{"id":7,"date":"2024-11-21T09:38:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T09:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.lm-studio.co.il\/wordpress\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-09-15T07:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T07:20:48","slug":"convergence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annualreport.tau.ac.il\/2025\/convergence\/","title":{"rendered":"CONVERGENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"hero   hero--right  \" style=\"--color: #0BAA68;\">\n    <div class=\"hero-top\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"hero-top__cont\">\n                <div class=\"hero-top__left\">\n                    <div class=\"hero-top__text\">\n                         <span class=\"desk-only\">CONVERGENCE<\/span>                                                    <h1>Crunching the Math behind Brain Activity<\/h1>\n                                                <p>\u201cI chose TAU because I could be affiliated with medicine, physics and neuroscience all at once, enabling me to work alongside equally interdisciplinary students and colleagues.\u201d\u00a0<br \/>\r\n<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"hero-top__right\">\n                    <span class=\"mob-only\">CONVERGENCE<\/span>                    <div class=\"hero-top__image\">\n                        <div class=\"hero-top__image-cont\">\n                            <div class=\"tag-ic\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.tau.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/themes\/tau\/img\/tag-ic.svg\" alt=\"\">\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"circles-hero\" style=\"--right: -15.5%; --top: 0%; --width: 126%;\">\n                                                                <dotlottie-player src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.tau.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/themes\/tau\/img\/cubes.json\" background=\"transparent\" speed=\"1\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%\" direction=\"1\" playMode=\"normal\" loop autoplay><\/dotlottie-player>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"img\">\n                                <p> <\/p>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.tau.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/repc1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\n\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"tooltip  tooltip--b\" style=\"bottom:21%; right: 24%;\">\n                                            <div class=\"tooltip__plus\"><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"tooltip__mes\">\n                                                <span>Dr. Darshan uses the game of   Tangram to teach his two boys, ages 6 and 8, how to solve geometric riddles.<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hero-bot\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"double-text\">\n                <div class=\"text-column\">\n                    <p><strong>Dr. Ran Darshan<\/strong> (Medicine &amp; Exact Sciences), of the Sagol School of Neuroscience, focuses on understanding how the brain works, particularly how cognitive abilities like learning, memory, and decision-making emerge from the interaction of neurons. He applies mathematical methods from physics, applied math, computer science and AI to develop new tools for analyzing brain data. His lab then collaborates closely with experimental researchers to bridge the gap between theory and real-world findings. \u201cThe cool thing is that the same artificial neural networks that power generative AI can be used to model neural circuits in the brain,\u201d he says. \u201cWe try to reduce a very complex system to a series of mathematical equations, then study these models and check their predictions with our experimental collaborators. If, for example, we can identify malfunctions connected to learning difficulties, dementia or disease, we\u2019ll be better positioned to try and fix them.\u201d<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-column\">\n                   <p>Dr. Darshan brought the field of theoretical neuroscience to TAU after completing post-doctoral research at Howard Hughes Medical Institute. \u201cI chose TAU because I could be affiliated with medicine, physics and neuroscience all at once, enabling me to work alongside equally interdisciplinary students and colleagues,\u201d he concludes.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"hero  hero--reversed hero--right  \" style=\"--color: #B23204;\">\n    <div class=\"hero-top\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"hero-top__cont\">\n                <div class=\"hero-top__left\">\n                    <div class=\"hero-top__text\">\n                                                                            <h2 class=\"tt\">Exploring New Possibilities in Visual Media<\/h2>\n                                                <p>\u201cIt is a great honor to be part of the film school team.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"hero-top__right\">\n                                        <div class=\"hero-top__image\">\n                        <div class=\"hero-top__image-cont\">\n                            <div class=\"tag-ic\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.tau.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/themes\/tau\/img\/tag-ic.svg\" alt=\"\">\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"circles-hero\" style=\"--right: -16%; --top: 11.2%; --width: 135%;\">\n                                                                <dotlottie-player src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.tau.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/themes\/tau\/img\/visual_media_group.json\" background=\"transparent\" speed=\"1\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%\" direction=\"1\" playMode=\"normal\" loop autoplay><\/dotlottie-player>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"img\">\n                                <p> <\/p>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.tau.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/repconv2.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\n\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"tooltip tooltip--dark  tooltip--b\" style=\"bottom:5%; right: 70%;\">\n                                            <div class=\"tooltip__plus\"><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"tooltip__mes\">\n                                                <span>A former video artist, Dr. Levin likes buying old cameras at flea markets and discovering random, forgotten images still recorded there.<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hero-bot\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"double-text\">\n                <div class=\"text-column\">\n                    <p><strong>Dr. Ori Levin<\/strong> (Arts) earned her PhD at TAU\u2019s Steve Tisch School of Film and Television and always aspired to return as a faculty member. \u201cTAU has an incredible film school with impressive faculty who are accomplished and active,\u201d says \u00a0Dr.\u00a0 Levin. \u201cIt is a great honor to be part of the film school team.\u201d \u2028Coming home after a post-doc at USC, she brings back to Israel expertise in early cinema and specifically the relationship between visual culture and technological change. Dr. Levin sees historical continuity between the first filmmakers\u2019 utopian aspirations and the current rise of revolutionary, AI-driven digital technologies. \u201cMy fascination with both early cinema and the algorithmic image springs from the same impulse: a curiosity about moments of promise, about spaces of transition and experimentation where new expressive possibilities emerge,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"text-column\">\n                   <p>Her current research focuses on how cinema was first received by Hebrew-speakers in pre-state Israel as a \u201crealized miracle\u201d and the harbinger of monumental social, political and linguistic change.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"double-column     \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"double-column__block\">\n            <div class=\"column-text\">\n                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                        <h2>Unlocking the Hidden Potential of\u2028New Materials<\/h2>\n                                        <p>The Quantum Layered Matter Group, led by TAU alumnus <strong>Prof. Moshe Ben Shalom<\/strong> (Exact Sciences), is rapidly advancing the emerging field of \u201cslidetronics,\u201d in which scientists reconfigure the atomic layers of natural materials to better control their electrical, magnetic, optical and conductive properties. In a couple of recent studies published in <em>Nature<\/em> and <em>Nature Review Physics<\/em>, Prof. Ben Shalom\u2019s team manipulated layers of graphite \u2013 the material found in pencil tips \u2013 into storing information and functioning as a tiny memory unit. Such sliding materials could revolutionize technology, offering faster, more efficient memory storage and other applications in electronics, computing and materials science generally.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"column-image\">\n                <div class=\"img\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.tau.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rectangle-1335.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"double-column     \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"double-column__block\">\n            <div class=\"column-text\">\n                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                        <h2>Art Seminar Reveals Story behind\u2028Unique Emblem<\/h2>\n                                        <p>On-site art history seminars allow students to engage directly with artwork in its original context. <strong>Prof. Tamar Cholcman<\/strong> (Arts) led a seminar that explored the &quot;seed-scattering hand&quot; emblem of Beit Gordon, a nature museum established in 1941 at Degania Alef, Israel's first kibbutz. Students conducted archival research and interviews, including with the family of the museum\u2019s founder. Their work uncovered how this emblem bridges between the European emblem tradition, dating back to the 16th century, and Zionist ideals and aspirations in Israel's pre-state period. Remarkably, their findings are to be published in a peer-reviewed journal \u2013 an exceptional outcome for an undergraduate seminar.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"column-image\">\n                <div class=\"img\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.tau.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rectangle-1336.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"double-column double-column--reverse     \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"double-column__block\">\n            <div class=\"column-text\">\n                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                        <h2>Outsmarting Bacterial Defenses\u00a0<\/h2>\n                                        <div class=\"column-text\">\n<div class=\"txt\">\n<p>A study led by PhD student <strong>Bruria Samue<\/strong>l and <strong>Prof. David Burstein<\/strong> (Life Sciences) of the Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research revealed how bacterial defense mechanisms can be neutralized. Published in <em>Nature<\/em>, the research focused on plasmids \u2013 mobile genetic elements that can transfer material between bacterial cells via specialized tubes they assemble. The researchers found that plasmids possess an arsenal of genes strategically positioned to overcome bacterial defenses. Their breakthrough could lead to novel approaches for battling antibiotic resistance as well as for other medical, industrial, and environmental applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"column-image\">\n                <div class=\"img\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.tau.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rectangle-1334.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"double-column     \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"double-column__block\">\n            <div class=\"column-text\">\n                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                        <h2>Teacher\u2019s Bot Boosts Pupils\u2019\u2028 Learning Skills<\/h2>\n                                        <div class=\"column-text\">\n<div class=\"txt\">\n<p>The outbreak of the war after Oct. 7 forced schools to go remote, led to mass evacuation of children from their homes, and sent many parents to reserve duty \u2013 emphasizing the need for children's independent learning skills. To address this, <strong>Prof. Anat Cohen<\/strong> (Humanities) of the Jaime and Joan Constantiner School of Education developed a GenAI chatbot that helps pre-service teachers identify and address pupils\u2019 cognitive and motivational challenges during independent learning tasks. This tool enhances problem-solving skills and empowers teachers to design chatbot-based activities tailored to their schools' needs. The award-winning research could enhance independent learning for both routine and emergency situations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"column-image\">\n                <div class=\"img\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annualreport.tau.ac.il\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rectangle-1337.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"faq-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"faq-section__row\">\n                            <div class=\"faq-section__column\">\n                                            <div class=\"single-faq \">\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__head\">\n                                <span>Better Cities Start Here<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__cont\" style=\"display: none\">\n                                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                    <p>TAU\u2019s Azrieli School of Architecture is launching a <strong>new master's program in Urban Policy, Planning and Design<\/strong>, in collaboration with the Department of Public Policy at the School of Social and Policy Studies. Integrating both global and local perspectives, the program will equip students with the knowledge and skills to address complex urban challenges such as overpopulation, environmental sustainability and social inequality. Program graduates will influence policy, drive innovative urban projects and contribute to the development of inclusive, resilient communities, ultimately shaping the future of urban living.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"single-faq single-faq--new\">\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__head\">\n                                <span>Redefining the Mind-Body Connection<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__cont\" style=\"display: none\">\n                                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                    <p><strong>Prof. Asya Rolls<\/strong> (Life Sciences) and her research group were recently recruited from the Technion, and their groundbreaking work is transforming our understanding of the brain\u2019s influence on physical health. Bridging neuroscience, immunology and medicine, Prof. Rolls\u2019 findings have revealed new biological mechanisms that explain the placebo effect and how motivation and hope lead to improved health outcomes. Her lab\u2019s discoveries provide a new framework for understanding psychosomatic disorders and can be translated into therapeutic applications for stress-related disorders. Prof. Rolls has garnered global recognition beyond the scientific community with articles in <em>Scientific American<\/em>, <em>The Scientist<\/em> and BBC. \u201cAt TAU there is an incredibly open-minded attitude toward new initiatives and the dean and department have been very supportive,\u201d says Prof. Rolls, who is Head of the BLAVATNIK CENTER for Drug Discovery and also a member of the Colton Center for Autoimmunity.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"single-faq \">\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__head\">\n                                <span>Using AI to Decipher Memories\u00a0<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__cont\" style=\"display: none\">\n                                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                    <p>Our memories are a fascinating mix of what we see and what we know. When we see a famous person\u2019s photo, we first recognize them by their visual features, but our brain very quickly retrieves everything we know about them, such as where they live or what they\u2019re famous for. <strong>Prof. Galit Yovel<\/strong> (Social Sciences) and PhD student <strong>Adva Shoham<\/strong> use state-of-the-art AI tools to untangle this blend of visual and semantic (meaning-based) information. They discovered that visual details dominate when we first perceive something, but that meaning and context take the spotlight when we recall something from our memories. Their approach offers a novel way to reveal the hidden dynamics of how we think and remember.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"single-faq \">\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__head\">\n                                <span>Bringing Different Worlds of Data Together<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__cont\" style=\"display: none\">\n                                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                    <p>The AI &amp; biomed team of <strong>Prof. Roded Sharan<\/strong> (Exact Sciences), a member of the Blavatnik School of Computer Science &amp; AI and Edmond J. Safra Bioinformatics Center, and a 2015 Kadar Family Award recipient, and systems immunologist <strong>Prof. Asaf Madi<\/strong> (Medicine), has developed a novel AI approach to address limitations in single-cell gene expression data by integrating such datasets with a protein-protein interaction network. Incorporating these networks plays a key role in identifying potential drug targets and disease-specific biomarkers. The team\u2019s approach is particularly beneficial for studying disease mechanisms, accelerating drug discovery, and advancing personalized medicine. Their findings were published in <em>Nature Methods.<\/em><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"single-faq \">\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__head\">\n                                <span>AI Solutions to Protect Democracy<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__cont\" style=\"display: none\">\n                                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                    <p>The World Economic Forum has declared the spread of disinformation as one of the top threats to the stability of democracies worldwide. To tackle this challenge, the Shamgar Center for Digital Law and Innovation led a competition entitled \u201cDesigning AI for Democracy,\u201d in collaboration with strategic partners including TAU\u2019s Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics, Microsoft Israel, Bright Data, the British Embassy in Israel and more. Forty-one interdisciplinary teams submitted applications, 11 advanced to the development stage and 7 made it to the finals. The President of Israel awarded the prizes to the selected finalists at his official residence. The competition was initiated and led by <strong>Prof. Niva Elkin-Koren<\/strong> (Law).<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"single-faq \">\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__head\">\n                                <span>How Jewish Migration Shaped the Dynamics of Modern Theater\u00a0<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__cont\" style=\"display: none\">\n                                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                    <p><strong>Dr. Ruthie Abeliovich<\/strong> (Arts), in collaboration with Prof. Berenika Szymanski-D\u00fcll of LMU Munich, explored the interactions and cultural exchanges between Jewish and non-Jewish theater creators during the global mass migration period of 1830-1920. The research partners created a comprehensive dataset to identify, record and map Jewish theater migrants. Comparing this data with information on European non-Jewish theater migrants, they examined migration patterns, routes and epicenters, revealing significant intercultural exchanges. The resulting database serves as a tool to understand how these cross-cultural interactions shaped modern theatrical forms and practices and highlighted migration's impact on modern theater.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"faq-section__column\">\n                                            <div class=\"single-faq single-faq--new\">\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__head\">\n                                <span>Using AI to Understand the Building Blocks of Life\u00a0<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__cont\" style=\"display: none\">\n                                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                    <p><strong>Dr. Jerome Tubiana<\/strong> (Exact Sciences) feels privileged to have made aliyah from France despite the challenging times in Israel. Previously a postdoctoral fellow at TAU\u2019s Edmond J. Safra Center for Bioinformatics, he joined the Blavatnik School of Computer Science and AI to advance the use of deep learning techniques for understanding the tiniest building blocks of life, such as proteins and DNA. He creates smart computer programs that can help predict and model how these molecules function and works with experimental labs to test potential drug candidates. Dr. Tubiana says, \u201dI find a deep sense of purpose in our mission at TAU, which is to train the next generation of high-tech and biotech professionals in Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"single-faq \">\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__head\">\n                                <span>Fast-Tracking a Humanities Revival<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__cont\" style=\"display: none\">\n                                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                    <p>A broad humanistic education is essential for ethical and democratic societies. Yet for decades, humanities enrollment has declined worldwide, as STEM and other career-oriented fields are perceived to offer better job prospects. To counter this trend and attract top students back to the humanities, TAU has launched the <strong>Humanities Excellence Program<\/strong>. The program identifies high-potential students before they begin their undergraduate studies, awarding them full tuition and living stipends. Through an accelerated, interdisciplinary curriculum, students earn both a bachelor\u2019s and a master\u2019s degree in just four years. The program fosters critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and a deep sense of social responsibility, preparing graduates to shape the future of the humanities in academia, culture and public life.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"single-faq \">\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__head\">\n                                <span>Glass, Heal Thyself!<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__cont\" style=\"display: none\">\n                                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                    <p>A team led by PhD student <strong>Gal Finkelstein-Zuta<\/strong> and 2015 Kadar Family Award recipient <strong>Prof. Ehud Gazit<\/strong> (Life Sciences), of the Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, has created a self-repairing adhesive glass that forms spontaneously when in contact with water. This marks a world first, not only in the creation of biomolecular glass under simple conditions but, no less important, in its very special properties \u2013 it is super strong, is more transparent than ordinary glass, and can repair itself at room temperature. The glass could revolutionize industries ranging from optics and electro-optics to satellite communication, remote sensing and biomedicine. The team\u2019s breakthrough findings were published in <em>Nature<\/em>.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"single-faq \">\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__head\">\n                                <span>Learning Can Cause a Mental Tug-of-War<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__cont\" style=\"display: none\">\n                                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                    <p>Learning can happen in diverse ways. One well-known example is Pavlov\u2019s dog, which learned to associate the sound of a bell with food; this is known as classical conditioning. We can also learn through our own behavior, known as operant conditioning: we repeat rewarding actions and avoid harmful ones. But what happens if the two memory types tell us to do opposite actions? <strong>Prof. Moshe Parnas<\/strong> (Medicine) of the Sagol School of Neuroscience published a study that showed, for the first time, that the brain cannot learn simultaneously through classical and operant conditioning. Rather, the brain actively prevents the two types of memories from being formed at the same time. The findings open the door to new behavioral approaches for treating learning disorders.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"single-faq \">\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__head\">\n                                <span>Lest We Forget: Using Machine Learning to Preserve Oct. 7 Testimonies<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"single-faq__cont\" style=\"display: none\">\n                                <div class=\"txt\">\n                                    <p>Graduate student <strong>Talya Ben Shitrit<\/strong> and <strong>Prof. Eran Toch<\/strong> (Engineering) are using advanced machine learning (ML) methods to process the vast amounts of testimonies from the Oct. 7 terror attacks and subsequent war. They developed an automated system that identifies key words, names and concepts in Hebrew testimonies, working with PhD student <strong>Or Rappel-Kroyzer<\/strong> from TAU\u2019s <strong>Oct. 7 Civil Archive<\/strong> based at the Zvi Yavetz School of Historical Studies and supported by the Koret Center for Jewish Civilization. The ML-powered system analyzed approximately 850 testimonies, showing improved performance over traditional methods. 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