Lakewood, NJ

Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun

Mr. Jerry Wolasky 

 

Brooklyn, NY

Teaneck, NJ

McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School is conducting a research study on American and Canadian Jewish Adults. We are looking for Jewish individuals of any (or no) affiliation who are aged 18 or older to participate in our study. Participation will include a series of web-based questionnaires and experimental tasks over a three-year period, as well as a phone-based interview. You can receive up to $45 compensation for participating. Should you choose to participate in this research, you will have the option to participate anonymously without providing any information related to your identity. To determine if you are eligible to participate in this study, or for more information, please Click Here.

If you have any questions or comments about this study, please contact research@jpsych.com

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Pulling Back Curtain on Story of Antisemitism in Upstate New York Pine Bush Schools
An Article from The Forward

Chalk it up to being a journalist myself, but it's usually easy for me to discern the moment in a story when a reporter knows he or she has hit pay dirt - when they can already visualize their byline on the front page.

 

A Thanksgivukkah Manifesto
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy


Veteran Math Teacher Says Antisemitism Forced His Early Retirement
An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times

Dr. Bert Miller taught math in Baltimore County for almost 40 years. He holds master's, associate's and doctorate degrees in mathematics education, has earned two National Science Foundation fellowships, has published software for math teachers, and he even discovered a new theorem in 2009. Continue Reading 

 

The Demise of the Pax Americana
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

What happened in Geneva last week was the most significant international event since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.  Continue Reading

NY Times Slanders Bibi in Antisemitic Editorial
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

An ongoing battle between The New York Times editorial board and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu picked up steam over the weekend, with the Times blasting Netanyahu for his loud opposition to Washington's policies, and Netanyahu confidant Gilad Erdan penning a response on Netanyahu's behalf. Continue Reading

University of Toronto Endorses Racist Anti-Israel Fest
An Article from Algemeiner

The student union at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) is the latest Canadian school to include "Israel Apartheid Week" on its list of student programs. Continue Reading

Key Republican Compares Obama Push to Delay Iran Sanctions to Appeasement of Nazis Before WWII
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Key US Senate Republican Mark Kirk slammed the White House's push to delay new sanctions against Iran on Wednesday, comparing the Obama administration's actions to Neville Chamberlain's "appeasement" of Nazi Germany before World War II.  Continue Reading

 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu offered a nameless UN interpreter a job if she is fired from her UN position for saying in an open microphone that the world body treats Israel unfairly.

 

Two Jews set out from Budapest. One was Hannah Szenes, a native of the city, pioneer and poet, who left at age 18 and immigrated to Mandatory Palestine but returned to her hometown under unusual circumstances during World War II.

   

How can we know what young Jewish adults want? Continue Reading