NEW YORK (Press Release) – Ronald S. Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), on Tuesday, May 13, condemned a call by a group of American actors led by Danny Glover for an all-out cultural boycott of Israel. Earlier this week, Glover and other actors starring in ‘American Revolutionary’ had urged the cancelation […]
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Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Million Dollar Arm, a new Disney movie, stars Jon Hamm as J. B. Bernstein, a sports agent who figures if he can find some pitchers in India who can make it to the Big Leagues, Major League Baseball can start developing a fan base of some one billion
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Donald H. Harrison, Sports & CompetitionsPalestinians threaten to pursue international soccer sanctions against Israel (JNS.org) The Palestinians are threatening to pursue sanctions against Israel at a gathering of soccer’s international governing body next month, Reuters reported. Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub said he is “going for sanctions against the Israelis” at the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Congress
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InternationalLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) -The Israel advocacy group StandWithUs – SanDiego is screening The J Street Challenge on Tuesday, June 10, at the Arclight Theater La Jolla, 4425 La Jolla Village Drive, suite H60 San Diego, 92122. The J Street Challenge examines the rise of a well-funded activist organization with a powerful marketing effort and an idealistic message that appeals
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Travel and Food
MASAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Press Release) – U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego) and a bipartisan group of congresswomen celebrated Mother’s Day with the servicemembers in Afghanistan. Davis, Ranking Member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, led the delegation trip with U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL). Joining Davis and Roby were Reps. Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Renee Ellmers (R-NC),
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International, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The Jewish Federation of San Diego County and community partners will hold their annual community event to celebrate Yom Ha’atzma’ut (Israel’s Independence Day) on May 18 at Nobel Athletic Field near the University Towne Center. This is a free event to celebrate and educate our local community about Israel and her culture. The
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Travel and Food
By Jonas Jacobs LA JOLLA, California — As I grew up, I discovered I loved the theater. I thought that theater was important to people of all ages. But for me, theater was more than entertainment; it became my dedicated hobby. I believe many children today don’t have a hobby and instead play video games
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountySIGHET, Romania (Press Release) – A special event marking the opening of the first public Holocaust education center in Romania will take place Sunday, May 18 in the town of Sighet. The “Holocaust Cellar” will become a new feature of the Holocaust museum in the pre-war home of Nobel Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, in the courtyard
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International, Jewish HistoryBy E. Leibowitz Condensed from Hapeles – Mussaf PETACH TIKVAH, Israel (Press Release)–The clinic was busy as usual, filled with people of all ages. The silence was interrupted from time to time by murmured grumbling over the long wait. Yehuda would have preferred to remain ensconced in the Yeshiva, but the stomachache that had been
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — The devastating loss of memory and consciousness in Alzheimer’s disease is caused by plaque accumulations and tangles in neurons, which kill brain cells. Alzheimer’s research has centered on trying to understand the pathology as well as the potential protective or regenerative properties of brain cells as an avenue for treating
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
TEL AVIV (Press Release) – Hundreds of Lone Soldiers from around the world serving in multiple Israel Defense Forces (IDF) units are expected to gather May 15 at Beit Hachayal in Tel Aviv for a special “Yom Sidurim,” the one day allocated to them every two months in which they can perform all of their essential
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – For the first time in its long history the Jewish people enjoys a secure and independent Jewish state as well as a free and vibrant Diaspora, but it also faces unprecedented challenges that can and must be addressed. That was the message that Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, the recently retired
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International, Middle East, USA
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)– A growing number of secular Israeli university students are embracing Jewish rights to the Temple Mount, following months of violence against Jewish visitors and tourists at the holy site and a growing Hamas presence. During the Jewish holiday of Passover, the Temple Mount remained closed to both Jewish visitors and tourists
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Middle EastBy Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org Israeli President Shimon Peres is retiring in July, capping a seven-year term and a nearly seven-decade political career in the Jewish state. After replacing disgraced former President Moshe Katzav, who was convicted of rape in 2007, the younger-than-his-years Peres turned the largely ceremonial role of Israeli president into a pseudo-ambassadorial position,
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