NEW YORK (Press Release) – As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Dr. Georgette Bennett was deeply moved by the Syrian refugee crisis. Having arrived in the United States as a refugee herself, escaping from Hungary to France, she refused to sit idly by. Fueled by her own personal experiences, in 2013, Bennett founded the Multifaith Alliance […]
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International, Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Local playwright Janet S. Tiger is on a roll…or is it a bialy? Her latest success was winning first place for Day Job and honorable mention for the Jewish-themed Breeding Grounds in the 2016 Script Tease of New Plays. Breeding Grounds started off this successful year at the Center for Jewish Culture, winning
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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastIntel set to launch 7th-generation Israeli technology (JNS.org) Intel Corp. introduced its 7th generation Core processors developed by the company’s Israeli branch in Haifa on Tuesday. The research and development team in Israel redesigned the Core i3, i5 and i7 chips, which now boast a 12 percent increase in speed and performance. The new chips
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Middle East, USABy Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –My wife and I returned a few days ago from London and Toronto (which explains why you haven’t heard from me for many weeks). The second most common topic of conversation with friends (after Brexit in England and Trump in Canada) was almost invariably peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Needless
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Middle EastThe good citizens of Maine may have been surprised last week when they learned their governor, Paul LePage, left a threatening message on a state senator’s telephone answering machine—he called the legislator a “socialist” and a “cocksucker”—but they probably weren’t shocked. After all, since he was elected in 2010, the 66-year-old Republican has been known
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USAEgypt announced this weekend it intends to tighten legislation against Female Genital Mutilation, and has published a proposed law that will hit anyone performing the operation with up to seven years in jail. The government wants to crack down on the practice, which is already against the law, but is widely used nonetheless. FGM is
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationWASHINGTON — He resigned from Congress after his last sexting scandal and promised to seek treatment as he and his wife announced she was pregnant with their first child. Now, it seems Anthony Weiner is up to his old tricks as his wife, Huma Abedin, travels the country with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Abedin announced
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USAPolice in the Philippines have turned to puppets in a bid to warn school children about the dangers of drug use. Aimed at winning over hearts and minds before it is too late, the puppets include President Rodrigo Duterte himself and his police chief, Ronald Dela Rosa. During the show they tell the children not
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InternationalIn the “Carry On Abroad” farce, Bresslaw plays Brother Bernard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Bresslaw
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Travel and FoodMarking a departure from the stream of praise heaped upon former defense minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer who died on Sunday, former minister Yossi Beilin criticized the newly deceased politician — and accused those who didn’t follow suit of being guilty of “hypocrisy,” in interviews on Sunday night and Monday morning. As news came out that the
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Middle EastIt was the moment Brazilians waited weeks for: Dilma Rousseff stood before the country’s Senate to defend herself against impeachment. Far more than a legal defense, Monday’s 30-minute speech was an opportunity for Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, to make one final plea against those seeking to depose her. Dilma, as she’s universally known in
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InternationalSan Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg. Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and last name
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USARepublican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson reportedly told presidential nominee Donald Trump in a private meeting that he must demonstrate a measure of humility, JTA reports Sunday, citing The New York Times newspaper. Adelson also told Trump in the meeting last week in Adelson’s suite at the St. Regis Hotel in New York that he was committed
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USAIran”s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Sunday warned his country”s “enemies” that they will face Iran’s harsh response if they dare to launch a military attack against the country. “The enemy should understand that if it makes any aggression, it will be hit hard and our defense will also include response,” Khamenei said in
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