Middle East

Editor’s E-Mail Box: November 14, 2018 (4 items)

American Jewish Committee seeks nationwide effort to combat hate crimes The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is calling for a concerted government effort to combat hate crimes. The call to action comes after the FBI issued its latest annual report, which showed a 17 percent increase in hate crimes during 2017, compared to the year before. […]

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International, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Should we Jews call ourselves ‘Hebrews’?

By Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York — The word Jewish is associated with a person whose religion is Judaism. But what about individuals who are atheists but trace their ethnicity to the original Hebrew tribes? Traditionally, the following groups of people are united under the term Jewish: -descendants of the original ethnic Hebrew tribes whose religion is Judaism; -descendants

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Arkady Mamaysky, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: November 13, 2018 (4 items)

State Department designates son of Hizballah’s Nasrallah as a terrorist The U.S. Department of State has designated Jawad Nasrallah and Al-Mujahidin Brigades (AMB) as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons who have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Fires at home, rockets in Israel stir Jewish Federation

(Please hover with your cursor to find links) By Michael Jeser and Brian Tauber SAN DIEGO — The past week has been a difficult one up and down our State. Communities in Northern and Southern California are literally burning and need our help. Three major fires have devastated entire communities, leaving people displaced and homeless. Our

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Middle East, San Diego County, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: November 11, 2018 (6 items)

Non-Israelis may sue in Israeli court those who harm them because they are Jews  Judge Moshe Drori has ruled in Jerusalem Court that non-Israelis who are harmed because they are Jewish have the standing to sue their attackers in Israeli courts.  The ruling came in a case brought by the Shurat HaDin Law Center on

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Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Middle East, San Diego County, USA

Synagogue members hold Veterans Day ceremony

    By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In honor of the centennial of the Armistice that ended World War I, members and friends of the Tifereth Israel Synagogue Men’s Club on Veteran’s Day Sunday hoisted a fresh American flag up the flagpole, pledged allegiance, sang “God Bless America” (composed by Jewish immigrant Irving

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Should a democratic Jordan become the real Palestine?

By Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — The vaunted two-state solution is defunct, because the Palestinian Arabs want to annihilate Israel, not “live alongside of Israel in peace.” The one-state solution has its own insurmountable problems. So, what is the best alternative other than continuing the status quo? Jordan as the State of Palestine. When

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Middle East, Steve Kramer

Editor’s E-Mail Box: November 9, 2018 (6 items)

World Jewish Congress marks 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht The World Jewish Congress on Friday commemorated the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass), the 1938 Nazi-led pogroms in which more than 1,000 synagogues were burned, windows smashed, shops looted, and individual Jews rounded up to be sent to concentration camps. Four hundred people

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

Editor’s E-Mail Box: November 7, 2018 (3 items)

Ethiopian Bible contestant’s family immigrates to Israel The family of Sintayehu Shaparou, the Ethiopian who competed in Israel’s April 2018 Chidon HaTanach (Bible quiz) contest, arrived in Israel on Tuesday, Nov. 6 – the first and only family allowed to immigrate to Israel in 2018. “I am so happy to have come to Israel,” said

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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions

Jewish groups react to election results

SAN DIEGO (SDJW)–Jewish organizations have been reacting to Tuesday’s election results in which Democrats won the House of Representatives and Republicans retained the U.S. Senate.  Here in alphabetical order are their reactions: American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) — “AIPAC applauds the election yesterday of a solidly pro-Israel Congress. At a time of intense partisan

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Middle East, USA