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The opinions expressed on this webpage represent those of the individual authors and, unless clearly labeled as such, do not represent the opinions or policies of TBS. KOLOT – Today’s Jury Room: A Safe Haven for Bigotry? Published on August 30th, 2017 | by LedgerOnline By Susan K. Feigenbaum, Ph.D. Few people may know that civil rights laws that have made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin do not apply to the jury room. Even fewer realize that earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court took a first step in addressing this injustice by setting aside a verdict in a criminal case because of racially charged comments made by jury members during their deliberations (Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado, 2017). Finally, many readers may be surprised to learn that one of the cases cited by the U.S. Supreme Court involved this former Jewish…

The opinions expressed on this webpage represent those of the individual authors and, unless clearly labeled as such, do not represent the opinions or policies of TBS. 'If you’re healthy at age 100, life is beautiful' Want to live till 120? This professor works on drugs that could get you close. In what could be a medical revolution, Dr. Nir Barzilai and colleagues are working with the FDA to assess drugs that target aging, not just a particular disease. By Simona Weinglass - an investigative reporter at The Times of Israel. - December 22, 2015   In Israel, a popular birthday blessing is “until 120,” meaning you should live until the age of 120. It is based on the Biblical verse in which God says “my spirit will not abide in man forever, for that he also is flesh; therefore shall his days be a hundred and twenty years (Genesis…

The opinions expressed on this webpage represent those of the individual authors and, unless clearly labeled as such, do not represent the opinions or policies of TBS. ‘Cuba’s Forgotten Jewels’ A tropical story of diamonds and Holocaust survival Under Gen. Fulgencio Batista, Cuba took in some 6,000 Jewish diamond cutters and families. New film explores the forgotten era when the Caribbean island became a temporary gem hub after opening its doors to thousands of European Jews fleeing the Nazis By Larry Luxner August 14, 2017, The Times of Israel   HAVANA, Cuba — On a hot and steamy Shabbat afternoon in early July, 50 or so Jews gathered in the social hall of Cuba’s largest synagogue to relive a little-known piece of their own history. The island’s premiere screening of “Cuba’s Forgotten Jewels: A Haven in Havana” didn’t disappoint. This poignant 46-minute documentary by co-directors Judy Ann Kreith and Robin…