Why We Celebrate Memorial Day - Kids News Article

Why We Celebrate Memorial Day - Kids News Article: "n 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday and moved from May 30th to the last Monday of May, so that Americans could enjoy a three-day weekend. Though having an extra holiday is a great idea, the significance of the day has been somewhat diminished. Kids think of it as holiday that marks the 'beginning of summer' or the 'first day when swimming pools open', while adults, fret about their barbeque parties."



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A Key Defender of the Aging Brain?

A Key Defender of the Aging Brain?: "A protective protein called REST is the difference-or at least a big part of it-according to a study by Yankner and colleagues that was published in Nature in late March. In cognitively normal elderly brains, the protein exists at relatively high levels in neurons, particularly in the brain regions that would be first affected by Alzheimer's. In brains with Alzheimer's dementia, by contrast, REST activity is much lower in those affected regions.

The findings hint that in many people, high levels of REST keep their brains free from Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases into their 90s and beyond."



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Grant Giving Investment Areas - Cisco Foundation @ Cisco

Grant Giving Investment Areas - Cisco Foundation @ Cisco: "Economic Empowerment        
Cisco's strategy is to encourage employment success, entrepreneurship, and long-term self-sufficiency by providing access to skills, knowledge, and financial products and services via technology-based solutions. What we look for:

Programs for underserved populations transitioning from education to workforce or re-entry to workforce.
Solutions that facilitate widespread and equitable access to resources needed to achieve economic self-sufficiency and participate in local socio-economic development.
Tools which increase the reach, efficiency, sustainability, transparency and social impact of microfinance institutions to provide more access to financial products and services."



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Sochaczew, Poland (Pages 601- 627)

Sochaczew, Poland (Pages 601- 627): ""I never saw someone as mighty as him even amongst ten thousand brave warriors. The physicians cannot imagine what type of proper vessel laden with might he is unto me." This statement was made about the fourteen-year-old prodigy just after his marriage, and at that time he was dangerously ill with jaundice. Indeed, he was dangerously ill all of his life, however the illness did not in any way drain his power for Torah. This was so much the case that the Hassidim used to say of him that he lives and breathes through the power of the Kotzker lung, that is to say, in the merit of the blessing given to him by the Kotzker he was able to live even though his own lungs were weak by nature. The "



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Protecting Jews in Ukraine

Protecting Jews in Ukraine: ""When there's trouble, Jews always seem to be caught in the middle," says Rabbi Kruskal who, as CEO of the Tikva social services network of in Odessa, is responsible for hundreds of orphaned children, college students and the elderly.
"I hesitate to use the word evacuation, which has emergency connotations," he told Aish.com. "We are taking the students to an environment where they're able to feel more relaxed.""



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Rialto Assignment Asking Students to Question Holocaust to Be Revised | KTLA 5

Rialto Assignment Asking Students to Question Holocaust to Be Revised | KTLA 5: "The Rialto school district planned to revise an eighth-grade assignment that raised red flags by asking students to consider arguments about whether the Holocaust — the systematic killing by the Nazis of some 6 million Jews and millions of others — was not an “actual event” but instead a “propaganda tool that was used for political and monetary gain.”"



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An Israeli Soldier to American Jews: Wake up! | Hen Mazzig | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel

An Israeli Soldier to American Jews: Wake up! | Hen Mazzig | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel: "This new form of bigotry against Israel has been called the “new anti-Semitism,” with “Israel” replacing “Jew” in traditional anti-Semitic imagery and canards, singling out and discriminating against the Jewish state, and denying the Jewish people alone the right to self-determination. The new anti-Semitism is packaged in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign (BDS), which claims to champion Palestinian rights though its real goal is to erode American support for Israel, discredit Jews who support Israel, and pave the way for eliminating the Jewish state."



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