By Kenneth Bandler WASHINGTON, D.C. – Five young AJC staff members met in Jerusalem for an unprecedented – and wide-ranging – discussion on global Jewish affairs with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The video-recorded conversation was arranged in connection with the AJC Global Forum, the advocacy organization’s signature annual event, which began Sunday and was shown […]
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International, Middle East, USABy Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California — Perhaps I should recuse myself from reviewing John Is A Father because its star, Sam Anderson, is one of my favorite actors. In addition, he is one helluva nice guy. So it’s especially magical to see him turn himself into a taciturn, fearful, ex-alcoholic loner onstage.The play was written
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Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — The world is mourning the passing of boxing champion Muhammad Ali. Some years ago, Ali made an appearance at Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia. What was the reason for his visit? A. He was in attendance at the aufruf of his daughter Khaliah in 1997, prior to her
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire57% of Israelis outside Jerusalem fear visiting city amid Palestinian terror wave (JNS.org) Most Israelis are afraid to visit Jerusalem due to security concerns, a new poll released on Sunday shows. The Smith Research Center poll, commissioned by the “Commanders for Israel’s Security” movement, reveals that 57 percent of Israelis who don’t reside in Jerusalem
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Middle EastThe UJA-Federation of New York on Sunday applauded New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, who had earlier issued an executive order directing state entities to divest all public funds supporting the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. “UJA-Federation of New York applauds Governor Cuomo for being the first governor in the nation to
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Middle East, USAThe annual Celebrate Israel Parade in Manhattan was attended by over 30,000 Jews and supporters of Israel on Sunday. Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon took part, as did New York State and City leaders, dozens of schools, Jewish organizations, synagogues and pro-Israel Christian groups. “It is heartwarming to see tens of thousands of
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Middle East, USAAfter a bill against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) was rejected by the Ontario parliament, Premier Kathleen Wynne plans to work with members of the opposition to draft a new motion on the issue, The Canadian Jewish News reports. Wynne made the pledge in response to the controversy surrounding “The Standing Up Against Anti-Semitism
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International, Middle EastPope Francis has declared Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad to be a saint, in recognition of her efforts to save Jewish families from the Holocaust. Hesselblad was a nurse and served as the mother superior in a Roman convent during World War II. For about six months before the war ended, she hid Jewish families in her
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InternationalIf there’s one wholly unnecessary thing that presidential candidates would love to wipe off their plates, it’s the wrangling over a political party platform. The platform is exhaustively debated, but it doesn’t really accomplish anything. Some may argue that it is a critical statement of important issues for the party, but that’s not true at
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Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – More than 200 Jewish community members attended a talk on the history of American delicatessens on Sunday afternoon, June 5, many hoping that the turnout at the event would lure more Jewish Community Cente-sponsored programming in the eastern portions of the city.
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The headline of this column, letting aspirations for an organized work rest in peace, may reflect more cynicism than reality. However, there is something to the idea. Colonialism began its demise with World War I, when the European powers that could carve up the world and color the maps as
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — There is nothing like good art and good humor to raise your spirits! Rafael Mareyna has a knack for combining both with a twinkle in his eye. One can see that humor at Casa Valencia Art Gallery in Liberty Station where his acrylic paintings are being shown in a
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Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountyWith only two full campaign days left before major presidential primaries in California and New Jersey, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders hit the trail in the Golden State on Saturday. On the Democratic side, California has 548 delegates up for grabs while New Jersey has 142. Clinton leads the delegate count with 2,316 while
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USAIsraeli security forces arrested a Hamas terrorist involved in tunnel digging who crossed the border into Israel, it has been cleared for publication. The 17-year-old member of Hamas’s military wing was captured upon entering Israeli territory, in a joint operation involving IDF, Shin Bet and Israel Police forces in May of this year. Under interrogation
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