WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) on Thursday, January 16, applauded Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and John Conyers (D-MI) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for introducing a bipartisan, bicameral update to the Voting Rights Act. The JCPA urged Congress to consider this critical legislation quickly and ensure that every
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USASAN DIEGO — We thank Vivian Blackstone of San Diego for forwarding this Tu B’Shevat video from Technion!
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Travel and FoodTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Many products, like cigarettes and medications, are stamped with warning labels alerting consumers to their risks. Common sense suggests these warnings will encourage safer choices. But now Dr. Yael Steinhart of Tel Aviv University’s Recanati Business School, along with Prof. Ziv Carmon of INSEAD in Singapore and Prof. Yaacov Trope
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Science, Medicine, & Education
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu returned to Israel a short while ago after meeting Thursday, Jan. 16, in Amman with King Abdullah II of Jordan. The meeting was not previously announced. PM Netanyahu and King Abdullah discussed recent developments in the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. According to the Prime
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Middle EastCity of Hope Offers ‘Beach Brunch’ August 25th Southwestern Jewish Press, August 9, 1957, Page 5 The City of Hope invites its members and friends to a Beach Brunch to be held on Sunday, August 25, at Belmont Park (Mission Beach Amusement Center). The Brunch will be served from 11 to two under a covered
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CountyNEW YORK (Press Release) –In response to a surge in digital downloads of e-book editions of Adolf Hitler’s biographical manifesto, Mein Kampf, and in anticipation of the expiration of the book’s Bavarian copyright in 2015, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has made available on its website a digital version of an introduction to the English translation
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Travel and Food
By Rafael Medoff/JNS.org For American Jews, the birthday of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an occasion to recall the impressive Jewish contributions to the movement for African-American civil rights—from the Jewish Freedom Riders such as Schwerner and Goodman, to the rabbis who marched with Dr. King, to the Jewish attorneys who
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USA
By Philip Carmel BRUSSELS (WJC) — In depressing late-1970’s Britain, one of life’s little pleasures was watching the young West Bromwich Albion soccer team with Laurie Cunningham running down the flanks, Cyrille Regis popping in the goals and Remi Moses kicking lumps out of opposing mid-fielders. West Brom were different than other clubs. Maybe they
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International
By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), has been forced to defend herself after a report of her split with other leading pro-Israel Democrats who support legislation for increased sanctions on Iran. The Washington Free Beacon, citing undisclosed sources, recently reported
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USAIron Dome intercepts five Gaza rockets fired at Ashkelon (JNS.org) The Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted five Gaza rockets fired at Ashkelon on Thursday. In response, the Israel Air Force made “direct hits” on four terror targets in northern Gaza, the Jerusalem Post reported. Earlier in the week, Hamas fired rockets at Israel on
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International
JERUSALEM (TNA)- Following a resolution unanimously adopted at the 169th session of the CERN Council, Israel was admitted on Wednesday, Jan. 15 as a full member of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, at a special ceremony in Geneva, at the end of which the Israeli flag was added to the line of flags representing
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–The indiscreet and disparaging comments about John Kerry’s endeavor to bring peace to Palestinians and Israelis, and about Kerry as a person, by Moshe Ya’alon, Israel’s minister of defense, did a lot of damage to US-Israel relations. It was tellingly reflected in the angry reactions from the White House and from
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Middle EastPress Notes Southwestern Jewish Press, August 9, 1957, Page 3 By Julia Kaufman The diversity of entertainment in San Diego during the summer months is enough to satisfy everyone. For sheer spectacle there is “The California Story,” the colorful pageant being played in Balboa Stadium. Classical music lovers may attend the large outdoor symphony
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County
By Mimi Pollack VISTA, California—Liz Palika has the right characteristics for a good dog trainer. She is firm and pragmatic, with a heart of gold. Together with the affable Kate Abbott, and Petra Burke, Palika co-owns Kindred Spirits which she started. Kindred Spirits, in this northern San Diego County city, offers a variety of dog
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