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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 649

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Volunteers pack kits to distribute to young families in Jerusalem, during the war between Iran and Israel, June 15, 2025. (Rachel Alroey/Flash90)
July 7, 2025, 8:09 am
‘We are an emergency response empire’: 40,000 volunteers mobilized for Israel-Iran war
A Hebrew University expert says Israel leads the world in organized and prolonged grassroots efforts during times of crisis, but asks: Why has the government left such a gap?
By Sue Surkes
Prof. Alexander Binshtok, left, from the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Medicine and Center for Brain Sciences (Courtesy/Maxim Dinshtein) and Prof. Avi Priel from its School of Pharmacy (Courtesy/Avi Priel)
June 11, 2025, 3:28 pm
Israeli study finds acetaminophen drug works by first blocking pain in nerves
In breakthrough, Hebrew University researchers say painkiller, in use since the 1950s, acts like a local anesthetic; research could lead to better pain management
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Yinon Ben Neriah of Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, winner of Israel Prize for groundbreaking research in cancer (Courtesy/Bruno Charbit)
May 1, 2025, 12:24 pm
As US pares back research funds, Israel Prize winner sees chance to cure brain drain
With opportunities for Israelis in academia overseas drying up, top cancer researcher Yinon Ben Neriah says the government could be working to make America’s pain into Israel’s gain
By Diana Bletter
Remains of a large Neolithic settlement on alluvial soil in the Motza Valley near Jerusalem. (Amos Frumkin)
April 25, 2025, 7:43 am
Israeli study finds burst of fires 8,000 years ago forced humans to become farmers
Hebrew University researcher says lightning-ignited blazes transformed Levant’s landscape, ending hunter-gatherer lifestyle but creating perfect condition for birth of agriculture
By Sue Surkes
Ancient Syriac manuscript from the private collection of Raad Abdul-Ahed from the Kurdish city of Dohuk, northern Iraq, as photographed in 2015. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
April 19, 2025, 9:00 am
Could AI solve the enigmas of ancient Talmud-like Christian manuscripts in Aramaic?
An Israeli researcher uses computational technology to showcase that the scribes compiling Syriac texts made active editorial choices, similar to the redactors of Jewish Gemara
By Rossella Tercatin
Prof. Hermona Soreq of Hebrew University (Courtesy/Yosef Adest)
April 15, 2025, 9:45 am
Israeli scientists develop first-ever blood test for early detection of Parkinson’s
Hebrew University researchers say their innovative test can find tRNA fragments unique to the neurodegenerative disease before patients even have symptoms
By Diana Bletter
In 2018, Paradesi Jews from all over the world gathered in Cochin to celebrate the 450th anniversary of their synagogue. (Shalva Weil)
March 14, 2025, 9:27 pm
Burning Haman: The lost Purim tradition of India’s ancient Cochin Jewish community
For centuries, Cochin Jews marked Purim by burning effigies of Haman, while the holiday represented the day when Jews from all backgrounds celebrated together
By Rossella Tercatin
Tinshemet Cave, a Middle Paleolithic site in central Israel, during excavations. (Yossi Zaidner)
March 11, 2025, 4:27 pm
Sapiens and Neanderthals coexisted in prehistoric Israel, rare cave burials show
Using dentists’ tools, archaeologists painstakingly uncover evidence that Israel’s Tinshemet Cave housed hominins who shared rituals and knowledge, and possibly lived in harmony
By Rossella Tercatin
Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem finished their second season of excavations at the Hyrcania fortress in the Judean desert in the West Bank in January 2025 in cooperation with the Staff Officer of Archaeology of Judea and Samaria. In the Byzantine compound, they uncovered a medallion mosaic which had been intentionally defaced with a column drum from the Herodian period. (Oren Gutfeld/The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
February 20, 2025, 2:23 pm
Mikvehs and monks: Vivid hues link rare Jewish and Christian finds in Judean Desert
Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem just concluded their second season of excavations at Hyrcania, where they found colorful Byzantine mosaics and Herodian frescoes
By Rossella Tercatin
A bronze hoard, composed of civic coins of ‘Akko-Ptolemais, was recently found in the excavations at the Hellenistic site Khirbet el-Eika. The find was published in January 2025. (Tal Rogovski)
February 5, 2025, 3:38 pm
Hoard of coins illuminates triumphant Maccabee campaign in 2nd-century-BCE Israel
A rare intact Hellenistic estate at Khirbet el-Eika in Eastern Galilee was likely abandoned by its inhabitant as Yonatan Maccabee and his army drew nearer, new research shows
By Rossella Tercatin
German-Jewish philosopher Prof. Martin Buber teaching a class at Hebrew University in 1949. (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
January 28, 2025, 7:40 pm
Newly found letter shows Martin Buber’s concern over the fate of Polish Jews in 1945
On February 5, 1945, some Hebrew University scholars launched an appeal to fellow faculty members encouraging them to mobilize for European Jews
By Rossella Tercatin
Students at the Mount Scopus campus of Hebrew University on the first day of the academic year, October 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)
January 26, 2025, 5:22 pm
Jerusalem university offers full scholarships to former Gaza hostages, including kids
With another four young women released by Hamas, Hebrew University says it will cover a three-year degree in any field of study to help Oct. 7 hostages ‘rebuild a hopeful future’
By ToI Staff
Shani Bachar, of Netiv Hashayara, murdered on January 9, 2024. (Courtesy/Israel Observatory on Femicide)
December 30, 2024, 4:56 pm
Monitor group launches awareness campaign for 22 femicide victims killed in 2024
Number of women killed remains steady over previous years, with Arab community still suffering outsized share, but head of Femicide Observatory says education can lead to change
By Diana Bletter
Masada Bochris, right, with her brother, Chen Bochris who was killed battling Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)
October 14, 2024, 11:44 pm
‘Overlooked’ grief: October 7 massacre left 2,185 bereft siblings, first study shows
Hebrew University researcher says there’s a ‘hierarchy of grief’; urges government to give mourning siblings the same benefits as widows, parents and children of terror victims
By Diana Bletter
Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, an Arab citizen of Israel who was arrested on suspicion of incitement amid the war in Gaza, arrives for a court hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, April 19, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 28, 2024, 12:09 pm
Anti-Israel Hebrew University professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian retires
Arab Israeli senior lecturer was briefly arrested in April on suspicion of incitement, has called for the end of the Jewish state
By Gavriel Fiske
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