By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — What is the highest priority for Iranian foreign policy–I mean the official and public foreign policy, not spreading revolution and terrorism–today? According to the new foreign minister it’s developing strong relations with Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Ali Akbar Salehi, who by the way holds a degree from the Massachusetts […]
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Middle EastHAIFA (Press Release)–New facts are being revealed about another Jewish population that was persecuted during WWII: Indonesian Jewry – of which very little has been known to date. This community suffered greatly under Japanese occupation, and in a study that set out to provide a first and in-depth examination of the causes for the prejudice
THOMASVILLE, Georgia (Press Release)– Holocaust artist Elmo Gideon, 86, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at his home and studios here after a lengthy illness. He has been described as an “artist who borders on being an elemental force” whose own ambitions guided him in the development of revolutionary paints and sculpting compounds, technique, form and application that
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Travel and FoodHAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–A new study from the University of Haifa shows that within the private sector high levels of emotional intelligence empower positive attitudes towards the workplace and decrease negative behavior; however, the same effect was not found within the public sector. “The results of this study emphasize the existence of significant behavioral differences
TEL AVIV (Press Release)― This year, Christians living in Haifa are having trouble finding a real Christmas tree ― earlier in 2010 a devastating forest fire that killed 43 people also wiped out more than 5 million trees in the nearby Carmel Mountain range, making it harder for them to justify using “real” trees to
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Middle EastTEL AVIV (Press Release)– Tel Aviv University is heading an international study that for the first time will dig deep beneath the Dead Sea, 500 meters (about a third of a mile) down under 300 meters (about a fifth of a mile) of water. Drilling with a special rig, the researchers will look back in
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Science, Medicine, & EducationPARIS (WJC)–The President of the Council of French Jewish Organisations, Richard Prasquier, said he was satisfied with the retrial of the self-proclaimed “Gang of Barbarians” who tortured to death Ilan Halimi five years ago. A court of appeal handed stiffer sentences to the two main accomplices of gang leader Yusuf Fofana, who had their convictions
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Travel and FoodCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Sarfan-Lansky Wed in Candlelight Ceremony Southwestern Jewish Press, July 8, 1955, Page 3 On Sunday, June 19th, at 6 p.m., Shirley Mae Sarfan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sarfan, exchanged marriage vows with Jordan Norman Lansky, son of Mrs. Rose Domnitz and Mr. Sam Lansky. The candelight
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — There is nothing quite as exciting as an opera. It has all the elements you would want to see and hear in theatre. Beautiful music, dance, drama (oft times melodrama) comedy, tragedy, stunning costumes and scenery and of course acting are all combined to make this wonderful medium unique.
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Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastNEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday urged the Greek Orthodox Church to publicly denounce blatantly anti-Semitic comments made by one of its bishops. During an interview with a popular television show in Greece, Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus blamed Jews for orchestrating the Holocaust and accused “world Zionism” of a conspiracy
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The thoroughly repudiated, lame duck Congress, holding but a 13% approval rating in the polls, took up two big pieces of legislation that were better left to the incoming class – not because the results would necessarily have been different, but because they are important pieces of national business.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — A pair of Jewish groups, in statements, have pointed to the possible impact on the Iranian nuclear buildup of the Senate’s ratification on Wednesday, Dec. 22. of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia. Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, headed by Rabbi David Saperstein: “We applaud the Senate’s
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World Beth Jacob Men’s Club To Hold ‘Gold Nugget Nite’ Sun Southwestern Jewish Press, July 8, 1955, Page 1 The annual “Golden Nugget Nite” sponsored by Beth Jacob Men’s Club will be held this Sunday, July 10, from 6 p.m. on at Beth Jacob Center, 4473 30th St. Jack Brisker,
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CountyBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There has been some unpleasantness close to the border with Gaza. Rocket and mortar attacks have increased, as have Israeli retaliations. Or maybe Israeli retaliations have brought an increase in rocket and mortar attacks. Israeli officials claim the former; Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza claim the latter, perhaps in an
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