Thanks for sharing Maxine. Israeli students are probably familiar with (or should be) the story of Yasmin Feingold who found herself trapped under her rowing boat near Namir Bridge in Tel Aviv but the numerous bystanders who saw the overturned boat refused to enter the polluted water to save her life, see http://www.jpost.com/Sports/Article.aspx?id&5630 Gil > From: maxinetz@xxxxxxx > To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [etni] Re: The Bystander Effect > Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:22:33 +0200 > > Those of you who have ever discussed in class the case of Kitty Genovese and > the phenomenon known as the Bystander Effect, might be interested in the > opinion piece I found today in the New York Times about a gruesome death > in NYC last week: A guy was pushed onto the subway tracks and nobody > came to his aid. However, a photographer managed to get some "amazing" > photos: > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/08/opinion/nocera-its-hard-to-be-a-hero.html? > _r=0 > > > > Still and all, Happy Hanukah! > > > > Maxine Tsvaigrach > > > > ************************************** > ** Join ETNI on Facebook > https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/ > ** ETNI Blog and Poll > http://ask-etni.blogspot.co.il/ > ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org > ** post to ETNI List - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx > *************************************** > ************************************** ** Join ETNI on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/ ** ETNI Blog and Poll http://ask-etni.blogspot.co.il/ ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** post to ETNI List - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx ***************************************