Donald H. Harrison

Cohen: More fairness for student loan hardship cases

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) joined several U.S. Senators and Representatives today in urging the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, to bring more fairness to struggling students by establishing clear standards of eligibility for “undue hardship” discharge of federal student loans in bankruptcy. In a letter sent by Congressman Cohen, U.S.

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Arrests announced for arson, looting in S.D. County fires

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and City Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman announced on Friday, May 16, that there have been arrests for looting and arson as the storm of wildfires continue to burn, with  one man dead and over 20,000 acres consumed in San Diego County. Dumanis and Zimmerman,

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

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

Attention Family Historians:  If you would like a JPG photo copy from the Southwestern Jewish Press of any “Adventures in San Diego Jewish History” article that has been reprinted on the San Diego Jewish World website, simply copy the website address of the article, and send it along with the article’s headline, with a $5 payment

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Adventures in SD History

Obama recalls ‘man in red bandana’ at 9-11 site

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Following is a transcript of comments made by U.S. President Barack Obama at dedication ceremonies Thursday, May 15, of a museum dedicated to the memories of victims and  honor of first-responders after the 9-11, 2001 terrorist attacks. THE PRESIDENT:  Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Cuomo, honored guests, families of the fallen. In those awful

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USA

Netanyahu to Hagel: ‘We must not let the ayatollahs win’

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Following is a transcript of comments made by Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in Jerusalem on Friday, May 16, prior to their formal meeting. PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: Mr. Secretary, Chuck, welcome to Jerusalem. I’d like to express my deep appreciation and that of the people of

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Middle East, USA

‘Brown vs. Board’ celebrated 60 years later

NEW YORK (Press Release)– On the 60th anniversary of the landmark United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v Board of Education, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) celebrates the historic breakthrough in May 1954 and everlasting impact of that case and ruling. AJC Executive Director David Harris issued the following statement: “The ‘self-evident’ claim of the

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USA

Two GOP Congress members visit Israel, pledge support

By Toby Klein Greenwald JERUSALEM –In mid-May, Congressmen Andrew P. Harris, M.D. and Ron DeSantis, Republicans from Maryland and Florida, respectively, were in Israel as part of a week-long visit organized by the Yes Israel Missions in conjunction with the YESHA Council, which represents the Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria, and sponsored by the

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Middle East, Toby Klein Greenwald, USA

JNS news briefs: May 16, 2014

Netanyahu, Hagel discuss Iran nuclear program in Jerusalem (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel discussed the Iranian nuclear program in public comments on Friday in Jerusalem. “I wasn’t surprised and I’m sure you weren’t surprised by the recent U.N. report on Iran’s ongoing efforts to deceive the international

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International

Court rules against Argentina – Iran joint bomb probe

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (WJC) –A federal court here declared unconstitutional last year’s memorandum of understanding which the Argentine government concluded with Iran in order to probe the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires, which Argentine prosecutors blame on Iran. The federal court quashed a lower court ruling which said the deal

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International, Middle East