In this narrative medicine essay, JAMA’s editor in chief remembers his career mentors and their selflessness as they guided him in his early and mid-career and
Jewish Ledger
WHAT’S HAPPENING – February 16 – March 18
“The Garden of the Finzi-Continis,” screening & discussion
Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust presents a screening and discussion of the 1970 classic film “The Garden Of The Finzi-Continis” on Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. Ricky Ian Gordon, composer of the operatic adaptation of the film, and Portia Prebys, longtime companion of Giorgio Bassani, join Italian film and history experts for a discussion on the film. Attendees will receive a private link to screen the film during the four-day period before the program. For more information on this virtual program, visit: mjhnyc.org/events
Jewish Ledger
WHAT’S HAPPENING – February 9 – March 18
Politics & Identity among Orthodox and non-Orthodox Jews
Joshua Shanes, PhD, associate professor of Jewish Studies and director of the Center for Israel Studies, College of Charleston, will discuss “A Growing Schism: Politics and Identity Among Orthodox and Non-Orthodox Jews,” on Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. The FREE webinar is sponsored by the Judaic Studies Program in collaboration with the Bennett Center for Judaic Studies. Registration required at fairfield.edu/bennettprograms. For questions, contact the Bennett Center at bennettcenter@fairfield.edu or call (203) 254-4000 ext. 2066.
Jews & Civil Rights, and lessons learned
Professor Greenberg will share her reflections lessons learned form the history of Black-Jewish relations in the 20th century on Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Recent discussions about white privilege and white supremacy have raised questions about where Jews of European descent fit
Tipsters, tech-savvy kids, pharmacy hopping: How Americans are landing vaccines
The expanded availability of the two authorized coronavirus shots unleashes a free-for-all.
By Fenit Nirappil, Karin Brulliard and Sarah FowlerThe Washington Post
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Ramona Cohen, 75, waits in line at a Giant grocery store in Washington, D.C. in the hope of getting a leftover dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Friday. The Washington Post by Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
Four days into her coronavirus vaccine hunt, Ramona Cohen struck out again.
The Safeway in her Washington, D.C., neighborhood had no doses left after its last Thursday appointment. She still had four pharmacies left to try thanks to a tip from her mail carrier that a grocery store a few miles away was giving away leftover vaccine.