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impact of extreme beliefs in the media and on social media, and they had already developed a mathematical model for their research. Dr. Lagziel has pledged to continue their work in her honor, emphasizing her dedication and intellectual curiosity. "At the moment, her work already has computational results from which to draw conclusions. At the shiva, I informed her family that we would continue the research on her behalf," says Dr. Lagziel. Yasmin Zohar z”l, 49, was pursuing a master's degree in the School of Education, focusing on teachers' emotional responses to parents. Her advisor, Prof. Dana Vedder-Weiss, described her as a talented and thorough researcher who was committed to her work. "The decision to continue her research was pretty clear. A group of students and researchers wanted to

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teaching responsibilities to ensure that his high school students are prepared for their matriculation exams. "The person who inspired me to study physics at university was my own teacher in high school, and I realized that Ronen Deitchman, who was murdered at the (Nova) party, was also the kind of charismatic teacher who instilled in the students a love of the subject." says Prof. Farago, chair of BGU's Department of Biomedical Engineering. In carrying on the unfinished work of these individuals, the Ben-Gurion University community is not only honoring their memories, but also ensuring that their legacies endure.

participate in the effort, and each received a transcript of one session and instruction on how to analyze the data. The next stage is to extract more insights from them, which will contribute to the professional development of teachers. That is what was important to Yasmin," says Prof. Vedder-Weiss. Ronen Deitchman z”l, 49, a faculty member at BGU’s Center for Pre-Academic Studies and a revered physics teacher at Eshel Hanasi High School, will also be remembered through the dedication of his colleagues. Professors Oded Farago and Erez Gilad, along with physics graduate student Gal Cohen, have taken over Deitchman's

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