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Some bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families still seek peace — even after Oct. 7

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 14, 2025September 25, 2025
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Posted inThe Perils & Promise of AI

As AI charges ahead, Jewish thinkers are falling behind

by Dan Friedman March 21, 2025June 18, 2025
Anita Magnus Frank before she had to leave home. (Screenshot from "A Great Big Secret.")
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JCC East Bay hosting two events for teens and parents to hear Holocaust survivors

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 14, 2025March 14, 2025
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Posted inThe Perils & Promise of AI

Where is AI taking us: The path to Eden, or the road to Armageddon?

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Introducing ‘The Perils & Promise of Artificial Intelligence’

Chanan Tigay by Chanan Tigay March 7, 2025March 9, 2025
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AI’s breakneck speed must not leave ethics, including Jewish ones, in the dust

David Zvi Kalman by David Zvi Kalman March 7, 2025March 14, 2025
Scientists Magali Billen (right) of UC Davis and Yuval Boneh (second from left) of Ben Gurion University during the latter's funded trip to the Bay Area, with colleagues Menno Fraters and Becky Fildes. (Courtesy)
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From cancer vaccines to barley breeding, Israeli and UC Davis scientists collaborate 

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 28, 2025February 28, 2025

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