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An exhibition at Yeshiva University sheds light on legacy of legendary Sephardic Jewish sage through a remarkable collection of rare artifacts; 'There is not a single aspect of Jewish life and thought that is not shaped by Maimonides'.

The Daniel Patrick Moynihan Center of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at The City College of New York has announced its inaugural cohort of the Moynihan Public Scholars Fellowship. 

Ann Marie Davis, the wife of the Prime Minister, has pledged to plant as many breadfruit trees as she can in Grand Bahama and elsewhere in the country. She said the trees are resilient and can provide food security for families, support the environment and tackle climate change. On Monday, Mrs Davis planted trees at...

Jewish News Syndicate - Currently on display at Yeshiva University's exhibit, “The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries,” are artifacts with a personal connection to the great Jewish luminary, Maimonides. Items include manuscripts in Maimonides’s own hand; a Mishneh Torah (code of law that revolutionized the study and practice of Judaism) signed and personally approved...

EurekaAlert - Much of the progress made in understanding the scope of bird deaths from building and window collisions has come as the result of citizen science, according to a newly published study. But the study also concludes that such grassroots efforts need more buy-in from government and industry, and better funding so they can...

A new computer model using machine learning to predict migratory bird movement could open the door to new insights on migration timing, stopover sites, bird response to climate change, light pollution and more, as it learns the patterns and variations in movement for individual species. The model, called BirdFlow, spearheaded by the University of Massachusetts,...

The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at The City College of New York will launch the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Center with the purpose of supporting new leaders to make a difference in public affairs. Through two signature fellowship programs and a rich slate of public events, the Moynihan Center will ensure that...

The Wall Street Journal - Americans heard a lot about Jews in 2022, from a hostage-taking at a Texas synagogue in January to the unapologetic broadcasting of antisemitic conspiracy theories at year’s end by Kanye West and the white supremacist Nick Fuentes. University campuses produced sharp controversies over free speech and antisemitism, as some student...

Thanks to a five-year loan of over 70 artefacts from the Bahrain National Museum, this presentation provides an overview of the succession of different cultures on the island of Bahrain between the Bronze Age and the beginning of our era. Bahrain was called Dilmun (from 2300 to 500 BC), then Tylos (from 300 BC...