Christians legally granted separate representation from Muslim Arabs (JNS.org) A bill that allows the Israeli government to legally recognize Arab Christians as a separate national identity for the first time has passed the Israeli Knesset. The law, which passed 31-6 on its third reading, allows Arab Christians to identify solely as Christian, separate from the […]
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– – The Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus will host the JCC Patron Party Annual Gala this Saturday, March 1, from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Neiman Marcus in the Fashion Valley Mall, 7057 Friars Road, in San Diego. This year’s theme is “Your Luxury Adventure Awaits You!”
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San Diego County
JERUSALEM – Israel’s General Security Service (GSS) announced Monday, Feb. 24, that it has arrested 15 Arabs who were members of a Hamas terror cell that operated against civilian traffic on route 443, a major road connecting Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The terrorists, all resident of the village of UR-Tahtah in their late twenties and
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Middle EastNEW YORK (WJC) — The World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder said Monday he looks forward to a democratic and peaceful future for Ukraine. “We hope and expect that all members of the new Ukrainian interim government will promote equal rights for all citizens and harmony among Ukraine’s diverse communities,” Lauder said. “We are
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InternationalBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM —Yesh Atid, the political party led by Yair Lapid, has tried to assert its pluralist and vaguely secular nature (despite its Members of Knesset who’re Orthodox) by promoting legislation to compel Orthodox men to serve in Israel’s army. So far, as pointed out by one of the ultra-Orthodox (haredi) parliamentarians
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Middle East
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―The Sochi Winter Olympics ended Sunday. Russia won the most medals, but lost a valuable ally. In a related story, Russia accused the new interim Ukrainian government of using “terrorist methods” to intimidate the Russian speaking minority in the Ukraine. Discerning something familiar in the Russian condemnation, fact checkers found the
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Humane as “being marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals.” This is a good description of Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of the San Diego Humane Society and co-host of Animal House on NPR. Giving back to society and helping animals
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Mimi Pollack, The World We Share
By Estee Chandler LOS ANGELES — Stand With Us (SWU) Research and Education Director, Roberta Seid and CEO, Roz Rothstein’s opinion piece published in San Diego Jewish World under the title, “Israel foes, defenders spar before CSU Trustees” was an interesting read. But in the end, it gives me several reasons to be hopeful. They
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USA
PARAMUS, New Jersey (Press Release) – An unprecedented number of 20 dentists from around the United States who are planning to make Aliyah to Israel gathered Tuesday morning, Feb. 24, to take the Israeli Dentistry Licensing Exam, which was held for them at the Nefesh B’Nefesh (Soul by Soul) offices in Paramus, New Jersey. This
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – A cost estimate commissioned by the American Diabetes Association, the YMCA of the USA, and the American Medical Association showed that the bipartisan Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (H.R. 962), introduced by Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego), would reduce federal spending by $1.3 billion. “This bill is a win-win in that
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Science, Medicine, & Education
NEW YORK (Press Release)– AJC welcomes the historic events in Ukraine, which have captured the world’s imagination and underscored the yearning for freedom and a new direction for the people of this country. AJC Executive Director David Harris, who has visited Ukraine many times and been honored by the Western-oriented government of President Viktor Yushchenko,
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International
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Ovarian cancer accounts for more deaths of American women than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. According to the American Cancer Society, one in 72 American women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and one in 100 will ultimately die of the condition. Now Prof. Dan Peer of
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Science, Medicine, & EducationIran ‘handing out torches to pyromaniacs’ on all fronts, IDF chief says (JNS.org) For Israel, there is “no front where Iran is not involved, handing out torches to pyromaniacs, with munitions and rockets,” Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz told reporters during a tour of the Golan Heights on Sunday. Commenting
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