By Joe Gandelman SAN DIEGO — When the news first hit that 22-year-old Elliot Rodger killed six fellow students in the Santa Barbara suburb of Isla Vista, it didn’t foreshadow the horrific details yet to come. Six promising young lives knifed and shot dead. Families instantly plunged into grief. Rodger’s film industry parents getting […]
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Joe Gandelman, USABy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — I’ve been absent from the blog scene for around seven weeks due to illness – exactly the same amount of time as between the Jewish festival of Passover and the upcoming festival of Shavuot (Pentecost). During those seven weeks I just about managed to keep track of the recent
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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Distinguished intellectual and oral pathologist Dr. Ernest Baden was honored for his generous support for the advancement of medical research at a May 18th ceremony at Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine during TAU’s annual Board of Governors meeting. The Pomano Beach, Florida, resident, will establish the Dr. Ernest Baden
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – Would you like to visit the Kotel, the Western Wall, or delve into Jerusalem’s subterranean history; shop at the Machane Yehuda or Arab shuqs; pray at Jerusalem’s many synagogues; climb the String Bridge or jump to the Mount of Olives; visit the Old City’s gates or relax at
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Middle East, Travel and Food
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – Six Israeli leaders, Members of Knesset and men and women of note have submitted their candidacy for the President of Israel. The candidates are MK Ruby Rivlin (Likud), MK Benyamin Ben Eliezer (Labor), former MK Dalya Itzik, MK Meir Shitrit (Kadima), Nobel Prize Laureate Prof. Dan Shechtman and former
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Middle East
HAIFA (Press Release)–The proverbial “word on the street” is that the recently concluded ATS Pioneers in Progress Mission to Israel (April 26-May 7, 2014) may have been one of the most exciting trips ever. This Mission began in the Negev, which for many of the 31 participants was their first visit to the desert. They
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Middle East, Travel and Food
HAIFA (Press Release)–“In the beginning of the 90s a historic window of opportunities opened up before us. We knew that the circumstances will never again be so favorable. Leaders must have an open eye for windows of opportunity that allow them to take bold steps.” These are the words of the former president of the
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International, Middle EastBy Eileen Wingard ENCINITAS, California — I arrived at the Encinitas Library just on time, but, from the difficulty I was having finding a parking space, I knew there would be a large crowd. Not only was the hall filled to capacity, with a number of people standing on the sides, but I found myself
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego CountyYeshiva University’s medical school, Montefiore agree to form new joint entity (JNS.org) The Montefiore Health System and Yeshiva University (YU) on Tuesday, May 27,, announced an agreement to form a new joint entity in which Montefiore will assume “greater responsibility for the day-to-day operations and financial management” of YU’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Montefiore
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International, Middle East, USA
“The Quiz Shows: They Give More Than Money” Southwestern Jewish Press, April 18, 1958, Page 3 (Reprinted from the March 1958 issue of the ADL Bulletin, official organ of the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith) By Barrie Simmons Television quiz shows have tickled the American fancy for the past few years. I happen to be
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Adventures in SD HistoryWASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW) — The White House said on Tuesday, May 27, that President Obama called President-elect Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine “to congratulate him on his victory and offer the full support of the United States as he seeks to unify and move his country forward. “The President stressed the importance of quickly implementing the
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International, Middle East, USALOS ANGELES (Press Release) –Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a former federal prosecutor, released the following statement calling on Congress to move on responsible and commonsense gun safety laws in the wake of yet another mass shooting in Isla Vista, California: “The shooting at Isla Vista is another heartbreaking tragedy, and another example of the
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USACORTLANDT, New York (Press Release)– Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday, May 27, announced her co-sponsorship of the Stop Overdose Stat (SOS) Act and vowed to continue fighting in Congress for increased funding for Drug Free Communities grants and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program (HIDTA) to help
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USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will draft new safety standards for Campylobacter in poultry, in addition to the previously-announced timeline on Salmonella. These standards are expected to be ready by the end of September. The letter announcing the actions can be found here. The Department took this step in
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA