WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—In response to the ongoing wildfires in San Diego County, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) released the following statement on Monday, May 19: “This has been a very difficult week for San Diego County. I thank all the firefighters who risk their lives to safeguard other lives and property. Your efforts are greatly
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) made the following statement on Monday, May 19, in reaction to AT&T’s proposed deal to purchase DirecTV for almost $50 billion: “I’m skeptical that this deal is in consumers’ best interest,” said Sen. Franken. “We’re witnessing a major transformation of the telecom industry—and it’s going in exactly the wrong
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement Monday, May 19, after a federal grand jury in Pennsylvania handed down an indictment of five Chinese military hackers accused of breaking into the computer systems of U.S. companies to steal valuable commercial information: “Commercial cyber
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International, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release)–U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, joined by City Councilman Jumaane Williams, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and other advocates, on Monday, May 19, urged the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission to reverse course on its decision and designate the home at 5224 Tilden Avenue in East Flatbush, once occupied by Jackie Robinson, as
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) issued the following statement in response to a U.S. District Court’s decision to strike down Oregon’s ban on gay marriage: “Judge Michael McShane’s decision marks a significant moment in Oregon’s civil rights history, and it’s an important step toward equal rights for all Americans. “Every American
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USA
NEW YORK (Press Release)– Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America (HWZOA), and Young Judaea have inaugurated a Leaders of Tomorrow Award for Young Women. This highly selective merit-based award gives two high school women the opportunity to receive full tuition for a four-week Young Judaea Teen Summer Program in Israel. With this gift, these young
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Middle East, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release) –The American Jewish Committee announced that Sam Kliger, its director of Russian Jewish community affairs and a top expert on the former Soviet Union, will spend the next several months in Kiev to serve as the global advocacy organization’s representative to the Ukrainian Jewish community, government and civil society. “Sam has the
BOSTON (Press Release) — Anti-Defamation League National Director Abraham Foxman urged Suffolk University Law School graduates to use their legal expertise to recognize injustice and to be courageous enough to speak out against bias in a commencement speech May 17 at the Citi Performing Arts Center-Wang Theatre in Boston’s Theatre District. Foxman asked graduates to
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — In a lively ceremony during Tel Aviv University’s annual Board of Governors Meeting, the university conferred its most distinguished award — the degree of Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa — on former President of Brazil Fernando Henrique Cardoso and six outstanding leaders from diverse disciplines. The recipients were individually
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Jewish Family Service of San Diego’s On the Go program, founded in 2008, has recently expanded its Rides & Smiles operations to five additional zip codes in the San Diego region. The zip codes are 92014, 92029, 92108, 92116, and 92123. Rides & Smiles, one of three components of On the Go:
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San Diego County
SIGHET, Romania (Press Release)– The first public Holocaust education center in Romania opened Sunday, May 18, in the pre-war childhood home of Nobel Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, with special events in his hometown of Sighet. The “Holocaust Cellar” became a new feature of the existing Holocaust museum, in the old Jewish Ghetto of Sighet in Maramures
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International, Jewish History
SAN DIEGO– Our license plate maven, Melanie Rubin, believes it was possibly fated that she should find a Jewish-interest license plate in a parking lot for the Israel Festival on Sunday, May 18. Or as the license plate, puts it, it was “behshrt.” Perhaps the plate indicates a strong bond between the driver and
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & SatireSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced the formation of a Wild Fire Task Force comprised of investigators who will fan out over fire ravaged areas on Monday and Tuesday, May 19-20, to warn homeowners to beware of would-be criminals who prey on victims of natural disasters. Investigators from the District Attorney’s
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San Diego CountyHamas video raises concerns of possible train attack (JNS.org) A new train line from Ashkelon to Sderot may be vulnerable to missile fire from Gaza. The train line was built to link the southern city of Sderot to the center of Israel, and all of its stations are fully protected against missile attacks. But new
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International