who he was.
Everything’s Relative
Tom Tugend
September 2, 2004
Simply named \”Einstein,\” the nearly nine-month-long exhibit, the largest ever mounted by the Skirball Cultural Center, opens Sept. 14 and closes May 29, 2005.
Community Briefs
Jewish Journal
August 19, 2004
The historic Breed Street Shul will be holding an open house this Sunday, Aug. 22 at 247 Breed St. in Boyle Heights from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jewish Law Favors Stem Cell Research
Nancy Sokoler Steiner
August 5, 2004
Even as Ron Reagan makes a case for stem cell research at the Democratic National Convention, Californians may take matters into their own hands.
Jewish Law Favors Stem Cell Research
Nancy Sokoler Steiner
July 29, 2004
Even as Ron Reagan makes a case for stem cell research at the Democratic National Convention, Californians may take matters into their own hands. In November, the state ballot will include a 10-year bond issue, which would generate $3 billion for stem cell research.
The Circuit
Gaby Wenig
July 29, 2004
Barbara Balser, national chair of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the first woman to lead the organization in its 91-year history, was the special guest speaker at its 10th annual Deborah Awards Gala on May 20 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
A Mitzvah Is Its Arab-Israeli Enmity Vanishes at Hospital
Andrea Adelson
July 1, 2004
To avoid being branded as a collaborator, most Palestinians would not admit to accepting aid from Israel. Samera bravely told her story to A-Sinara, the largest Arabic-language newspaper in the region. Her experience \”was diametrically opposed to everything she\’d been told,\” Larry Rich said.
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