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Israeli gene-ius! World first as doctors inject life-saving gene into baby's brain
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (455+ words) An eight-month-old baby from Israel has become the first human to have an experimental gene therapy directly injected into his brain neurons to cure a rare form of epilepsy. The treatment, which inserted a missing gene, was performed at Clalit-Schneider…...
How teachers are harnessing AI to democratise Israeli education
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (920+ words) When veteran Israeli educator Meirav Seror asked her high school literature class in Beersheba how they might use artificial intelligence to study for their matriculation exam, she expected hesitation." Instead, the students pounced. Using prompts, one student asked AI to…...
Camp Simcha retreat offers respite for siblings with seriously ill brother or sister
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (278+ words) At seven years old, Akiva underwent a bone marrow transplant to save the life of his four year old baby brother Yishai, diagnosed with leukaemia in 2023. Fast forward to last week and, Akiva, together with his two sisters Sara and…...
Children's social media star deletes collaboration with Gazan extremist
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (501+ words) An American social media star who specialises in children's education has removed a video showing her collaboration with a Palestinian influencer who said, regarding lives, that "a single Palestinian is more important than a thousand Israeli[s]." Rachel Griffin-Accurso, better…...
Saskia Joss" new book can help you to help your anxious child
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (664+ words) Some children are naturally fearful of just about everything " but Saskia Joss was not one of them. She recalls with glee how her mother, TV and radio presenter Vanessa Feltz, would often find the youngest of her two daughters half-way…...
Sliding Doors" moment at school results in play
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (356+ words) Have you ever wished you could turn back the clock and rewrite a bit of your life? It's something Jewish playwright Benjamin Sumrie has thought about a great deal. So much so that he has written a semi-autobiographical play on…...