AQABA, Jordan (WJC)–A Jordanian woman has gained fame in her country after refusing to receive a group of Israeli tourists at her restaurant in Aqaba, Jordan’s Red Sea resort bordering the Israeli city of Eilat. Several professional associations and rights organizations in Jordan praised the action taken by Salwa al-Barghouti when she decided to kick [...]
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –The latest session of my seminar on public policy was devoted to “Israel in Comparative Perspective.” After noting that Israel is the lone country with a majority of Jews and the western democracy with outlays on security more than twice those (as a proportion of national resources) of the next most [...]
By Dr. Clemens Heni BERLIN –Antisemitism is the “longest hatred“ (Robert Wistrich) and still a lethal threat to Jews and the Jewish state of Israel. After the Holocaust anti-Semitism changed its face, now portraying itself under the guise of anti-Zionism. When I started to analyze Nazi Germany as a young student at the University of [...]
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Stipulating that we are not at all sanguine about this and acknowledging that the fact of the leaks may ultimately be more important than the result of the leaks, the first headlines from Wikileaks mainly confirm what we think we already knew, and some things we’re happy to think the [...]
TEL AVIV (Press Release)–In the human brain, mechanical stress — the amount of pressure applied to a particular area — requires a delicate balance. Just the right force keeps neurons together and functioning as a system within the body, and proper nerve function is dependent on this tension. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University say [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff 70% Reached in UJA Drive; 350 Balk Success Southwestern Jewish Press, June 10, 1955, Page 1 Fund General Campaign Chairman Max Rabinowitz announced that the campaign has reached 70 percent of its goal and 85 percent of the amount raised last year. Though the campaign “money-wise” and in [...]
TEL AVIV (Press Release)–Over 150 Olim, including over 20 Lone Soldiers, came together to celebrate Thanksgiving at the annual Nefesh B’Nefesh Thanksgiving dinner in Tel Aviv this past Thursday night. During the dinner, participants enjoyed a short trivia game and music, while dining on turkey and stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and other traditional Thanksgiving [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Troop Troops! Southwestern Jewish Press, May 27-June 9, 1955, Page 7 No, it’s not a typographical error – Boy Scout Troop 999 takes an overnight outing this weekend way up there in Green Valley Falls, with tents, canteens, flashlights and everything under the leadership of Senior Troop Leader [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Now Hear This Southwestern Jewish Press, May 27-June 9, 1955, Page 5 By Joyce Addleson Flash! This is it, Jr. Hostesses! The USO-JWB Jr. Hostess Luncheon will be held at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Officers Club on June 18. Details are still not worked out for a [...]
HAIFA (Press Release)–Exposure to artificial light at night could cause obesity, regardless of the amount of food eaten or physical activity. This has been shown in a new study conducted at Ohio State University alongside Prof. Abraham Haim, head of the Center for Interdisciplinary Chronobiological Research at the University of Haifa. “We have already found [...]
