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Good-looking politicians can count on more media coverage than ugly ones

HAIFA (Press Release)–The better a politician’s looks, the higher the frequency of television news coverage, shows a new study carried out at the University of Haifa’s Department of Communication, published in the International Journal of Press/Politics. “Earlier studies have shown that people generally tend to prefer the company of people who are physically attractive and […]

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Travel and Food

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, August 20, 1954, Part 4

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Local Men Picked for J.W. V. Staff Southwestern Jewish Press, August 20, 1954, page 7 In addition to Jerry Krakoff as Jr. Vice Commander of the Dept. of California Jewish War Veterans, Commander Hy Weitzman picked the following Post 18 men for his staff, Dr. Milton Millman, deputy

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Adventures in SD History

Choose Hope

Editor’s Note: We previously noted in a column that we hungered for positive contributions about people whose lives are inspirations to us.   We thank Sarah Cooper, and The Forum, the quarterly publication of Mothers and More,  in which this article was copyrighted in the May issue, for sharing this first place essay.  Sarah is the daughter of

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Travel and Food

Re-opening of Cosmopolitan Hotel in Old Town to recall various religious denominations of 19th century San Diego

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The grand opening of the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Restaurant in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park will be commemorated with a free public festival on Saturday, July 10, featuring an open-air night-time circus. The day-long event will begin at 1 p.m. with live entertainment including strolling actors, musicians on stage, and

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History

IBM awards new computer center at University of Haifa a $40,000 grant

HAIFA (Press Release)–Just a few months after being established, the University of Haifa’s Ami and Teddy Sagy Center for the Study of the Internet has been awarded IBM’s Open Collaborative Research grant. Head of the Center, Prof. Sheizaf Rafaeli, and Dr. Daphne Raban, a member of the research faculty at the Center, have been awarded

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Middle East

Novelist Grossman believes negotiations can solve some problems with Hamas

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–David Grossman is one of Israel’s most celebrated intellectuals, with an impressive list of prizes for thoughtful and provocative fiction. He also authored descriptions of Israeli Arabs and Palestinians that capture conditions that derive from their own cultures and from living under the shadow created by Israel. Long an opponent of force

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Middle East

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, August 20, 1954, part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Personals Southwestern Jewish Press, August 20, 1954, page 3 Guest Time – Summer time becomes smug-time for San Diegans.  For no matter what part of the country our guests come, we need never apologize for that “unusual weather.” Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cohen, had as their guest her

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What does an agreement between U.S. and Israel really mean?

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)–As Prime Minister Netanyahu arrives for his 5th set of meetings with President Obama, the headline in one newspaper is, “Obama mum on Bush’s borders for Israel,” noting, “The White House has declined to publicly affirm commitments made by President Bush to Israel in 2004 on the final borders

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA