This is the first time that the selection committee has released a list of potential winners ... The Genesis Prize, known as the “Jewish Nobel,” was started in 2013 and is financed through ...

a website that meticulously documents the Jewish lineage of prize winners across all fields. The site, which was updated swiftly to include Weissman, says that nearly 40% of U.S. Nobel laureates ...

The need for action is urgent, but the path forward is clear. Together, we can achieve a world without hunger.

Sign up for Forwarding the News, the Forward’s morning newsletter with all the news and analysis that matters to American Jews each day. (JTA) — For the first ...