JERUSALEM (WJC)–Israel has resumed a scheme to airlift 2,000 Falash Mura – Ethiopians of Jewish descent – out of the east African country and bring them to Israel. The scheme was halted in August 2008, when the Israeli government announced the airlifts would be ended. Eighty-one new immigrants arrived on a flight from Ethiopia to […]
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Middle EastWA SHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin of Maryland and Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, both Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 10 other Senators today urged Ugandan President Yoweri Musseveni to block enactment of a law that would criminalize homosexuality and codify prejudice against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered and HIV-positive Ugandans. The
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Twenty-two executives and employees of companies in the military and law enforcement products industry have been indicted for engaging in schemes to bribe foreign government officials to obtain and retain business, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips for the District of Columbia; and
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said that the visit to the Rome Synagogue by Pope Benedict XVI “acknowledged the validity of Judaism and affirmed the Catholic-Jewish relationship.” Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement: “Pope Benedict acknowledged the validity of Judaism and affirmed the Catholic-Jewish relationship by his
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Young Israel of San Diego, a small Orthodox congregation located near the base of Cowles Mountain, plans to celebrate Tu B’Shevat with an evening hike to the top of the mountain, weather permitting, at 8 p.m., Saturday, January 30. On return, hikers will enjoy a Melava Malka/ Tu B’Shevat seder featuring the fruits
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San Diego CalendarHAIFA (Press Release)–Israeli backpackers find themselves hosted by Christian missionaries in New Zealand because of the good lodging deals that they offer; but during their stay, these Israelis also get unique spiritual experiences. This has been illustrated in a new study carried out at the University of Haifa’s Center for Tourism, Pilgrimage and Recreation. “Even
JERUSALEM (WJC)–The failed bomb attack against Israeli diplomats in Jordan last week could have been carried out by a local al-Qaeda cell acting on instructions from Iran, sources close to the Jordanian intelligence community have told the ‘Jerusalem Post’. The unnamed sources said that the attack had come in response to the killing of Iranian
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Middle East, USAJERUSALEM (WJC)–Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store, who visited Israel this week, has told the newspaper ‘Haaretz’ that there were forces in Israel that unfairly portrayed Norway as an anti-Semitic country. “There are references to anti-Israel sentiments in the Israeli press. I see part of that as a campaign which is being organized and orchestrated
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Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC)–Israeli police have arrested a group of militant Jewish settlers in the West Bank for alleged vandalism, including an attack on a mosque in a nearby Palestinian village in December. Nine settlers were arrested for attacks on Palestinian property, including five linked to the torching of a mosque last month. The vandals burned prayer
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Middle East, USAPORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (WJC)–Jewish humanitarian organizations in the United States and Canada have already raised millions of dollars for Haiti relief aid since the devastating earthquake that hit the Caribbean nation a week ago. Among the top fundraisers are the American Jewish World Service (AJWS), which has received US$ 2 million so far, and
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Middle East, USABy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–There are some who, like myself, believe in the Big Bang Theory. Then there are others who believe in evolution and then there are those who believe in the literal translation of the bible. Who can say what’s right, wrong or otherwise. It matters not, but in his dark comedy boom
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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Jeanette Friedman New York Bureau Chief, San Diego Jewish World MONTCLAIR, New Jersey–It’s amazing when New Yawkers cross the Hudson to go see a show. And when Robert Brustein’s fantastic adaptation of Shlemiel the First was at Montclair State, they got in their cars, rented buses and hied themselves over to the Kassner Theater, where this Yiddish-flavored musical tripped the lights
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Compiled by Gail Umeham Berlins Are Subject of “This Is Your Life” Southwestern Jewish Press March 5, 1954 Page 7 Hadassah wishes to take this opportunity to thank the entire community for their splendid support at the February 22nd youth Aliyah dinner at which time the organization presented Mr. Ralph Edwards who acted as emcee
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Adventures in SD HistoryLA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–“Jewish Poets, Jewish Voices” begins its second season of three evenings showcasing original poems and songs performed by local poets and song writers, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, Jan.. 20, at the Astor Judaica Library in the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. Sara Appel-Lennon, columnist for San Diego Jewish World and Yael G’mach, artist
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