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In an op-ed published in the Jerusalem Post, Dr. Boris Severinsky, who has bachelor’s
HAC’s President Prof. Bertold Fridlender and master’s degrees in Optometry and Vision
bemoans the decision of Israel’s Minister of Science from HAC, made Newsweek’s list of
Finance not to include financial support for pre- America’s 200 Best Eye Doctors for 2023. After
academic programs ("mechinot") for students moving to the U.S., Dr. Severinsky completed
from East Jerusalem in the 5-year national plan externships with Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
for the Arab sector. “These mechinot, which help and Global Vision Rehabilitation Center in
young Arab students from East Jerusalem gain Miami. He then earned his Doctor of Optometry
access to higher education, are nothing less than from the New England College of Optometry in
a critical national and economic asset,” Fridlender Boston. Dr. Severinsky has published numerous
writes. "This is a clear Israeli interest.’’ articles in peer-reviewed optometry and
contact lens journals, and he lectures nationally
and internationally. Boris is internationally
recognized for his work on the development and
design of scleral lenses after corneal transplant
surgery, and special soft scleral lenses for use
shortly after corneal crosslinking procedures.

Kudos to Dr. Carmit Wiesslitz, a Lecturer in the Department
of Politics and Communication, on the publication of her
book Women’s Activism Online and the Global Struggle for Social
Change, which was included as part of the Palgrave Studies in
Communication for Social Change book series. The book explores
the challenges and obstacles facing women activists in the digital
age and presents women’s activism and use of social media as an
arena for collective impact.

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