Silverbrooke Villa of negotiations has failed. Halt nego- tiations with the occupation and take practical steps toward reconciliation:' the spokesman said. Hamas has said it does not recognize the upcoming elections and will not participate. Abbas reportedly told White House officials late last month that he would not seek re-election, because the peace process is not advancing. President Obama reportedly called Abbas personally in response. Montreal JCC Opens New York/JTA — A Jewish commu- nity center in Montreal opened on a Saturday for the first time. The contro- versial decision to open the Canadian city's YM-YWH/JCC on the Jewish day of rest went ahead on Oct. 31 after a compromise was reached with commu- nity leaders who opposed the move, the Jewish Tribune reported on Nov. 5. According to the agreement, only some of the center's facilities such as the gym and pool will be accessible to the public on Saturday. Also, no Jewish employee will be required to work that day, use of electricity will be minimal and the offices and restaurant will remain shut. While the Montreal Board of Rabbis still objects to the Shabbat opening, it said it welcomed dialogue with other members of the Jewish community. "The dialogue is consistent with one of the core missions of the MBR, which is to build bridges between all seg- ments of Montreal's Jewish community and to foster communal unity," Rabbi Adam Scheier, president of the rabbini- cal board, was quoted as saying by the Jewish Tribune. In August, board members voted in favor of opening the center to the public on Saturday, promising to be considerate of those who opposed their decision. "We are more than aware of the debate around this issue Executive Director Michael Crelinsten told the Suburban newspaper. "We have spoken with many members of the community. We have met formally with Federation CJA and a number of key rabbis, and have had conversations with others. We're fully apprised of the range of feel- ings people have about this." Proposals to open the center on Shabbat were voted down in 1999 and 2003. A statement issued by the center said its decision to open on Saturday reflects its commitment to reach out to children and families who wish to use its facili- ties over the weekend. Survivors' Cancer Risk Jerusalem/JTA — Jewish Holocaust survivors are at a higher risk for cancer, a study found. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Haifa and published online Nov. 2 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, compared the cancer rates of more than 300,000 European-born Jews who immigrated to Israel before or during World War II and those who immigrated after World War II until 1989. Both groups have higher rates of can- cer than other Jewish and non-Jewish groups in Israel. Exposure to the Holocaust was found to increase, by at least 17 percent, the risk of contracting all kinds of cancers in both sexes — the strongest risks were for breast, lung and colorectal can- cer. The younger a person was exposed to the Holocaust, the higher the risk of cancer, the study found. Dr. Lital Keinan-Boker of Haifa University's School of Public Health, Faculty of Welfare and Health Sciences led the research team. Hospital Under Fire Los Angeles/JTA — Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of Los Angeles is facing lawsuits for giving patients heavy over- doses of radiation. The hospital, the Jewish community's flagship symbol and charity, adminis- tered eight times the normal dose of radiation to 206 mostly elderly patients during computed tomography brain perfusion scans used to diagnose strokes. The overdoses went undetected for 18 months. Hospital spokesmen have acknowl- edged that in February 2008 staff mem- bers reset a CT scanner, overriding the manufacturer's instructions, to raise the radiation doses and enable improved analysis of blood flow to brain tissues. It was not until August of this year, when an overdosed patient called in to report that he was losing tufts of hair following the scan, that the hospital became aware of the mistake. After contacting the rest of the 206 patients, Cedars-Sinai learned that 40 percent of the group also suffered hair losses. Overdosed patients face increased risk of brain tumors, which develop very slowly. National experts inter- viewed by the Los Angeles Times gener- ally agreed that because the median age of the affected patients is 70, they are likely to die of other causes. 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