Donald H. Harrison

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, February 21, 1958, Part 2

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Adventures in SD History

Kerry certifies Egypt as a good strategic partner

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy on Tuesday, April 22, to inform him that he is certifying to Congress that Egypt is sustaining the strategic relationship with the United States – including by countering transnational threats such as terrorism and weapons proliferation – and

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Middle East, USA

Mayor, officials to serve at Harvey Milk American Diner

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—Harvey Milk’s American Diner will be participating in this year’s annual Dining Out For Life Thursday, April 24 and will have some of San Diego’s  leaders helping out during the day. Their guests include: San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and former City Council Member Carl DeMaio, who will be serving lunch. For

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San Diego Calendar

Earth Day prompts calls for action on climate change

BURLINGTON,Vermont (Press Release) – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate environment and energy committees, said today’s (April 22’s) observation of Earth Day is a reminder that dramatic action is needed to curb the carbon and methane emissions responsible for the planetary crisis of global warming. Sanders cited a warning this month

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The World We Share

Cardin condemns ethnic violence in Ukraine

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — In response to incidents in Ukraine targeting minority communities, Senator Ben Cardin (MD), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, made the following statement: “I am deeply disturbed by the recent attacks and threats against minority groups in eastern Ukraine, including Jews, Roma and Crimean Tatars.

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International

State Dept: Dissolving P.A. would be ‘extreme step’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW)– U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday, April 21, that the U.S.considers an “extreme step”  the suggestion by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that he might dissolve the Palestinian Authority in response to the lack of progress in the talks with Israel brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. “That type of

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Middle East, USA

Drive for universal pre- school wins Latino support

SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) – A new Field Poll reveals that ninety-one percent of registered Latino voters in California believe it is either somewhat or very important to make publicly-supported preschool available to all four-year old children. Seventy-five percent of registered Latino voters feel that the projected cost of implementing universal preschool in California is worth the

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Boxer, others, seek closer scrutiny of campus violence

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) joined with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and a bipartisan coalition of Senators last week to send a letter urging the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault to consider three proposals as part of their upcoming recommendations to help address the disturbing prevalence

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USA

Ukraine says it will fight anti- Semitism

KIEV, Ukraine (Press Release) — Amid dramatic and still unfolding developments in Ukraine, a five-member AJC leadership delegation is visiting Kiev for three days to meet with top government officials, Western diplomats, and leaders of the Jewish community. The visit included a 70-minute meeting today with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who spoke about the many

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International