Daily Briefing Sept. 1: NY law addresses Holocaust education; an opioid antidote?
US reporter Luke Tress looks at Holocaust art education in NY and opioid crisis; Jessica Steinberg discusses Aviv Geffen’s abrupt political shift and rebates for film/TV producers
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US reporter Luke Tress joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s podcast.
Tress discusses recent New York State legislation regarding Nazi-looted art, with a new education law that requires museums to label artwork plundered by the Nazis.
Steinberg talks about rocker Aviv Geffen and his abrupt political transformation from ardent leftist to performing in Israeli West Bank settlements.
Tress looks at the opioid epidemic in the Jewish community in the US and the efforts of a Jewish UK doctor who is developing a drug antidote to combat fentanyl overdoses.
Finally, Steinberg mentions a long-awaited government decision to offer 30% rebates for foreign TV and film productions in Israel.
Discussed articles include:
Narcan inventor developing new overdose treatment to combat fentanyl scourge
Rocker Aviv Geffen changes his tune with West Bank concerts for ‘brother’ settlers
Seeking to woo TV and filmmakers, Israel offers 30% rebate to sweeten the deal
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