German ambassador says ‘occupied territories’ not part of Israel (JNS.org) Following European businesses’ recent demand of Jordan Valley farmers that their products be labeled “manufactured in territories occupied by the Israeli government” before being exported to Europe, Germany has reiterated the requirement for labeling Israeli settlement products. David Elhayani, the head of the Jordan […]
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There have been recent mutterings about the personal enmity between the great leaders, with the greatest of them all wondering about his years at the top. And Israelis arguing about the nature of Palestinian violence. Connecting the two kinds of speculation is a widespread need to know, despite the reality
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx
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Travel and FoodWhy Not Say What Happened: A Sentimental Education by Morris Dickstein (Liveright Publishing Corp., 2015) By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — Morris Dickstein was born into a family of Orthodox Jews who brought with them the anxious and narrow life view of the Eastern European shtetl to New York City’s Lower East Side. He was given a
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Books, Poetry & Short StoriesBy Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) New England Office deplores the anti-Semitic chants during a local high school basketball game, and expresses confidence that the Catholic Memorial High School will address this deeply unfortunate incident. During the game in Boston between Newton North High School and Catholic Memorial High School,
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The Game of Donopoly By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Directions: Start at Go with a loan of $1,000,000 from your father. Shake dice and roll a three. Go to Trump Village in Brooklyn and advertise that there are no vacancies while renting to African-Americans but not to whites. Roll the dice for a four. Pass
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satirehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Loeb Philip Loeb portrays Jake Goldberg, Molly’s husbad
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Has Prime Minister Netanyahu really insulted the President of the United States and the whole American establishment by canceling a scheduled meeting at the White House? Can we believe the announced reason, that he did not want to be seen involving himself in US politics during a contentious presidential primary
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Lederer Here portraying “Schneider,” he is interrogated by Edward G. Robinson
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Actor Dustin Hoffman delves into Jewish identity on ‘Finding Your Roots’ (JNS.org) Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman learned about the importance of his Jewish identity, after being raised without much knowledge about his family’s faith or religious identity, as he delved into his family history in a new episode of the PBS program Finding Your Roots.
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International, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Vice President Biden arrived in Israel this week, word leaked about yet another “peace plan” designed by the Obama administration. There isn’t much new in it. According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. might support a UN Security Council resolution calling on “both sides to compromise on key
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Middle East, Shoshana BryenIDF raids Palestinian TV station over incitement (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) An Islamic Jihad-affiliated television station urging Palestinians to carry out terrorist attacks has been taken off the air, Israel’s Shin Bet security agency said Friday. The order to shut down Ramallah-based Falastin al-Yom, which maintains a television station as well as Facebook and Twitter
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — When I was growing up one of my rabbi’s favorite sayings was: “Rich or poor, it’s good to have money.” Judaism has never disparaged living comfortably and encourages us to enjoy all of God’s blessings. However, at the same time we must always be mindful to share our
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Jewish ReligionBy Rabbi Yaakov Marks SAN DIEGO– One of the most dedicated and trusted leaders in history was Moshe. He left a wonderful life and his family in Midian, journeying a great distance to Egypt to fight for his people’s freedom from slavery. He constantly put his life in danger while approaching pharaoh, demanding and bargaining
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