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New radiocarbon-based chronology of ancient Egypt refines scholars' previous estimates

HAIFA (Press Release)–An international team of scholars from Israel, the United Kingdom, France, and Austria have presented a comprehensive radiocarbon-based chronology of dynastic Egypt, spanning two thousand years. This marks the first time that high precision radiocarbon dating has been used so extensively for this specific purpose in the context of this ancient civilization. In […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

‘The Show Across the Street’ and then some

  By Carol Davis   SAN DIEGO–The 17th annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Arts Festival: ‘A Joyous Celebration of Art and Soul’ spread its program across the June calendar offering a variety of art, dance, music and theatre. Here are some impressions of the programs yours truly was able to attend. The first offering, The

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Carol Davis, Eileen Wingard, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 25, 1954, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Southwestern Jewish Press, June 25, 1954, Page 4 Letter to the Editor Dear Mr. Kaufman Thos of us who attended the Israeli Day Celebration at Tifereth Israel Synagogue were very much impressed by the speaker, General Eliahu Ben-Hur and the supporting program. I wish to express my deepest

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Adventures in SD History, Middle East

Action, rather than coping techniques, helped MS patients during Second Lebanon War

HAIFA (Press Release)–Multiple sclerosis patients who directly confronted the stress of the Second Lebanon War suffered fewer attacks than those who chose to cope with the situation by focusing on feelings. This has been shown in a new study carried out by researchers of the University of Haifa, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Carmel

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Can Haredim be governed by Israel's secular authorities?

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–It is appropriate to ponder the significance of one hundred thousand ultra-Orthodox demanding independence from the Israeli judiciary. While the Sephardim suffer discrimination in the ultra-Orthodox communities, only a few of their leaders made that point. It was more common for prominent Sephardi rabbis and politicians to join hands with the Ashkenazim,

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 25, 1954, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Betrothal Announced Southwestern Jewish Press, June 25, 1954, page 2 Mr. and Mrs. Browne Cleveland Hamilton of Glendale have announced the engagement of their niece, Ellen Marie Clark, to Stuart Naliboff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Naliboff.  The bride-elect is a speech therapist for the San Bernardino

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Travel and Food

County Library checks out over ten million items in fiscal year

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–On June 10 San Diego County Library reached a national library milestone of checking out over ten million items in one fiscal year.  This statistic includes check outs and renewals of book, movies, music, and other library materials.  This increase is a jump from the 2008-2009 fiscal year circulation statistics of eight

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Travel and Food

Israel's Security: What the Media has Underreported

By U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman WASHINGTON, D.C. –There are six hugely important developments that have happened in the last month that will provide extraordinary help to protect Israel’s security. Unfortunately, these events have been underreported in the media: 1.     On June 9, 2010,  the U.N. Security Council passed a set of new sanctions against Iran

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Middle East, USA

$60 million contribution to Palestinian refugees brings U.S. 2010 total to $225 million

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today that the United States will be making an additional contribution of $60.3 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to support UNRWA’s core budget and special projects in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria,

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Travel and Food

SDJA's Sara Frank wins a first at state science fair

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– San Diego Jewish Academy student Sara Frank and 960 other students from across California, gathered to compete at the California State Science Fair on May 17. Frank received an invitation to the competition after receiving four professional society awards, first place in the Medicine category and the Sweepstakes Award at the Greater

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Science, Medicine, & Education

A hug from Dvir

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–“Zos Chukas HaTorah…”  “This is the decree of the Torah…” Num. (19:2) Chukas HaTorah refers to the decrees of the Torah that are beyond our understanding. Indeed, the Torah is infinite. How can we expect to fully comprehend it in all its depth and breadth. We cannot even fathom how

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