Donald H. Harrison

Anti-piracy group names China, Russia, Switzerland and India as countries where copyrights are unprotected

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –The International Creativity and Theft-Prevention Caucus, which is chaired by Congressmen Adam Schiff (D-California) and Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia), and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), unveiled on Tuesday, June 24,  the “2014 International Piracy Watch List.” In an effort to fight copyright piracy and call attention to […]

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International, USA

U.S. Reps. urge Pakistan to protect Sindhi community

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – Congressman Brad Sherman, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, was joined by four Members of Congress – Kerry Bentivolio, Adam Schiff, Tulsi Gabbard, and Tom Petri – in sending a letter to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to express deep concern over human rights violations

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International, USA

BGU establishes Amos Oz literature program in Arad

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Press Release) – American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) announces the Amos Oz Initiative for Literature and Culture to take place in Arad, Israel. The program is made possible by a generous gift from Toni and Stuart B. Young of Wilmington, Delaware. Named in honor of BGU emeritus professor, renowned author

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

OnLine Holocaust Memory Project goes interactive

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The team behind the award-winning documentary Finding Kalman has published an interactive archive of Holocaust remembrance portraits, bridging the past and the present, biography and imagery, and leveraging the power of art to discuss difficult subjects. Naïve artists have created more than 500 black-and-white pastel portraits of Holocaust survivors, victims,

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Jewish Religion

Global warming hurts some corals, others resist

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Coral reefs are home to a rich and diverse ecosystem, providing a habitat for a wide range of marine animals. But the increasing acidification of ocean water is jeopardizing the calcified foundations of these reefs, endangering the survival of thousands upon thousands of resident species. New research by Prof. Yehuda Benayahu,

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share

Group teaches clergy how to counsel on mental health

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (Press Release) — Synagogues nationwide are turning to an innovative training program to equip their congregations with the skills to recognize mental illness and respond to mental health emergencies. The program, Mental Health First Aid, helps people assess a mental health crisis, select interventions and provide initial help. “The faith community has

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

State Controller asked to probe professor’s expenses

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– Outraged at online reports that San Francisco State University (SFSU) President Wong is defending a professor’s use of thousands in taxpayer dollars to meet with terrorists and promote political advocacy, eight groups on Tuesday, June 24,, demanded that California State Controller John Chiang conduct a state audit of SFSU. “Professors

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Hatred of Jews is basis of Middle East conflict

By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON–The disheartening, though not entirely surprising, breakdown of talks between Israel and the Palestinians marked yet another failure by the two sides to come closer to an agreement that would usher the way for a Palestinian state. Yet, no sooner had the talks collapsed than blame was being assigned by

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Jewish History, Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts

JNS news briefs: June 24, 2014

Rachel Frenkel, mother of kidnapped teen, tells UNHRC that she is living a ‘nightmare’ (JNS.org) Rachel Frenkel, the mother of one of the kidnapped Israeli teens, told the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that she is living “every mother’s nightmare” as she urged the international body to do more to help rescue her son

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Middle East, USA

Bill requiring anti-theft smartphones advances

SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) – State Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement on Monday, June 23,  regarding Senate Bill 962, which requires all smartphones sold in California to come pre-equipped with theft-deterring technological solutions to render the device useless if stolen. The bill, authored by Sen. Leno and sponsored by San Francisco

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