By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – One of the joys of convention watching on television is seeing the traditional roll call when, before announcing their votes, delegates from the U.S. States and Territories get to do a little bragging about where they are from. This year at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, where […]
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Donald H. Harrison, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Jewish Family Service of San Diego’s (JFS) popular University City Older Adult Center, formerly housed at Congregation Beth Israel in UTC, will soon find a new home inside the agency’s headquarters at the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Campus, located at 8788 Balboa Avenue in Kearny Mesa. “We are incredibly thankful
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San Diego CountyI had a very weird college experience. My memories aren’t of frat parties, of slugging down drinks in games of quarters or beer pong, of losing my voice cheering at big football games, and of hearing how evil Western civilization is in the classroom. Instead, when I think of my four years at Thomas Aquinas
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USACynthia Ozick lived through some of the best years of the New York intellectuals, and now regrets the waning of their influence. Writing for no money in tiny magazines like the Partisan Review, they commanded attention around the world. Ozick was a member of that community, or at least close enough to feel its power.
The world is constantly regaled by stories of Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians, usually accompanied with the claim that if the Palestinians had their own state and were left to their own devices, delivered from the oppression of Israeli “occupation”, all will be well for them. A report from Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) however, shows that
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Middle EastFrench Prime Minister Manuel Valls told a Paris-based news network on Monday that “Trumpization” of politics has gripped the nation. Mr. Valls told BFM TV that the July 14 terror attack in Nice prompted rhetoric that sounds “exactly” like the Republican presidential nominee. “I was looking at what is happening on the other side of
PHILADELPHIA – Atheists are calling for a top Democratic National Convention official to resign after leaked emails showed he suggested attacking Sen. Bernard Sanders for his alleged lack of belief in God. Bradley Marshall, DNC CFO, apologized Saturday for an internal May 5 email to two Democratic National Committee communications staffers in which he talked
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USAPHILADELPHIA – The Democratic National Convention has curtained off several “interfaith” spaces for prayer, but the only sign of religion in any of the spaces is Islam. Convention goers looking to get in touch with the god of their choice can visit the “Interfaith Prayer Room” on the first floor of the Wells Fargo Center,
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USAKAUNAS, Lithuania — In this drab city 55 miles west of Vilnius, there are few heritage sites as mysterious and lovely looking as the Seventh Fort. This 18-acre red-brick bunker complex, which dates to 1882, features massive underground passages that connect its halls and chambers. Above ground, the hilltop fortress is carpeted with lush grass
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International, Jewish HistoryArab Knesset members on Monday night blasted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu after he released a video urging Israeli Arabs to take full part in Israeli society. Joint List chairman MK Ayman Odeh responded to the video and said, “I watched the video tonight and I asked myself whether this is the same person who tried
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Middle EastPHILADELPHIA — Thousands of protesters filled Philadelphia’s streets Monday, chanting and singing in brutal heat and humidity, increasingly outraged over an email hack that they said revealed the Democratic National Convention had worked to deny Bernie Sanders the nomination. Outside the Wells Fargo Center, dozens climbed calmly over police lines and were placed in zip-tie
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USASANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – Nearly 100 more incidents of anti-Semitism occurred on campus during the 1st six months of 2016 compared with the 1st six months of 2015, according to AMCHA Initiative’s mid-year study released on Tuesday, July 26. In addition, calls for Israel’s elimination on campus tripled, and that expression highly correlated with actions that
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Fred Brown PHILADELPHIA (Press Release) — Day One of the DNC singlehandedly highlighted how far the Democrat Party has moved out of the mainstream with American Jewish voters and how hostile the Party has become. To Recap: Morning Democrat Representative and DNC Super Delegate Hank Johnson Spoke To An Anti-Israel Group Where He Compared
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USAWith Donald Trump officially named the Republican presidential nominee last week and Hillary Clinton poised to become the Democratic candidate Thursday, you may feel like your options for the November general election are locked in. But you’re wrong. Jill Stein, a 66-year-old physician, is also in the running for the White House. Stein is on