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...which has been renamed Aleph and has distanced itself from its former guru?issued a press release apologizing to the victims and their families. Despite its founder's woes, the cult has been slow to die. In 2000 it even appeared to be resurgent under a charismatic new leader, Fumihiro Joyu. Recently, however, with death sentences raining down on its former leaders, its ranks in Japan have dwindled to 1,650 (it also has an estimated 300 members in Russia). "The cult has lost its vitality," says Masaki Kito, a lawyer who has represented Aum's victims. "It's unable...
...Remaining members, who number in the hundreds, changed the group's name two years ago from Aum Shinrikyo (Supreme Truth) to Aleph (the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet). Japan's Public Security Investigation Agency assigns about 50 agents to keep tabs on them. The cult has seven main facilities throughout Japan and 20 smaller branches where followers can practice meditation; it also organizes yoga classes, computer seminars and student clubs on university campuses. These activities attract recruits like Ai Ozaki, 25. A shy, thoughtful woman, Ozaki (her cult name) joined Aum after the sarin attack, drawn in part...
Asahara's group, which in 2000 changed its name from Aum Shinrikyo ("Supreme Truth") to Aleph (the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet), endures because its most loyal followers can't let go of their devotion to Asahara and his teachings. It has seven main facilities throughout Japan and 20 smaller branches where members can practice meditation. The Public Security Investigation Agency assigns about 50 agents to keep tabs on Aleph. Investigators say it organizes yoga classes, computer seminars and clubs on university campuses--activities that don't at first reveal the nature of the religion--to attract unsuspecting recruits...
Susan J. von Salis, archivist and information systems administrator of Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library, said her library has had to buy new computers and upgrade software to Windows 2000 to run the ALEPH software. The upgrade requires additional training for library staff since most of the staff were only familiar with Windows...
Harvard libraries signed a contract with Ex-Libris, the company that makes ALEPH 500, in November 2000. Robinson said Harvard decided to purchase ALEPH 500 in part because the program had already been sold to libraries at other large research universities, including...