By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –Trump supporters in Israel seem to have gone silent after his announcement that he’s bringing home the remaining 2,200 American soldiers in Syria which will give Iran a freer hand to attack us here, either directly or by its proxies. All that Trump’s great fan, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, could […]
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Orthodox Jewish groups support Latin Cross on public property in Maryland In a friend-of-the-court brief filed today with the US Supreme Court, national Orthodox Jewish organizations defended the constitutionality of a governmental war memorial in the shape of a large Latin cross by citing and explaining six historic rabbinic rulings issued between the 13th and
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the midst of the Vietnam War, Sen. George Aiken is reported to have said, “Let’s just declare victory and get out.” In October, President Donald Trump did “declare victory” over ISIS. “I want to get out,” the president said. “I want to bring our troops back home. I want to start rebuilding
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA
By Mimi Pollack LA JOLLA, California — As an ESL teacher who has worked for 35 years with people from all over the world, I was very interested in going to see the presentation at the Gotthelf Gallery at the JCC last Monday evening on December 17th. First, there was the presentation by civil rights attorney
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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Mimi Pollack, San Diego CountyBy Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — Holocaust Survivors are our Greatest Generation. Their resilience and immigrant contribution to American life is formidable and compelling. The Bay Area is home to between 210,000, and 350,000 Jews. During 2018, the biweekly J of Northern California published 135 obituaries, 72 men and 63 women, ages 30 to
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International, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, Oliver Pollak, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from Syria is extremely reckless and is bound to backfire in more than one way. To make such a decision, which has major implications that directly and adversely affect our allies in and outside the region, through a simple tweet and against the
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USA
Protection against Iran and Hezbollah needed after U.S. withdraws from Syria — AIPAC The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Thursday issued the following statement concerning President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. “With the decision announced yesterday to immediately withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, it is imperative that Iran and Hezbollah
Editor’s E-Mail Box: December 20, 2018 (5 items) Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History, John McCormick, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)– The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday announced a new policy for migrants seeking asylum in the United States from Mexico. They will be required to remain outside the United States until a U.S. court considers their case. Following is the official announcement: Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M.
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By H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO — This is one of the hardest subjects I’ve ever written about; as I did research, I realized the problem is more widespread and virulent than I thought. Part ll will deal with how the Jewish community is responding to the crisis. It has been 75 years since Holocaust images
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Sol Lizerbram, M.D. RANCHO SANTA FE, California — If I had to choose three words to describe the power behind Jewish National Fund and the donors who move us forward, imagination, innovation, and integrity would stand tall. These three words most accurately illustrate how we achieved our extraordinary milestones this past year. Here are a
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American Jewish Congress cautions against hasty U.S. exit from Syria The American Jewish Congress issued the following statement on Wednesday: “It was announced that President Trump is considering a full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria. The reason given is that the terrorist organization ISIS no longer holds territory in Syria, thus the primary objective
Editor’s E-Mail Box: December 19, 2018 (4 items) Read More »
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Butterfly Project striving to memorialize each of 1.5 million children lost in the Holocaust Cheryl Rattner-Price, co-founder and executive director of the Butterfly Project, said 212,238 butterflies have been painted and exhibited around the world in an effort to represent the 1.5 million children who were murdered in the Holocaust. The non-profit organization hopes to
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Immigrants Tammuz Dubnov and Gad Shaanan from Israel and Michel Cohen of Mexico are among 76 New Americans who are featured in an innovative exhibition that was created by the staff of the San Diego Union-Tribune in cooperation with the New Americans Museum at Liberty Station. Each life-size
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Israelis are getting tired of Binyamin Netanyahu. The continued saga of his possible indictment for bribery and related matters reflect his less than healthy relationship to money. The reported antics of his wife have become lore. And now also the dicta of his son Yair – for example telling
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