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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

Renee Ghert-Zand

Renee Ghert-Zand

Renee Ghert-Zand is the health reporter and a feature writer for The Times of Israel.
Géza Röhrig in 'After' (Lumen Productions)
November 8, 2024, 5:30 am
In striking art film, contemporary poets respond to the horrors of the Holocaust
Screening in New York and Los Angeles, genre-defying film about how poetic language can heal trauma points to how Israelis and Jews could use it to cope in Oct. 7 aftermath
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Wounded Jewish boys in Hebron, August 1929 (Courtesy of The Hebron Archives)
October 9, 2024, 4:29 am
New book draws line from 1929 Hebron Massacre to horrific events of October 7
In ‘Ghosts of a Holy War,’ Yardena Schwartz investigates the lies and denials that have fueled the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for a century, pushing a solution further away
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Rabbi Dov Linzer and Abigail Pogrebin, study partners and co-authors of 'It Takes Two to Torah' (Lorin Klaris)
September 15, 2024, 4:33 pm
What happens when a seemingly odd couple becomes friends and Torah study buddies?
In their new book, Reform journalist Abigail Pogrebin and Orthodox Rabbi Dov Linzer show genuine warmth and respect for one another while not dancing around their differences
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Friend founder Avi Schiffmann (Cameron Quijada)
August 9, 2024, 11:31 am
Whiz kid Avi Schiffmann is back, this time with a new controversial AI ‘Friend’
Moving beyond website building and internet activism, the 21-year-old is in the process of launching a wearable AI device people can talk to, bond with, and lean on like a real pal
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Participants at a one-day intensive PTSD prevention workshop at the Protective Partnership's 'The Villa' program in Herzliya. Protective Partnership CEO Lilach Felner is second from left. June 13, 2024. (Courtesy)
July 10, 2024, 8:37 am
Intensive one-day retreat program aims to prevent PTSD among IDF reservists
After shedding their battle gear, combat troops make their way to The Villa to learn techniques to help put the traumas of war in the past so they can function now and in the future
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Two 'Puck' satirical magazine covers featuring Mrs. Mandelbaum. On left (Summer 1884): The public feud between D.A. Olney and police inspector Byrnes. In the middle, depicted in blatantly anti-Semitic caricature, is a bejeweled Mrs. Mandelbaum. On right (1885): Mrs. Mandelbaum, safely on the Canadian side of the ‘fence’ for American defaulters." (Public domain)
July 3, 2024, 1:24 am
How a Jewish German woman in NY became America’s first major crime boss in 1859
Margalit Fox’s new book uncovers the fascinating life and capers of Fredericka Mandelbaum, who fenced stolen property and orchestrated complicated jewel heists and bank robberies
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Karnit Bahartan and Jacob Sharvit with the ancient jars. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
June 20, 2024, 3:31 pm
3,300-year-old ship discovered off Israeli coast, the oldest ever found in deep waters
Researchers say location of wreck, carrying hundreds of intact storage vessels, proves Late Bronze Age mariners could journey far out to sea
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Processing donated human milk at the Sussman Family Foundation Human Milk Bank at the Magen David Adom Marcus National Blood Services Center, Ramle. (Courtesy)
June 16, 2024, 6:49 pm
After pouring in following October 7, critical human milk donations now run dry
Director of Israel’s national bank says the country could be short thousands of liters of breast milk should full-scale war break out with Hezbollah in the north
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Orit Meir, mother of rescued hostage Almog Meir Jan, give a statement at a press conference at Sheba Medical Center, June 10, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 10, 2024, 6:27 pm
Rescued hostage’s mother urges deal with Hamas, says ‘I am one of the lucky ones’
Almog Meir Jan’s mom asks government to approve deal, international community to pressure Hamas to accept it; says bond with fellow rescued captives sustained her son in Gaza
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Police violently arrest a doctor who had been treating an injured anti-government protester during a rally in Tel Aviv on June 8, 2024. (Social media/X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 9, 2024, 6:08 pm
Probe launched into violent police arrest of doctor as he treated Tel Aviv protester
Viral video of 71-year-old volunteer Dr. Udi Baharav being detained and dragged as he tries to tend to an injured woman prompts condemnation from politicians and medical community
By Renee Ghert-Zand and Sam Sokol
Medical students at Baruch Padeh (Poriya) Medical Center in Tiberias try OtheReality VR sets. (Courtesy)
May 28, 2024, 8:09 am
Virtual reality app lets medical staff get a patient’s-eye view
Israeli start-up OtheReality allows doctors to revisit difficult scenarios and recharge their empathy tanks to reduce patient discomfort and dissatisfaction
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Judge Irving Kaufman (Kaufman Family Photo Collection)
May 26, 2024, 4:54 pm
Biography tries to move judge out from under shadow of controversial Rosenberg spy case
Irving R. Kaufman, remembered primarily for sending couple to electric chair, shifted over time from being almost unquestioningly pro-government to an upholder of individuals’ rights
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Soldiers wounded in the Gaza Strip are brought to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, May 15, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 22, 2024, 1:04 pm
As more troops survive injuries, some credit battlefield transfusions of whole blood
IDF only military in the world currently performing procedure pioneered by US army; while no proof yet to declare it a panacea, fight against Hezbollah may prove its worth
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Wounded IDF paramedic Gaya Zubery (left) speaks with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi as he visits wounded soldiers at Sheba Medical Center. (IDF)
May 12, 2024, 8:51 pm
Healing the nation: Group of medical personnel to jointly light Independence Day torch
Hospital doctors, a nurse, a 20-year-old female IDF paramedic severely wounded in Gaza and a health nonprofit founder will share the honor
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image of a doctor comforting a patient with Alzheimer's Disease. (Chinnapong, iStock by Getty Images)
May 8, 2024, 10:24 pm
Study seeks to explain why Sephardi Jews more likely to get early-onset Alzheimer’s
NIH grants $13 million for genetic research after 2018 research showed Jews with roots in Spain, Middle East and North Africa see far more cases of early cognitive decline
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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