International

Formula One race thrills Jerusalem residents

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)–Some three thousand years ago, King David himself probably never imagined cars racing at 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour) through the ancient capital of the Jewish people. But on Monday and Tuesday, October 6-7, thousands of Israelis lined the streets to watch Porsche, Audi and Ferrari race cars fly through the capital […]

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions

Israeli, Palestinian youth coaches tour US.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Through the State Department’s sports diplomacy programs, 30 Israeli and Palestinian youth basketball coaches are connecting with each other and their American peers on and off the court October 5-19. This exchange program is part of the U.S. Government’s efforts to assist those who believe people of different nationalities, ethnicities,

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USA

American Baptist Churches condemn anti- Semitism

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania (Press Release) — A Baptist group in the United States issued a resolution reaffirming the “historic American Baptist stand against anti-Semitism.” The resolution, issued by American Baptist Churches USA’s (ABC USA) International Ministries (IM), declares anti-Semitism to be “wholly contrary to Jesus’ teaching” and that it “demeans Jesus and all people of

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Jewish Religion, USA

JNS news briefs: October 7, 2014

Two Israeli soldiers injured by Hezbollah blast along Lebanon border (JNS.org) Two Israeli soldiers were wounded by an explosion near the Lebanon border on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson’s Unit said. The Hezbollah terrorist organization later claimed responsibility for the blast. According to the IDF, the blast was caused by a explosive device planted

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions

UC tells student helpers ‘keep advocacy out of classroom’

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– Twelve Jewish advocacy groups applaud University of California (UC) Provost Aimee Dorr and UC administrators for protecting the well-being of Jewish students. The groups wrote to UC President Janet Napolitano in August after the 83-member joint council of UAW 2865, representing all the graduate student instructors, tutors and readers at the 9 teaching

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Genocide research endowed; first fellowship awarded

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– Margee and Douglas Greenberg have provided a gift to fund an endowed fellowship program at USC Shoah Foundation’s Center for Advanced Genocide Research, the newly announced research and scholarship unit of the Institute housed on the campus of the University of Southern California. The Margee and Douglas Greenberg Research Fellowship is

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Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

How rabies virus hijacks a body’s nervous system

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Rabies causes acute inflammation of the brain, producing psychosis and violent aggression. The virus, which paralyzes the body’s internal organs, is always deadly for those unable to obtain vaccines in time. Some 55,000 people die from rabies every year. For the first time, Tel Aviv University scientists have discovered the exact

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

FIDF announces new executives

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) announced the appointment of two new senior executives to lead the charitable organization as it expands for the future. The FIDF named Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Klifi-Amir as National Executive Director, beginning September 16, and Alan E. Scholnick as Chief Executive Officer, effective August

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Middle East, USA

Dumanis hails enactment of 14 bills

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced Monday, Oct. 6, that 14 legislative bills officially sponsored or supported by her Office to better-protect public safety, hold offenders accountable and strengthen prosecution were signed by Governor Edmund Brown during this past legislative session.  The bills include specific penalties for sex offenders who cut

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USA

Swastikas at Emory University condemned

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Early Sunday morning, following the observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti were discovered on the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity house at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. “This is the latest in a series of incidents on American campuses which should arouse universal condemnation

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

The kehilla, not politicians, shapes Israel’s true values

Editor’s Note:  Rabbi Dow Marmur, our correspondent who divides his time between Toronto and Jerusalem, shared with San Diego Jewish World this alternative analysis about the trends of Israeli society.   It is a long piece, which readers may wish to print out and read in their easy chairs. By Jim Lederman Dear Dow, I am writing

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Jewish History, Middle East

Ancient earthquake evidence at Galilee site

  HIPPOS-SUSSITA, Israel (Press Release) — Silent evidence of a large earthquake in 363 CE  — the skeleton of a woman with a dove-shaped pendant was discovered under the tiles of a collapsed roof by archeologists from the University of Haifa during this excavation season at Hippos-Sussita. They also found a large muscular marble leg

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education