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February: Best of the Press January-29-2008
NEWSWORLD: Passport Crunch Nixes Travel Plans for Expat U.S. Citizens . A passport crisis is forcing hundreds of American citizens living in Israel to cancel travel plans to the United States, says an article in The Jewish Daily Forward. Since the summer, the American consulate in Jerusalem and the American embassy in Tel Aviv have ceased providing services to all visitors except those who have managed to schedule an appointment, resulting in an average wait of six months. Hundreds of expatriates attempting to apply for a new passport or to renew an expired one have been unable to do so, effectively barring them from the United States because of immigration regulations requiring that all Americans citizens, including those holding dual citizenship, use an American passport for entry and exit from the country.
CULTUREWORLD: Papercut Haggadah by renowned Jerusalem artist Archie Granot to debut in New York in early 2008. Nearly ten years in the making, The Papercut Haggadah was recently completed by the preeminent papercut artist Archie Granot. Each word in this 55 page Haggadah, which tells the story of the Jewish holiday of Passover, is hand cut in precise, calligraphic lettering and illuminated by multiple layers of paper hand cut in abstract, geometric designs. It is the only all papercut Haggadah ever created and is believed to be the only completely abstract Haggadah. The Haggadah was commissioned by a private collector and will be shown in public for the first time in the spring of 2008 at Yeshiva University Museum at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street, New York City). A facsimile edition of the Haggadah is in the planning stage. Additional information may be found at www.archiegranot.com/Products.asp?IDCategory=21
SCIENCEWORLD: :New pc program helps rocket-blasted kids concentrate
A computer program called SharperBrain developed in Toronto will be used to help school children in the rocket-blasted Negev town of Sderot concentrate on their studies.Dr. Yigal Glicksman, a cognitive behavioral psychotherapist, says that after the immediate danger of Kassam rockets from Gazan terrorists, the involuntary nervous system should relax and return to its baseline. But as Sderot residents are chronically exposed to danger and anxiety, the nervous system is constantly stressed, which can result in unpredictable physiological and emotional symptoms. One such symptom is physical and mental disquiet, which causes concentration problems. Read the article from The Jerusalem Post here.
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