Zachary Goelman
By Zachary Goelman
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Culture Gaucher Disease Patients Get New Hope From Drugs
Cynthia Frank was a child when doctors diagnosed her with leukemia. Several blood tests later, they changed their prognosis: She had Gaucher disease, not cancer. That meant she had a longer lifespan, but her quality of life had likely peaked. It was the mid-1970s, and, with no remedy for the rare, inherited metabolic disorder, Frank…
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Israel News Hitchens and Boteach’s Great Debate
Acclaimed polemicist and atheist Christopher Hitchens traded wit on science and scripture last week at a debate titled “Does God Exist?” with his opponent, Orthodox rabbi and television host Shmuley Boteach. Ticket holders filled the auditorium at Manhattan’s 92nd Street Y to capacity; many hoped that Hitchens would demonstrate his irreverent, razor-edged reasoning. The fans…
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Culture MC Citizen: Israeli Rapper Subliminal Tours Stateside
Imagine a rap mogul — Eminem, say, or Jay-Z — playing the role of cultural ambassador: praising the work of police officers, telling the youth of the country to be patriotic citizens, smiling at fans from the steps of the White House. Such is the case with Ya’akov Shimoni, aka Subliminal, the Israeli rap sensation…
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