Bill protecting IDF from slander passes first Knesset reading (JNS.org) People and groups who slander the Israel Defense Forces may find themselves facing lawsuits, according to an amendment to Israel’s libel law that passed a preliminary reading in the Knesset on Wednesday. MK Yoni Chetboun (Habayit Hayehudi) initiated the bill in response to the film […]
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International
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM — For the first time in history, thousands of tourists from all over the world are able to view an Israeli archeological exhibit on display at the most visited museum in the world. Private collections owned by Israelis have been on display in the Louvre in the past, but this is
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israelis have no monopoly of feeling threatened. Residents of Greece, Spain, and a few other developed countries–including some from the USA–have trouble paying their bills, or looking forward to work and a vacation. Israel’s economy is in pretty good shape. Not for all Israelis, but for most. Being Jews, many
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSAN DIEGO– Klezmer violinist Yale Strom will join Sy Brenner as KPBS and Union Bank honorees during Jewish history month, the public broadcasting station has announced. San Diego Jewish World previously reported the selection of Brenner, who was an American POW held by Germany during World War II and now counsels veterans on Post-Traumatic Stress
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San Diego County
By Joel A Moskowitz MD DEL MAR, California — The forthcoming San Diego County Fair in Del Mar is expected to have over one and a half million visitors. Fun loving persons will be exposed to a theme of “Game On.” The games enjoyed through the ages, board games and onward to games that are
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San Diego County
By Sandy Golden SAN DIEGO — Dalya’s Dancing, Tarbuton’s Yeladim, Yochanan’s Becko Band, and French chanteuse Chantal made the day shine even brighter this past Sunday at the annual House of Israel (HOI) Lawn Program in Balboa Park. It was a celebration of Israel and even the weather cooperated to the success of
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Middle East, San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Travel and FoodBy Anav Silverman TEL AVIV — Turkish Airlines recently hosted an unusual group of passengers flying from Israel to Istanbul. A special group of wildlife animals from Israel’s Ramat Gan Safari and the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo were flown to Turkey on May 7. Turkish zookeepers located at the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Natural Life Park asked
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Travel and FoodLos Angeles elects its first Jewish mayor (JNS.org) Eric Garcetti will be the first elected Jewish mayor in the history of Los Angeles after winning 54 percent of the vote in a race decided early Wednesday morning. Garcetti, a 42-year-old Democratic city councilman whose mother is of Russian Jewish descent and whose father is Mexican
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International
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK– I don’t usually disagree publicly with lecturers, particularly when they are expressing opinions which are mostly consistent with my own. But there was one time when I felt that I had to speak up and object to one of the speaker’s expressions. It was at a lecture on
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Jewish Religion
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — A tornado flattened much of the town of Moore, Oklahoma with gale winds exceeding over 300 miles an hour. This was not the first time tornadoes visited the area of Oklahoma, better known as “Tornado Alley.” In 1998, 2003, and 2010, smaller tornadoes left their mark on the communities in the
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The Jewish Federation of San Diego County has launched a relief fund to gather aid for the victims of the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City area this week, killing and injuring many people and leaving a wide path of destruction. One hundred percent of funds donated will go
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USA
By Jeremy Ben Ami WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of State John Kerry is back in the Middle East this week for his fourth visit in three months. And J Street’s Leadership is back in the United States after a 9-day, 8-night mission to Israel and the Palestinian territory. We met Israeli and Palestinian political and
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Middle EastHAIFA, Israel (Press Release)– Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO Emeritus of Qualcomm, was honored on May 20 with the Technion Medal, the greatest recognition by the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, awarded only every three to five years. He received the medal during a festive event in Haifa, marking 20 years of Qualcomm activities
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Travel and FoodTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Widely available in pharmacies and health stores, phosphatidylserine is a natural food supplement produced from beef, oysters, and soy. Proven to improve cognition and slow memory loss, it’s a popular treatment for older people experiencing memory impairment. Now a team headed by Prof. Gil Ast and Dr. Ron Bochner of
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