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Life sciences become big business in Israel

Life science industry figures mingle at the Tel Aviv ILSI-BioMed conference, which had more than 7,000 people from around the world, June 2010. (Ilan Levi)

Innovations in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology has become big business in Israel. Read more »

Lamenting the gulf on Tisha B'Av

Edmon J. Rodman offers laments on Tisha B'Av, when the Jewish people darken their mood and grieve their losses, for what has happened in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more »

Performing tahara, the ultimate kindness

Performing his first tahara, the national director of the National Association of Chevra Kadisha writes of the beauty of the traditional Jewish procedure cleansing a body before burial. Read more »

Op-Ed: Direct talks are needed to advance peace

With peace opportunities at their zenith, the spokesperson at the Consulate General of Israel in New York writes that the Israelis and Palestinians must speak face to face to reach their goal. Read more »

Editors' Picks

Reflecting on the American Jewish Congress (Forward) As the AJCongress suspends its operations, Jerome Chanes reflects on the decades-long impact of the storied organization on American Jewish life.

LeBron's no hero (Cleveland Jewish News) In a letter to his son at summer camp, a Cleveland Jewish pediatrician says that LeBron James does not fit the definition of a hero -- one who uses his power modestly to make the world a better place.

German women's role in Holocaust (N.Y. Times) The participation of German women in the Nazi genocide -- as perpetrators, accomplices or passive witnesses -- was far greater than previously thought, according to new research.

Name-changing experiences (L.A. Times) Some Jews in France wish to revert to their original family names in a bid to reconnect with their roots.

Resting place for Jewish Confederates (NBC-12) Tucked away in a Richmond, Va., Jewish cemetery are the graves of 30 Jewish Confederate soldiers -- the oldest Jewish military burial ground in the world and the largest Jewish military cemetery outside of Israel.

Breaking News The American Jewish Congress has suspended its activities after running out of funds. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said his Yisrael Beiteinu party will not leave the government, despite several disagreements. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released $19 million to secure nonprofits, the vast majority Jewish. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he opposes a proposed conversion bill, which "could tear apart the Jewish people." An alleged Israeli Mossad agent held in Poland has appealed his extradition to Germany. David Twersky, a veteran journalist and former kibbutznik, has died. Relatives of victims of the 9/11 World Trade Center attack joined in a demonstration to mark the 16th anniversary of a Buenos Aires Jewish center bombing. An Israeli businessman missing in Mexico may have been kidnapped. A native Israeli won first place in an event at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly is opposed to the acting Israeli ambassador to the United Nations appointed by his foreign minister. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Hosni Mubarak met in Cairo and reportedly discussed Egypt's stance on the the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. A Russian court dismissed incitement charges against a college professor who perpetuated the canard that Jews ritually murder Christian children. Revisionist Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky had devised a scheme to kill Hitler and a number of high-ranking officials, according to a British colonel's diary. Some 50 Righteous Gentiles, non-Jews who risked their lives to rescue Jews in Poland during the Holocaust, were honored in Warsaw. Some 1,000 Russian-speaking Israelis are expected to attend the Limmud conference in Jerusalem. A Brazilian who made aliyah in the 1970s was appointed to Israel's long vacant consul position in Sao Paulo.