By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Michal and I have been traveling through Israel while enjoying this spring’s excellent weather. My last article described touring through parts of the Tuscan-esque Lower Galilee near Lake Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee). On the way home from Zippori that day, we made just one stop, in Zichron […]
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By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — Pat Robertson, the founder of CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network), has died at the age of 93. Why write about a Christian media giant in a Jewish magazine? Robertson is noteworthy to us for both his controversial role in American politics and also for his relationship with Israel. Long
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Eric George Tauber, Israel, Opinion, USA
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Israeli conductor, composer, and teacher Yoav Talmi’s 80th birthday was celebrated not only in his native Israel on April 28 at Tel Aviv University’s Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, where he heads the conducting department; but he was also feted the following month in Quebec City, Canada, where
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Eileen Wingard, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) —Places are filling up fast for one of the largest-ever international gatherings for Israel supporters. The Global Conference for Israel will unite thousands of philanthropists, high school and college students, and the Israelis who manage and benefit from Jewish National Fund-USA’s philanthropic investments, for a weekend of unparalleled conversations, enrichment, and
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NEW YORK (Press Release) — The deep and multifaceted relationship between Israel and Muslim-majority Azerbaijan is far more than transactional in nature, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States Khazar Ibrahim emphasized in his remarks as one of the keynote speakers during the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference on June 5 in New York City. “It’s not
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Attending a concert recently in Jerusalem, I suddenly found myself surrounded by ghosts. In the row in front of me sat an elderly woman whose face I recognized but whose name I had forgotten. When I had last seen her, about twenty years ago, she and I were
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Lifestyles, Opinion
By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — A couple of weeks ago, I drove my daughter to her apartment on Yoni Netanyahu Street in Givat Shmuel. Gazing at the street sign hearkened me back to July 4, 1976, when we heard the miraculous news of the daring Operation Entebbe in which over 100 hostages were rescued. Sadly,
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Gedaliah Borvick, Israel, Jewish History, Travel and Food
HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — University of Haifa rose significantly in this year’s Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, an index that measures academic institutions’ fulfillment of the social and environmental sustainability goals established by the United Nations. The University is ranked in the 100-200 cluster in the 2023 report, jumping from the 201-300 group in
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International, Israel, Science, Medicine, & EducationMy love of music even brought me the love of my life. After first meeting at a student party we quickly found out that we both loved classical music, especially chamber music, and our first ‘dates’ consisted of listening to one another’s records of our favorite compositions. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]
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By Mara Fahl BE’ER SHEVA, Israel — His family, Jewish identity, and Israel were three things past President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County Michael Jeser (z”l) held dearest. Instilled in him from a young age, these core values defined his work and philanthropy and continue to guide his family’s mission
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By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — “Silence is complicity.” By his own standards, President Biden undermined his expansive project to confront antisemitism in America that he introduced last Wednesday, and 15 days before that he ignored an opportunity to directly take on an act that threatens the Jewish community. U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat,
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA
By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — For the 219 community members and professionals who traveled to Israel in May on Jewish Federation of San Diego “CommUNITY” trip, the timing of their visit to San Diego’s longtime partner region of Sha’ar HaNegev was unforgettable. Rocket attacks in the area began just hours after the visitors
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Israel, Jacob Kamaras, Middle East, San Diego County
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Michal and I had a wonderful tour in the beautiful Lower Galilee recently with friends. We had booked a two night stay at a Lake Kinneret (aka Sea of Galilee) Gomeh resort hotel, part of the large Isrotel chain. We will definitely return there, due to the beautiful
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Published by DPA Israel has opened a new 70-kilometre hiking trail through the Ramot Menashe reserve, a UNESCO-recognised biosphere near Nazareth, taking hikers through oak forests, villages and archaeological sites. A new day trip option for any visitors of the nearby northern city of Nazareth, the hike starts and ends at the Megiddo Junction bus
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