Donald H. Harrison

School Sup’t Marten tells anti- bullying plans

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Returning to Congregation Beth Israel, at which she had her first teaching job at its now defunct Jewish day school, San Diego City School Superintendent Cindy Marten on Thursday evening, Sept.18, offered a step-by-step program for instilling student self-discipline. She coupled that with a promise that her administration […]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Teens may apply for tikkun olam awards

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Applications for the 2014 Peter Chortek Leadership Award recognizing Jewish teens residing in San Diego for their extraordinary service, philanthropy and leadership are now open through the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego at www.jcfsandiego.org/pcla. In its fourth year, the Peter Chortek Leadership Award highlights high school students who impact their

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San Diego County

Sderot women heal and relax in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Following one of the most stressful and difficult summers in recent years, more than 50 women from Sderot spent a day in Jerusalem with The Koby Mandell Foundation, taking part in healing and stress reducing activities. The Foundation, created by Seth and Sherri Mandell after the tragic murder of their son Koby 13 years

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

JNS news briefs: September 18, 2014

Iran shows ‘no real flexibility’ in nuclear talks, Israel says (JNS.org) Israel is “deeply concerned” because Iran is showing “no real flexibility” in negotiations over its nuclear program, Israeli Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said Wednesday ahead of the resumption of negotiations between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 powers in New York.

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Travel and Food

Before it gets started, anti- ISIS coalition falters

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s been a week since President Barack Obama’s  great speech, and there has been little beyond solemn statements of support, along with reservations about doing anything concrete. The President boasted of a multi-nation coalition. In one statement it was claimed that 40 nations had signed on, with no American boots on

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

UC to have advocates for sex victims on every campus

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)- U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) on Wednesday, Sept. 17, praised the announcement by University of California President Janet Napolitano that the system will voluntarily implement the provisions of the Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act (SOS Campus Act) by establishing an independent, on-campus advocate to

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

UCLA unit accused of fomenting anti – Semitism

SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)- As Congress begins to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA), leading organizations focused on education policy, the Jewish community and civil rights cite an AMCHA Initiative study as primary evidence that the law is not working and needs to be rewritten.  AMCHA Initiative released its report in conjunction with a University

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Humoring the Headlines: September 17, 2014

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Chairman of the joint Chiefs General Martin Dempsey testified to the Senate on Tuesday, Sept. 16, that he couldn’t rule out dispatching boots on the ground to Iraq if circumstances warranted.  President Obama continues to insist that he will never reintroduce boots on the ground there.  Technically, the President might not

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

JNS news briefs: September 17, 2014

‘Aramean’ officially recognized as nationality in Israel (JNS.org) Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday approved having “Aramean” as a nationality on Israeli identification cards, a move warmly received by Israel’s Aramean-Christian community. In a letter written to Population Authority Chairman Amnon Ben-Ami, Sa’ar said that after receiving an appeal on the matter, he heard the

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Travel and Food