International

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 10, 2018 (5 items)

$2 Million donation to National WWII Museum to further Holocaust education San Francisco-based Taube Philanthropies has pledged $2 million to The National WWII Museum in New Orleans for the development of the Taube Family Holocaust Education Program, which will ensure public remembrance of the atrocities that led to the genocide of more than six million […]

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 9, 2018 (4 items)

Lawfare Project fights pro-Israel battles in Spain, Germany The Lawfare Project is now celebrating a string of major victories in Spain. A court in Barcelona last week voided a BDS measure passed by the city’s council of arts, a court in Andalusia last month suspended a large city’s boycott of companies that engage in free

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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego Calendar, USA

The Mideast Piece(!) Process

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — “We can’t wait for a Palestinian messiah to come and make peace with us, because that won’t happen. And we can’t wait for the messiah who will give us a clear Jewish majority from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. We’re doing it ourselves. That’s Zionism.” These are the

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Middle East

Belshazzar’s Feast by Rembrandt on display in Scotland

  By Sam Ben-Meir EDINBURGH, Scotland – The Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh is currently exhibiting a substantial selection of Rembrandt’s paintings, drawings, and prints – focusing on those works that reveal the story of “Britain’s Discovery of the Master.” Exploring the significance of Rembrandt to British collectors, artists, and writers provides us with the

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International, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, Travel and Food

Film on Antonio Lopez interesting yet sad

By Pamela Pollack-Fremd SPOKANE, Washington — Creative people have magnetism, a force, an affect all their own.  Antonio Lopez, a fashion illustrator and trend setter, was that kind of person. Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex, Fashion & Disco, a documentary directed and written by James Crump and produced by James Crump and Ronnie Sasson, introduces us to

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San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 8, 2018 (5 items)

Foster care system marred by discrimination based on faith, LGBTQ status The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies reports that although foster care agencies in the United States are mandated to act in the best interest of the child, some undermine that objective by permitting discrimination against children and potential foster parents based on who

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Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 5, 2018 (2 items)

European Commission President visits Vienna synagogue The Austrian Jewish community and the World Jewish Congress on Thursday hosted President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker for his first official visit to the Stadttempel (Seitenstettengasse Temple), the main synagogue in Vienna. Both the WJC and the Austrian Jewish Community expressed faith in the European Commission’s commitment

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International, Middle East, USA

Swedish yacht, on pro- Israel mission, nears Herzliya

By Barry Shaw HERZLIYA, Israel — The Swedish mega-yacht, Elida, is approaching Israeli territorial waters after a marathon sail from Gothenburg to Herzliya Marina where it is due to arrive on October 11 at 4 pm. It will be an impressive sight as the 131-foot length and its 148-foot mast height super-yacht enters the marina after

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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East, Travel and Food

Touring Israel during the Succot holiday

Story and photos by Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — Succot is probably Israel’s favorite Jewish holiday. Many Israelis take advantage of the reduced workweek and school vacation to go abroad. But even more use the time to travel throughout the country, attending the many festivals and entertainment activities. During the “middle days” of the

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Middle East, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food