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2 Jewish teens harness the power of their peers to address social problems — and spark a movement

In mid-2021, as the COVID pandemic raged, high school student Lily Messing noticed that the social ills plaguing her native Tucson, Arizona — including domestic violence, drug abuse and homelessness — all seemed to be getting worse. Meanwhile, Jake Hammerman, a teenager in Lafayette, California, a suburb in the San Francisco Bay area, saw firsthand […]

By Larry Luxner August 31, 2023 9:32 am

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Jewish women should get mammograms at 40, experts say. Here’s why.

When Yaffa Leah Field was in her late 20s, she decided to undergo genetic testing. Her grandmother had had breast cancer, and Field wanted to know whether she was among the one of every 40 Jewish women of Ashkenazi descent with either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutations, which make them extra susceptible to breast […]

July 10, 2023 3:46 pm

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‘The Lesson,’ a gripping drama from Israel, casts spotlight on thorny social issues straight from the headlines

When a student leads her class in chants of “Death to Arabs!” and her teacher responds by calling her a fatty, it’s just the starting point for a conflict that quickly spins out of control.

June 29, 2023 11:57 am