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Points of View - Hannah Aschheim
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From the Editor: Double Jeopardy for Israel's Scientific Community? - Leon Fine
A letter from Leon Fine, editor of Kaleidoscope magazine, on Issue 6.
Editor's Postscript
A postscript from the editor addressing the violence in the West Bank and how to challenge it.
Cry Another Beloved Country - Ronnie Miller
A deeply personal reflection wrestles with moral anguish over war, identity, and historical memory. It questions violence committed in the name of survival, challenges political narratives, and confronts the erosion of ethical ideals. Balancing empathy for all sides, it calls for shared humanity, self-critique, and a reimagining of coexistence beyond entrenched ideologies.
Real Peace is Not a Zero-Sum Game - Ian Joseph
A reflection on the Israel–Palestine conflict argues that treating the land as a zero-sum struggle leads to apartheid, violence, and global isolation. As divisions deepen and a two-state solution fades, it calls for a shared, democratic future where both peoples coexist with equal rights, warning that only mutual recognition can bring lasting peace and stability.
The Shores of Ashkelon - Michal Govrin
Set along a tense border landscape, follow an act of compassion that defies conflict, as a man risks everything to help a desperate stranger return home. Interwoven with memory, loss, and identity, the moral weight of past actions and the fragile ties between enemies - a meditation on loyalty, sacrifice, and humanity.
The vital alliance of theatre and science: why we need to look again at science as presented in theatre - Arthur I. Miller
Exploring the intersection of theatre and science, Miller argues that drama can illuminate complex ideas, humanize scientists, and even inspire real-world discoveries. Through examples from plays and film, it shows how blending accuracy with imagination can deepen public understanding, spark creativity, and reveal the profound connections between scientific thought and storytelling.
First Person – Holocaust Testimony - Orly Sela
Orly Sela shares the moving story of how her grandmother survived Auschwitz
Back From The Edge: Rebuilding Israel’s future - Sir Mick Davis
A call to confront crisis with clarity urges renewal of democracy, fairness, and a credible path to peace. Warning against division, isolation, and endless conflict, Davis argues that true security lies in shared responsibility, inclusive leadership, and bold political vision - reframing the future as a choice between a resilient, united society or a fractured, unstable one.
Brothers and Sisters in Arms – Letter to the Editor - Ron Scherf
A personal account traces a journey from quiet faith in democracy to active civic resistance against its erosion. It highlights mass protest, grassroots mobilization, and unity in crisis, arguing that a society’s strength and security depend on democratic values, shared responsibility, and citizen engagement to shape and defend its future.
Remembering The Times Spent With Samuel Thier - Letter To The Editor - Michael S. Goligorsky
A heartfelt tribute recalls a brilliant physician-scientist whose intellectual rigor, humility, and generosity shaped generations of students and colleagues. Celebrated for his teaching, mentorship, and humanity, he combined scientific excellence with deep personal warmth, leaving a lasting legacy in medicine and in the lives he touched.
Points of View - Hannah Aschheim
Cover Art
From the Editor: Double Jeopardy for Israel's Scientific Community? - Leon Fine
A letter from Leon Fine, editor of Kaleidoscope magazine, on Issue 6.
Editor's Postscript
A postscript from the editor addressing the violence in the West Bank and how to challenge it.
Cry Another Beloved Country - Ronnie Miller
A deeply personal reflection wrestles with moral anguish over war, identity, and historical memory. It questions violence committed in the name of survival, challenges political narratives, and confronts the erosion of ethical ideals. Balancing empathy for all sides, it calls for shared humanity, self-critique, and a reimagining of coexistence beyond entrenched ideologies.
Real Peace is Not a Zero-Sum Game - Ian Joseph
A reflection on the Israel–Palestine conflict argues that treating the land as a zero-sum struggle leads to apartheid, violence, and global isolation. As divisions deepen and a two-state solution fades, it calls for a shared, democratic future where both peoples coexist with equal rights, warning that only mutual recognition can bring lasting peace and stability.
The Shores of Ashkelon - Michal Govrin
Set along a tense border landscape, follow an act of compassion that defies conflict, as a man risks everything to help a desperate stranger return home. Interwoven with memory, loss, and identity, the moral weight of past actions and the fragile ties between enemies - a meditation on loyalty, sacrifice, and humanity.
The vital alliance of theatre and science: why we need to look again at science as presented in theatre - Arthur I. Miller
Exploring the intersection of theatre and science, Miller argues that drama can illuminate complex ideas, humanize scientists, and even inspire real-world discoveries. Through examples from plays and film, it shows how blending accuracy with imagination can deepen public understanding, spark creativity, and reveal the profound connections between scientific thought and storytelling.
First Person – Holocaust Testimony - Orly Sela
Orly Sela shares the moving story of how her grandmother survived Auschwitz
Back From The Edge: Rebuilding Israel’s future - Sir Mick Davis
A call to confront crisis with clarity urges renewal of democracy, fairness, and a credible path to peace. Warning against division, isolation, and endless conflict, Davis argues that true security lies in shared responsibility, inclusive leadership, and bold political vision - reframing the future as a choice between a resilient, united society or a fractured, unstable one.
Brothers and Sisters in Arms – Letter to the Editor - Ron Scherf
A personal account traces a journey from quiet faith in democracy to active civic resistance against its erosion. It highlights mass protest, grassroots mobilization, and unity in crisis, arguing that a society’s strength and security depend on democratic values, shared responsibility, and citizen engagement to shape and defend its future.
Remembering The Times Spent With Samuel Thier - Letter To The Editor - Michael S. Goligorsky
A heartfelt tribute recalls a brilliant physician-scientist whose intellectual rigor, humility, and generosity shaped generations of students and colleagues. Celebrated for his teaching, mentorship, and humanity, he combined scientific excellence with deep personal warmth, leaving a lasting legacy in medicine and in the lives he touched.
Points of View - Hannah Aschheim
Cover Art
From the Editor: Double Jeopardy for Israel's Scientific Community? - Leon Fine
A letter from Leon Fine, editor of Kaleidoscope magazine, on Issue 6.
Editor's Postscript
A postscript from the editor addressing the violence in the West Bank and how to challenge it.
Cry Another Beloved Country - Ronnie Miller
A deeply personal reflection wrestles with moral anguish over war, identity, and historical memory. It questions violence committed in the name of survival, challenges political narratives, and confronts the erosion of ethical ideals. Balancing empathy for all sides, it calls for shared humanity, self-critique, and a reimagining of coexistence beyond entrenched ideologies.
Real Peace is Not a Zero-Sum Game - Ian Joseph
A reflection on the Israel–Palestine conflict argues that treating the land as a zero-sum struggle leads to apartheid, violence, and global isolation. As divisions deepen and a two-state solution fades, it calls for a shared, democratic future where both peoples coexist with equal rights, warning that only mutual recognition can bring lasting peace and stability.
The Shores of Ashkelon - Michal Govrin
Set along a tense border landscape, follow an act of compassion that defies conflict, as a man risks everything to help a desperate stranger return home. Interwoven with memory, loss, and identity, the moral weight of past actions and the fragile ties between enemies - a meditation on loyalty, sacrifice, and humanity.
The vital alliance of theatre and science: why we need to look again at science as presented in theatre - Arthur I. Miller
Exploring the intersection of theatre and science, Miller argues that drama can illuminate complex ideas, humanize scientists, and even inspire real-world discoveries. Through examples from plays and film, it shows how blending accuracy with imagination can deepen public understanding, spark creativity, and reveal the profound connections between scientific thought and storytelling.
First Person – Holocaust Testimony - Orly Sela
Orly Sela shares the moving story of how her grandmother survived Auschwitz
Back From The Edge: Rebuilding Israel’s future - Sir Mick Davis
A call to confront crisis with clarity urges renewal of democracy, fairness, and a credible path to peace. Warning against division, isolation, and endless conflict, Davis argues that true security lies in shared responsibility, inclusive leadership, and bold political vision - reframing the future as a choice between a resilient, united society or a fractured, unstable one.
Brothers and Sisters in Arms – Letter to the Editor - Ron Scherf
A personal account traces a journey from quiet faith in democracy to active civic resistance against its erosion. It highlights mass protest, grassroots mobilization, and unity in crisis, arguing that a society’s strength and security depend on democratic values, shared responsibility, and citizen engagement to shape and defend its future.
Remembering The Times Spent With Samuel Thier - Letter To The Editor - Michael S. Goligorsky
A heartfelt tribute recalls a brilliant physician-scientist whose intellectual rigor, humility, and generosity shaped generations of students and colleagues. Celebrated for his teaching, mentorship, and humanity, he combined scientific excellence with deep personal warmth, leaving a lasting legacy in medicine and in the lives he touched.
Issue 6
Yearnings
Cover artist - Denis Diamond
War is over. Odysseus, one of the celebrated heroes of the long war against the Trojans, a skilled mariner, anticipates a short voyage back to Ithaca, his home. But fate has other things in store for this man. The tales of his arduous long journey, recounted in Homer’s glorious epic poem, The Odyssey, a singular treasure of Western Civilization, came to define Odysseus for centuries.
Moses led his people on what should have been a fairly short journey back home but he ended up wandering with them across deserts for forty years and taking with them from there, stone tablets upon which were inscribed, a code of conduct which has resonated through history and been embraced by worlds of people.
Consider then, the heroes of two stories, as similar as they were different. The painting, Yearning Towards Ithaca is an attempt to portray the yearning at the similar heart of each, the yearning, the unyielding yearning, of the one wanderer, sovereign of his island realm, brilliant, valorous military strategist who sailed seas, yearning towards Ithaca, and the yearning of the other, adopted into the royal household of Egypt who led his people out of slavery and walked with them across deserts, yearning towards Zion – one image, two stories. One image, endless stories…
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