By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — For the last few months, Israel’s long-suffering population has been subjected to a double barrage of government legislation on the one hand and demonstrations protesting said legislation on the other. Anyone living in Israel who is not completely cut off from the news media is unable to avoid […]
OJAI, California (Press Release) — The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Chairman of the Executive Major General (Res.) Doron Almog last Wednesday visited Ojai-based Camp Ramah in California to meet with campers as well as with the organization’s Summer Camp Shlichim (Israeli emissaries), who are working to forge connections to Israel at the camp this season.
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California, Israel
If you go by the Civic Theater around 9:30 pm on the next four nights, you may notice people coming out with big smiles on their faces, a beat in their step and a song on their lips. Such is the end of the emotional journey audience members were taken on at the Broadway San Diego performance of TINA. The rockumentary tells of the life and rise to fame of the legendary Tina Turner, who sadly passed just last May. [Sandi Masori]
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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
By Eric George Tauber “Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” — Barbie Okay. No. The iconic doll never said this. This quote actually comes from a Hindu tale in Baghavad Gita wherein Vishnu tells the warrior prince Arjuna not to worry about who lives and who dies in battle. Such choices are
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Eric George Tauber, Opinion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
When the position of ADL Regional Director opened with the departure of Tammy Gillies, Perlov said she felt motivated to apply for the job, to which she was appointed last October. “With antisemitism being at historic high levels, I felt like I could not stand on the side and not put my experience forward,” she said. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County
Jewish Federation of San Diego’s President and CEO Heidi Gantwerk, as well as Federation’s Board Chair David Bark, on Monday issued the following statement regarding the latest developments on the issue of judicial reform in Israel: Friends, Like everyone who cares deeply about the land and the people of Israel, we are watching the latest
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Israel, San Diego County
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — “There is nothing progressive about racism,” said. U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas. It was a shit-hits-the-fan moment last week when the U.S. House of Representatives reacted to Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s (D-Wash.) “racist state” dig against Israel. It was an empty resolution, officially having nothing to do with Jayapal. For
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA
In a comedy routine, Tommy Smothers used to complain to his brother Dickie, “Mom always liked you best” and parental favoritism, even if it’s just imagined, can play a hurtful role. [Joel H. Cohen]
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Joel H. Cohen, Lifestyles, USA
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Michal and I recently returned from a mini-vacation in Jerusalem, which featured the annual Jerusalem Film Festival. While much of Europe and the U.S. is sweltering, Israel is “enjoying” its usual hot summer weather, with no rain expected until the end of September or early October. So,
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Israel, Steve Kramer, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food
Published by Reuters By Ari Rabinovitch and Henriette Chacar JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s parliament on Monday ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after last-gasp compromise efforts collapsed and failed to ease a constitutional crisis convulsing the country for months. The amendment limiting the Supreme Court’s powers to void
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Israel
Evans works in a laboratory bequeathed to him by his colleague and mentor, the late discoverer of the polio vaccine, Jonas Salk. In one research project, Evans and his team studied the impact of exercise on a body’s genetic makeup. They found that exercise will activate a cascade of genes that prompt the body to produce a chemical form of energy known at ATP (adenosine triphosphate). [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Scientist Who Inherited Jonas Salk’s Office Unlocks Secrets of Hormones Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Contributors and creators of Maggid Comics, a new monthly magazine collection of Jewish-themed comics, pondered during a Comic-Con panel Friday such questions as what Jewish stories are, and which, among them, are their favorites. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Judaism, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, Travel and Food, USA
Descendants of two well-known Jewish graphic artists shared stories about their forebears during back-to-back panels Thursday, July 20, at the Comic-Con convention. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, USA
Published by Reuters (This July 18 story has been corrected to say Tlaib is the first Palestinian American woman in Congress in paragraph 14) By Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and Israeli President Isaac Herzog stressed their countries’ close ties on Tuesday at a White House meeting despite U.S.
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USA