Donald H. Harrison

AJWS: Mexico must probe how 43 students vanished

NEW YORK (Press Release) – American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an international Jewish human rights organization and funder of 26 human rights organizations in Mexico, on Tuesday, Feb. 3,  issued a strong demand for Mexican authorities to resume their investigation into the disappearance* and possible murder of 43 student activists, who went missing in Iguala, Guerrero State, in September […]

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International, USA

Israeli Americans hold college conference

LOS ANGELES (Press Relaease)– Israeli-American college students from 33 campuses across North America gathered in L.A. for the inaugural Israeli American Council (IAC) Mishelanu (Our Own) National Conference this past weekend to strengthen their cultural and national identities and define a new campus leadership voice. Among the top speakers at the first IAC Mishelanu conference was Israel’s

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Middle East, USA

UC Davis students ally themselves with terrorism

By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON– In a morally coherent world, the chilling statement “Hamas & Sharia law have taken over UC Davis” would not have been spoken publicly, and certainly not by an elected student leader at an American public university. But in California, the veritable epicenter of academic anti-Israelism and its attendant stealth jihad, this statement,

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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jewish news briefs: February 3, 2015

French anti-terror soldiers attacked outside Jewish community center (JNS.org) French soldiers on anti-terrorism patrol were attacked by a knife-wielding man outside of a Jewish community center in southern French city of Nice on Tuesday. French police said the attacker pulled approximately 8-inch knife on the soldiers, lightly wounding three before being apprehended. According to Nice

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International, Middle East, USA

Autism, Alzheimer’s affect genders differently

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — For parents of children struggling with autism, the dearth of information is heartbreaking. Medical professionals are hard put to answer the primary questions: Who is autistic? What causes autism? What treatments are available? The situation is similar for Alzheimer’s patients and relatives, who are helpless before the aggressive disease devouring a

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

AJC forges ties with Azerbaijan

BAKU, Azerbaijan (Press Release) — An American Jewish Committee (AJC) leadership delegation recently concluded a three-day visit to Azerbaijan’s capital, the fifth in a series of visits since 2008 alone. The trip was highlighted by a 75-minute private meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. While in Baku, the group, led by AJC Executive Director David Harris, also

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Middle East, USA

The Middle East, new or old, is at the world’s center

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Ethnocentrics elsewhere may protest, but the Middle East has long been the center of civilization. It may be fairer to claim that it is a center of civilization, with a nod to that other place that claims priority farther east. Cultures claiming to be primarily derived from Judaism, Christianity, Islam,

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Are ‘live’ financial advisors worth it?

By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO–A reader has asked me about online investing options. “They are less expensive than using an investment advisor,” the reader said. “Should I consider cyber-investing?” A: Although it’s true that “robo” advisors can be a good alternative for some investors, “live” advisors can provide much more – even for investors who don’t consider

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Sheryl Rowling

AEPi vows to protect brothers, stand for Israel

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (Press Release)– The following statement was released on Monday, Feb. 2, by Andrew Borans, national executive director of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the anti-Semitic hate crime that occurred this past Saturday morning at the University of California, Davis. (UC-Davis) AEPi’s 9,000 undergraduate and 85,000 alumni brothers

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Pleasing silvery tone from violinist Uri Pianka

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO–TICO (Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra) once again delivered a pleasing concert January 27, featuring Uri Pianka as soloist. This fine violinist, retired concertmaster of both the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Houston Symphony Orchestra, continues to actively pursue his career as a soloist and chamber music player with recent recordings and performances

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Eileen Wingard, San Diego County