Donald H. Harrison

D.A. launches campaign against juvenile sex trafficking

August 14, 2014

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis on Thursday, August 14, unveiled a new public awareness campaign that directly confronts the epidemic of human trafficking and sexual exploitation of children. The DA’s Office unveiled billboards across San Diego County in an effort to raise awareness of the staggering number […]

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Charlene Seidle chosen as next CEO of JCF

August 14, 2014

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The Board of Directors of the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego has selected Charlene Seidle as the Foundation’s next President and Chief Executive Officer upon the retirement of outgoing President & CEO Marjory Kaplan in January 2015. The selection was made after a national search that began this spring following

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Leonard Fein of APN, Moment, Mazon, dies

August 14, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) –Americans for Peace Now announced the death Aug. 13 of its longtime Board Member Leonard “Leibel” Fein. “We know that Leibel will be mourned by the countless people he touched through his writings and his personal contacts across a life that spanned 8 decades of extraordinary professional accomplishments, including as a

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International, Jewish Religion

Researchers find nano-vehicle to deliver cancer drugs

August 14, 2014

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Combination therapies, or “drug cocktails,” are part and parcel of modern anti-cancer treatments today. The more researchers learn about cancer and its surreptitiously lethal impact on the body, the more urgent the need to diversify the arsenal at clinicians’ disposal. To that end, Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, and doctoral students Hemda Baabur-Cohen

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

The battle over a Gaza seaport and airport

August 14, 2014

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The New York Times Israel correspondent, Jodi Rudoren, is dreaming along with Hamas of a seaport in Gaza. One can imagine that Thomas Friedman, Roger Cohen, and a few others from that otherwise distinguished newspaper are nodding in agreement. The editors gave the article considerable space with a large picture.

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

JNS news briefs: August 14, 2014

August 14, 2014

White House reportedly halts missile shipment to Israel (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) As further proof of deteriorating relations between Israel and the U.S., the White House has instructed the Pentagon to hold a shipment of Hellfire missiles meant for the Israeli Air Force, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, calling this the “lowest point”

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Travel and Food

Gaza War has hurt both sides; peace will help them

August 13, 2014

By J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida — Forty-four years ago, an official of the Israel Government Press Office took me on a tour of the West Bank, which had been named by the Jordanians to contrast it to Jordan, the East Bank, a few years before the Jordanians were kicked out of the West

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Middle East

Austrian Jewish leaders make solidarity visit to Israel

August 13, 2014

VIENNA (WJC)- The president of the Austrian Jewish Community, Oskar Deutsch, this week led a delegation of 10 Austrians on a solidarity mission to the south of Israel. The area for years has been under constant rocket fire from Hamas and other terrorist organizations in Gaza and suffered greatly in the recent round of fighting.

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International, Middle East

Israel-Gaza War impacts the Biblical Zoo

August 13, 2014

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Even the animals at the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem have been affected by the fighting between Israel and Gaza over the last month. They have had a far less polyglot human crowd to observe and to be observed by, according to Shai Doron, executive director of the Biblical Zoo,

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Donald H. Harrison

Cuomo, N.Y. delegation, visit Israel

August 13, 2014

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) – A contingent of New York government officials and businessmen are spending three days in Israel on a unity visit this week. The bi-partisan delegation, which include Governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Co-Leaders Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver arrived in Israel

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Middle East, USA

Tel Aviv U pioneers new test for ADHD

August 13, 2014

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed — and misdiagnosed — behavioral disorder in children in America, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unfortunately, there are currently no reliable physiological markers to diagnose ADHD. Doctors generally diagnose the disorder by recording a medical and social

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

President Obama’s one- sided Gaza solution

August 13, 2014

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — In two sets of remarks, President Obama shared his concerns about what happens between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. He worries about the people of Gaza: “Long term, there has to be a recognition that Gaza cannot sustain itself permanently closed off from the world and incapable

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Shoshana Bryen

JNS news briefs: August 13, 2014

August 13, 2014

PLO envoy to Tehran: Israel’s annihilation has just begun (JNS.org) The Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) ambassador to Tehran, Salah al-Zawawi, said that Israel’s annihilation has just begun. “The US and the western countries have created a fake regime in Palestine to get rid of it and have supplied it with the most advanced weapons and

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Travel and Food

Humoring the Headlines: August 13, 2014

August 13, 2014

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─Israel and Hamas honored two 72 hour ceasefires in the past week. In a related development Three Day Suit Broker announced that things were stable enough in the area for it to open branches in Israel and Gaza. * This week the world lost both Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall.

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

D.A. launches campaign against juvenile sex trafficking

Charlene Seidle chosen as next CEO of JCF

Leonard Fein of APN, Moment, Mazon, dies

Researchers find nano-vehicle to deliver cancer drugs

The battle over a Gaza seaport and airport

JNS news briefs: August 14, 2014

Gaza War has hurt both sides; peace will help them

Austrian Jewish leaders make solidarity visit to Israel

Israel-Gaza War impacts the Biblical Zoo

Cuomo, N.Y. delegation, visit Israel

Tel Aviv U pioneers new test for ADHD

President Obama’s one- sided Gaza solution

JNS news briefs: August 13, 2014

Humoring the Headlines: August 13, 2014

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