Physiologist Dr. David Julius (65) has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of mechanisms that enable human beings to sense heat, cold, touch, and their own bodily movements. Dr. Julius shares the award with 54-year-old neuroscientist Dr. Ardem Patapoutian (not Jewish), who independently pursued the same field of research.…
In the early morning hours of June 24, a large section of a 40-year-old, 12-storey condo building in Surfside, Fla. (a small town near Miami Beach) collapsed.
You might not know it, but May of each year is designated as Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM). Annual proclamations have been…
New York City has approximately 1.5 million Jewish residents — and Jews are estimated to be about 13 percent of voters in the city (60% of them registered Democrats). The Jews of New York have always been a highly sought-after voting group; that hasn’t changed as the upcoming 2021 party primaries approach. Of course, with…
Daniel Pearl z”l (Oct. 10, 1963 – Feb. 1, 2002), a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, was kidnapped and later beheaded by Islamic terrorists in Pakistan. (To add to the tragedy, his son and only child was born four months after his death.) A proud Jew to the end, Pearl’s last words, spoken right…
Jon Ossoff, 33, will become U.S. Senator from the state of Georgia. He’ll join fellow Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock, who also was victorious in the runoff election. With both Democrats winning, the Senate will have a 50-50 split between Republicans and Democrats, and incoming Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris will cast the deciding vote in the…
As of this writing, President-Elect Joe Biden has named four Jewish men and a Jewish woman to key positions in his administration — all of whom are listed below. Nominees to cabinet-level posts will need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF Ronald “Ron” Klain (59) is an…
A point of pride for the Jewish people has long been that a hugely disproportionate number of Jews have garnered Nobel Prizes. It is estimated that more than 20% of prize winners have been Jews — extraordinary considering that Jews comprise about 0.1% of the world’s population and 2% of the U.S. population. The…
We remember the brilliant and beloved jurist who served on the U.S. Supreme Court for more than a quarter century. “The Notorious RBG” — as she came to be known — was an indefatigable champion of gender equality and other social justice causes. She passed away on Sept. 19 — Rosh Hashana eve — from…
Journalist Jonathan Swan, 35, was born and raised in Australia. In 2016, after relocating to the U.S., he became a national political reporter for the news website Axios. Swan has been praised for his one-on-one interview with President Donald Trump earlier this month, during which he assertively questioned the veracity of a number of Trump’s…
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