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have filed class action and individual
suits against Cedars-Sinai.
Thomas Priselac, executive director of
the medical center, which is frequently
in the news for its Hollywood celebrity
clientele, apologized to the affected
patients and said remedial steps had
been taken to prevent a future incident.
The incident is another black eye for
the highly rated Jewish hospital. In an
earlier foul-up, in November 2007, the
newborn twins of actor Dennis Quaid
were given 1,000 times the intended
dose of blood thinner.
The California Department of Public
Health and the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration are joining in an inves-
tigation of the incident.

Chinese Jewish Lineage

Jerusalem/JTA A group of descen-
dants from an ancient Chinese Jewish
community moved to Israel.
The seven young adults, all descen-
dants of the Jewish community of
Kaifeng, arrived last week in Israel on
one-year entry permits.
They will study Hebrew at a kibbutz
ulpan and then undergo conversion to
Judaism, according to Michael Freund,
founder of the Shavei Israel organiza-
tion, which brought the group to Israel.
"This is an historic event',' Freund
said."Kaifeng's Jewish descendants are
a living link between China and the
Jewish people, and it is very moving to
see the remnants of this community
returning to their roots:'
An estimated 1,000 Jewish descen-
dants are living in Kaifeng.

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is based on an interim agreement
between the two parties, Israel said.
"Israel has fulfilled all its obligations
under the water agreement regarding
the supply of additional quantities of
water to the Palestinians and has even
extensively surpassed the obligatory
quantity': according to a statement
issued Oct. 27 by the Foreign Ministry.
"The Palestinians, on the other hand,
have significantly violated their com-
mitments under the water agreement,
specifically regarding important issues
such as illegal drilling and handling of
sewage.
The Amnesty report released
Oct. 26 accuses Israel of denying
the Palestinians the right to access
adequate water by maintaining total
control over the shared water resources
and pursuing discriminatory policies.
The report claims that Palestinian daily
water consumption is about 70 liters a
day, compared to 300 liters per day for
Israelis — a figure disputed by Israel.
Israel in the report is taken to task for
restricting supplies going into the Gaza
Strip that could help with the building
of water and sanitation projects.
"The authors of the report chose to
ignore Israeli data, papers and reports,
although they contain verifiable facts
presented with total transparency','
Israel's Foreign Ministry said.
"This questionable approach, which
consists of systematically disregarding
Israeli material while relying exclusively
on Palestinian allegations, raises doubts
as to the real intentions of the report's
authors and of the organization itself?'

Bronfman Nominations

New York The Charles Bronfman
Prize nomination period for the 2010
award cycle began Nov. 1. The prize cel-
ebrates the vision and endeavor of an
individual or team, 50 years of age or
younger, whose humanitarian work has
contributed significantly to the better-
ment of the world.
The nomination period will close Jan.
15. The required nomination forms and
guidelines to the process are available
at www.TheCharlesBronfmanPrize.com .
An internationally recognized panel of
judges will select the prize recipients
and bestow an award of $100,000 in the
fall of 2010.

R.S.V.P. by November 16
by calling 248-233-4247.

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Jewish Women's Foundation.

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Israel Refutes 'Amnesty'

Jerusalem/JTA Israel has
refuted accusations in an Amnesty
International report claiming that the
Palestinians do not have access to an
adequate supply of water.
The Israel-Palestinian water policy

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Answering

Israel's Critics

The Charge
Egypt has accused Israel of
inciting its African neighbors to
scheme to retain more of the River
Nile's water, thereby depriving
Egypt.

The Answer
Egypt's relations with Israel have
cooled on a number of fronts
recently. The charge involving Nile
River water is a pure fabrication
and one in a long line of making
Israel a scapegoat by Egyptian offi-
cials or the press.

- Allan Gale, Jewish Community

Relations Council

of Metropolitan Detroit

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