By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — In their zeal and professed patriotism Israel’s Jewish terrorists – yes, Jewish terrorists in Israel who contravene the laws of the state! – and their fellow-travellers are threatening the security and the integrity of the country. A recent symptom is the pathetic effort by supporters of the suspects now
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Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The president says, “Muslims are our neighbors,” which, in fact, they are. Newspapers, including the influential Washington Post, have run stories extolling the virtues of Muslim refugees, Muslim soldiers, and Muslims as just-about-everyone, which, in fact, they are. And because of that, perhaps, Americans have not exactly been on an
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Shoshana Bryen, USA
-36th in a Series — Exit 11: Lake Murray/ 70th Street, San Diego ~ San Diego Institute for Sexual Medicine By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—One might wonder what led to Dr. Irwin Goldstein becoming the head of what is believed to be the first, and perhaps only, hospital-accredited sexual medicine practice in the United States.
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food
By Jonathan A. Greenblatt NEW YORK–It’s been nearly two months since the so-called “adoption day” when Iran officially began the process of scaling back its centrifuges and retrofitting some nuclear infrastructure as part of the agreement with the world powers to restrict its nuclear weapons program. Some have touted the agreement as a sign of
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International, Middle East, USA
By Michal Beruven AFULA, Israel — I serve as a sixth grade homeroom teacher at Alumot Elementary School, headed by Principal Raya Shechtman and located here in Israel’s northern Jezreel Valley. More than 260 students attend Alumot, from grades 1-6. The community is an integral part of the school, which maintains regular contact with parents, the community’s
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationThree hurt in Jerusalem stabbing attack, one critically (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Three people were wounded in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem on Wednesday, one of them critically. Shortly after 1 p.m., two terrorists armed with knives stabbed three passersby at the Jaffa Gate in the Old City. Emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The question of doing it or not is relevant to the most recent action of the IDF. The destruction of a six-story apartment house in a neighborhood of Damascus caused the death of Samir Kuntar, and maybe a few other nasties. Kuntar was prominent in a 1979 terrorist attack on
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California -Catching up with Bulletproof Stockings, a female Hasidic alternative rock band was not easy. A flight delay caused them to arrive periolously close to Shabbat, so we had to reschedule. It was not until the following Tuesday morning when I connected by telephone with Perl, Dalia and Elisheva, who
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Eva Trieger, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Noah Baird recently was signed for his third six-month contract appearing on Broadway in Matilda: The Musical which isn’t bad at all for a 10-year-old boy from Carlsbad, whose kvelling grandparents–Ed and Sue Cherlin and Steve and Carol Baird–live in San Diego County. Fans of local theatre may
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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Simon
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Travel and FoodUkrainian president expresses solidarity with Israel during visit (JNS.org) Israel on Tuesday welcomed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on an official state visit, by honoring his commitment to stand with Israel and by signing several bilateral agreements focused on developing and strengthening scientific and technological cooperation. In an address, Israeli President Reuben Rivlin praised the strong
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Middle EastHitler admirer is new mayor of Ukrainian city KONOTOP, Ukraine — Jewish citizens in this northeastern Ukraine city of 92,000 are increasingly worried following the election of Artem Semenikhin, an admirer of Adolf Hitler and a member of the extreme-right Svoboda party, as the town’s new mayor last October. According to reports, Semenikhin has made no effort to
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International
By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — When a deep and abiding passion is combined with a clear and focused vision, the results are tantamount to explosive perfection. That synergistic energy is captured by the Civic Dance Arts Program of the San Diego Parks and Recreation Department with Andrea Feier at the barre. Several aspects make this
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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Kenneth Bandler WASHINGTON — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) strongly condemns Lehava leader Bentzi Gopstein for his incendiary words threatening Christians in Israel, and urges Israeli authorities to take appropriate actions against him. “The boundless hatred that infuses Gopstein and Lehava is a chilul haShem, a desecration of Judaism, contrary to the founding values
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Middle East, USA