The seventh test flight of the Starship system began excellently but ended prematurely with the loss of the spacecraft. The launch proceeded very smoothly, and about three minutes after liftoff, the spacecraft separated from the launch rocket….
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Lema’anchem partners with philanthropist, Reichman U, offering grants to soldiers
Baruch Scheiberg, Lemaanchem, university establish a foundation to provide veterans of the Gaza war with funds toward their medical school tuition in exchange for a commtment to work as doctors in Israel for at least 5 years amid shortage of…
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Egyptian human rights activist highlights Israeli struggles in new documentary
Egyptian human rights activist Majed el-Shafie is shedding light on the realities of conflict and survival through his latest documentary, Dying to Live. In an exclusive interview with The Media Line, El-Shafie discussed his personal journey, his…
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Do thin people have more willpower? Oprah thinks not
It’s been a tumultuous year for Oprah Winfrey who after years of struggle has taken her weight seriously and now displays a slim figure.
After first, vehemently denying ed the use of slimming medications she admitted in December of 2023 that she…
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This Oscar-nominated documentary about demolitions in the West Bank has no US distributor — but is still coming to theaters
For months the international film community has rallied behind a documentary about the Israeli military’s destruction of a Palestinian village in the West Bank that has failed to land a U.S. distributor despite widespread…
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Louisville Orchestra remembers its concertmaster with an opera he performed in a Nazi concentration camp
(JTA) — Paul Kling was 14 when he played violin for a newly written opera, surrounded by sickness and death, in the Czech concentration camp of Theresienstadt.
He was rehearsing his part in “Der Kaiser von Atlantis”…
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Israeli soccer star scores, dedicates goal to Emily Damari with 3-fin
Damari lost two of her fingers when she was kidnapped from her home on October 7. Three days ago, Hapoel Petah Tikva player Ohad Hazut also made a similar three-finger gesture to honor Damari when he scored a goal in his team’s 3:0 victory over…
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Israeli-Palestinian collaboration ‘No Other Land’ nominated for Oscar
After the announcement was postponed following the fires in Los Angeles, the final list of nominees for the 2025 Oscars was announced on Thursday. The nominations are led by “Emilia Perez,” France’s submission for the competition and the winner…
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Image of Netanyahu with blood-stained hands displayed in Chicago
An art installation titled ‘US-Israel War Machine’ is on display at the Chicago Cultural Center, and it has sparked controversy, with 27 city council members submitting a letter to the mayor, calling for its removal; They allege the artwork…
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Jewish postwar epic ‘The Brutalist’ picks up 10 Oscar nominations, with ‘A Complete Unknown’ close behind
A postwar epic about a Holocaust survivor, a contemporary comedy about Holocaust tourism and a biopic of a Jewish musical legend helped lend a formidable Jewish presence to Thursday’s Oscar nominations.
Meanwhile, nominations…
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