U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Wednesday defended a controversial image he posted on Twitter mocking his political rival Hillary Clinton. The image featured Clinton against a backdrop of hundred dollar bills and a red six-pointed star, most commonly known as the Jewish Star of David symbol. The text on the star read: “Most corrupt […]
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USABefore, During, and After the Holocaust—from Africa to Berlin to North Carolina (c) By Edwin Black In recent years, some in the African-American community have expressed a disconnect to Holocaust topics, seeing the genocide of Jews as someone else’s nightmare. After all, African-Americans are still struggling to achieve general recognition of the barbarity of the
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Edwin Black, International, Jewish History, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)—As part of its Speaker Series, Jewish National Fund (JNF) will present Adele Raemer at the next JNFeature event on Tuesday, July 26 at 7 p.m. This complimentary event will be held at a private residence and the address will be provided upon RSVP. Born and raised in the Bronx, Raemer, a former
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Middle East, San Diego CalendarTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Computerized attention training may prevent the flare-up of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in soldiers exposed to combat, according to a new study from researchers at Tel Aviv University. Attention bias modification training (ABMT) — a computerized intervention — was used to help soldiers attend to pre-combat threats, reducing the risk of
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationHAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — What does a plant whose nectar is bitter do to make pollinators return to visit its flowers and thereby ensure the plant’s continued propagation? Apparently it may cause its pollinators to forget the bitter taste of the nectar. A new study by Dr. Shai Markman from the Department of Biology
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationFORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Press Release) — Corey Samuels’ journey to tell the story of her grandfather, Holocaust survivor Henry Oertelt recently culminated in an emotional donation of Oertelt’s personal belongings to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Oertelt had been liberated by General Patton’s Third Army during the Flossenburg death march in April 1945. He arrived in St. Paul, Minnesota, in
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JERUSALEM (Press Release)– The Jewish Jerusalem Fine Art Store, http://www.tjjfineartstore.com, will be holding an art auction, featuring the works of eight outstanding Jewish artists, at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel in Jerusalem on July 14, 2016. Proceeds of the auction will benefit Deaf youth in Israel through the International Young Israel Movement (IYIM) Judaic Heritage program
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsGermany says Iran violating UN missile resolutions (JNS.org) German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Iran is violating United Nations Security Council regulations concerning its ballistic missile program. During remarks to the German Bundestag, Merkel said that Iran “continued unabated to develop its rocket program in conflict with the relevant provisions of the UN Security Council,”
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-64th in a Series- Exit 51 Buckman Springs Road, Pine Valley~Gaskill Brothers Stone Store, Campo By Donald H. Harrison CAMPO, California – During the 1870s, the San Diego mercantile firm owned by Abraham Klauber and Samuel Steiner supplied groceries and dry goods to general stores all over Southern California and Northern Baja California. One of
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and FoodWASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders was booed during a closed meeting with House Democrats on Wednesday, as lawmakers shouted “Timeline! Timeline!” — pressing for his endorsement of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as the party’s presidential nominee. The Vermont senator did not directly answer Democrats’ many questions about his intentions, according to a source in the
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USADonald Trump defended his praise of Saddam Hussein at an Ohio rally where he spent nearly an hour heaping scorn on television networks for the way they have covered his presidential campaign. “I don’t love Saddam Hussein,” Trump said of the late Iraqi dictator on Wednesday. “I hate Saddam Hussein. But he was damn good
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Middle East, USABy Edwin Black After Hitler’s defeat in May 1945, many Nazis melted away from the Reich, smuggled out by such organizations as the infamous Odessa group andthe lesser-known Catholic lay network Intermarium, as well as the CIA and KGB. They ensured the continuation of the Nazi legacy in the postwar Arab world. Egypt was a prime
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Jewish History, Middle EastMembers of the Jewish community of Yemen who were arrested earlier this year over the spiriting of a Torah scroll to Israel along with the recent aliyah of Yemenite Jews have all been released from custody. The news was reported to Deputy Minister for Regional Cooperation Ayoub Kara (Likud) by Yemenite olim who were part
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Middle East(Statistics through July 4) Ian Kinsler became the fifth Jewish player to achieve 200 Major League home runs. Photo by Keith Allison /Flickr Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler became the fifth Jewish player to hit 200 home runs. The momentous shot came in Sunday’s 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Hank Greenberg tops
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