WASHINGTON, D.C. —The last time Annabel Attridge treated herself to anything was a few weeks ago. It was a McDonald’s hamburger. Attridge, 20, is a photographer and part-time cashier who doesn’t make enough money to get health insurance or move out of her parents’ house in Colorado. She’s very liberal, but she won’t vote for […]
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SAN DIEGO — Five members of the Jewish community won endorsements on Wednesday, April 27, from the San Diego County Democratic Party in California’s June 7 primary election. At the federal level, these included Bernie Sanders, who shared an endorsement for President with Hillary Clinton, and Congresswoman Susan Davis, running for reelection in the 53rd
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US Air Force Gen. David Goldfein has been nominated to succeed Gen. Mark Welsh as USAF chief of staff, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. Welsh retires July 1. If confirmed by the Senate, 56-year-old Goldfein will be the second Jewish man to hold the position. Norton Schwartz served in the post between 2008-2012. He has
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Jewish History, USANEW YORK (WJC) — The president of New York University said Monday that the school would not accede to its graduate student unions’ vote to sever its ties with Israel and its academic institutions. Six hundred of the 2,000 graduate students belonging to the union voted Friday on a resolution calling on the university to
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USALiberation celebration explores slavery both ancient and modern Evans and Donna Spagner of Watchung share a Haggada during the interfaith seder at the Fountain Baptist Church. Photos by Robert Wiener The Rev. Vernon Williams explains the history of African-American slavery. Rabbi Hannah Orden holds up Miriam’s Cup in tribute to women of the Bible who
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Questions for Letty Cottin Pogrebin Letty Cottin Pogrebin says she is interested in “probing the many ways there are to be Jewish in America.” Photo by Mike Lovett Writer Letty Cottin Pogrebin said she grew up in a “very left-wing family” in Jamaica, Queens, and “it was not blacks that bothered anybody; it was non-Jews.”
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, USA“The Witness” finally closed his eyes last night OCEANSIDE, California — Rev. Samuel “Billy” Kyles died on Tuesday evening, April 26, in Memphis at the age of 81. For the last 48 years of his life, he had been both burdened and motivated by his personal witnessing of a most barbaric act. Kyles directly beheld the
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Obituaries & memorials, USAIs Bernie Sanders angling to become vice president? Up until now, he has adamantly denied that he is interested in being Hillary Clinton’s running mate, and earlier in the day, he floated his own possibilities for the second slot, should he become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. The message seemed clear: he is not interested
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See previous story: The candidates on Israel: https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2016/04/26/maryland-senate-race-two-democrats-vary-israel/ BALTIMORE—Chris Van Hollen, a former state lawmaker who has risen rapidly through the ranks of the Democratic leadership in Washington, won the party’s nomination for Maryland’s open Senate seat Tuesday, emerging from a spirited primary to become the front-runner to succeed retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski. The
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York, will be the featured speaker at a free Love of Israel brunch sponsored by the Jewish National Fund on Sunday, May 1. The event, to be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Del Mar Marriott, 11966 El Camino Real,
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A group of self-described “progressive” Jewish students at Harvard Law School has rallied behind Husam El-Qoulaq, a Students for Justice in Palestine activist who smeared former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni as “smelly”, during a panel discussion earlier this month. During the event, which included guest speakers Dennis Ross and MK Livni (Zionist Camp), El-Qoulaq
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WASHINGTON, DC — On Tuesday, April 26, Maryland Democratic voters will choose between two hopefuls running to replace retiring US Senator Barbara Mikulski, the longest-serving female senator in American history. While Reps. Chris Van Hollen and Donna Edwards each hold similar, if not the same, positions on most issues, they differ dramatically on one particular
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Middle East, USAAn overwhelming majority of US senators signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to reach an agreement with Israel over a new defense aid package as soon as possible. “In light of Israel’s dramatically rising defense challenges, we stand ready to support a substantially enhanced new long-term agreement to help provide Israel the resources it
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Middle East, USABy Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) criticized Senator Bernie Sanders for comparing socio-economic conditions in Baltimore to Palestinian communities in the West Bank. “What do the serious issues Baltimore’s leadership and population are confronting have to do with daily Palestinian life in the West Bank?” stated AJC CEO David Harris. “Inserting
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