The Jewish singers: Mei Finegold
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Jewish news briefs: July 22, 2015
Netanyahu reiterates opposition to Iran deal upon visit of Italian PM (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his staunch opposition to the recently signed Iran nuclear deal during a Knesset session held in honor of visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Wednesday. “Iran, which strives to export the Khomeiniist revolution throughout the world,
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Middle East, USAHolocaust memories shape Israel’s N- deal fears
By Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–It’s not the first time that Israel is at odds with the United States over an appropriate response to the nuclear ambitions of a hostile state in the region. Sharing the anger of people across the globe in the wake of Israel’s destruction of Iraq’s nuclear reactor in June 1981, President Reagan
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Middle East, USABalancing games occur the world over
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s the essence of healthy politics. The status of balance derives from the ever presence of competition. There have always been individuals, groups, political parties, and governmental entities (nations, localities, governmental agencies) that want more at the expense of someone else. If it’s always been, it’s likely to always be.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAWhy U.S. cultivates Israel’s defense capacity
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Perhaps you think the war is over. Perhaps you think that if Iran becomes a “friend” of the United States and the possibility of an American-led war against the Islamic Republic recedes, the need for a militarily capable ally such as Israel also recedes. Maybe the U.S. doesn’t want to
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAFlamenco will spice dinner for Doctors Without Borders
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Dancing flamenco and giving back to others have been part of Sonya [Sonny] Burton’s life since she was a child. These two passions will come together for one evening at The Abbey restaurant in Hillcrest. Sonny’s school, Flamenco with Roots Performing Arts, with the help of Hornblower Cruises
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Mimi Pollack, San Diego Calendar‘Blamed’ explores how strong women are vilified
By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — While she might have said, “Not tonight, Adam. I have a headache,” instead Lilith said, “No!” and ever since then women have had hell to pay. This Jewish myth of Adam’s first wife captivated Callie Prendiville, author of Blamed, as it illustrated that a strong woman, seeing herself as
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Travel and FoodJewish news briefs: July 21, 2015
Burgas bombing victims, including 5 Israelis, remembered 3 years later (JNS.org) A memorial ceremony was held Monday at Burgas Airport in Bulgaria to mark the three-year anniversary of the terrorist bombing there, in which five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver were killed. A still-unidentified perpetrator set off a bomb on a bus parked
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International, Middle East, USAFeds to help fund local water facility
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-California) announced a $5.2 million federal grant for the Sweetwater Authority to expand a desalination facility. The grant from the Department of the Interior will go toward increasing the desalination capabilities of the Richard A. Reynolds Desalination Facility from 3,600 acre-feet per year (AFY) of water to
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San Diego County, USA130 supporters feast in support of Seacrest Village
ENCINITAS, California (Press Release)– Seacrest Village Retirement Communities hosted The 211 Club Annual Patron Recognition Party this past Sunday, July 12 at Pamplemousse Grille in Solana Beach. Over 130 dedicated patrons gathered to celebrate their commitment to the charitable mission of Seacrest Village. Before dinner, guests enjoyed cocktails, tray-passed hors d’oeuvres such as Truffle Grilled
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Travel and FoodThe Jewish singers: Sylvia Fine
Singing with her husband Danny Kaye
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Travel and FoodJewish trivia: Bill Cosby
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — From 1969 through 1971, Bill Cosby starred in a sitcom entitled The Bill Cosby Show, in which he played Chet Kincaid, a high school physical education teacher. The final episode of the series featured a Jewish character. What was the premise of that episode? A. A new student, Sarah, entered the
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireJewish news briefs: July 20, 2015
Hamas terror cell arrested over deadly Shvut Rachel shooting attack (JNS.org) Israel’s Shin Bet security agency revealed Sunday that its officers have uncovered a Hamas terror cell suspected of carrying out a drive-by shooting near the Judea and Samaria community of Shvut Rachel last month. Malachi Moshe Rosenfeld, 26, was critically injured in the shooting
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Middle East, USARural France: A vacation break from hectic Israel
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson DOMEYROT, France — Taking a few weeks off from our usual routine and our home in Israel, ‘retiring from retirement,’ means changing the pace at which we live, shifting to a different location and moving to an area where tranquility prevails. It has by now become our custom to spend the summer months
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