NEW YORK, June 24 (Press Release) — Marking the fourth anniversary of Gilad Shalit’s kidnapping by Hamas, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has organized a “True Freedom Flotilla” that will sail today from Pier 40 around the tip of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty and past the United Nations to raise awareness […]
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Middle EastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Post Primary Reflections Southwestern Jewish Press, July 9, 1954, page 5 On reflection, the Primaries, while proving that the Democrats are still alive and kicking, held many disappointments for us. For one thing, the defeat of fluoridation was quite a shock. Even though all the newspapers in the
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Adventures in SD History, Middle EastLOS ANGELES (Press Release)– Friday, June 25, marks four long years since Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit was abducted by seven Hamas terrorists who entered Israel from a tunnel under the Israel-Gaza border and ambushed an Israeli tank from behind. They launched a rocket-propelled grenade at the vehicle and killed two Israeli soldiers, Staff Sergeant Pavel Slutzker
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)–Accusing him of departing from his role as a neutral civil servant of the international community, AJCongress today criticized UNRWA Commissioner-General Fillipo Grandi for his failure to acknowledge that Israel has legitimate security reasons to restrict the flow of goods and people in Gaza and the West Bank. In an address to
The Journey to the Land of My Soul by Ahuvah Gray. Duelkus Press, 2010, 251pages. By David Strom SAN DIEGO — Ahuvah Gray is an African American woman who converted to Judaism, Orthodox Judaism. She did not convert to Judaism to marry someone Jewish as some do today. No, she became Jewish in her own
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Middle EastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Double Talk Southwestern Jewish Press, July 9, 1954, Page 3 By Janet and Susan Solof We hope you are having a wonderful vacation, With fun and parties and plenty of relaxation Yiddish Yak – The kids sure had fun at Roberta Wyloge’s terrific sweet sixteen party. Dancing, refreshments
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Middle EastEd. Note: Turkish media jumped on a sentence in a recent column in which we worried about the potential compromise of Western military technology by Turkey as it expands its relations with Iran and Syria (and Brazil, Hamas and Hezbollah). We weren’t the only ones worried. A member of our Board of Advisors with long
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAWASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release) — William Burns, the U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs, made the following statement on Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on U.S. policy towards Iran and the rest of the Middle East: Chairman Kerry, Senator Lugar, Members of the Committee: Thank you very much for the opportunity to appear
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The following statement by the Quartet consisting of the United Nations, United States, European Unon and Russian Federation was issued on Monday in response to Israel’s decision to allow freer flow of non-military goods to Gaza: The Quartet re-affirms that the current situation in Gaza, including the humanitarian and human rights
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Middle EastHAIFA (Press Release)–An international team of scholars from Israel, the United Kingdom, France, and Austria have presented a comprehensive radiocarbon-based chronology of dynastic Egypt, spanning two thousand years. This marks the first time that high precision radiocarbon dating has been used so extensively for this specific purpose in the context of this ancient civilization. In
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–The 17th annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Arts Festival: ‘A Joyous Celebration of Art and Soul’ spread its program across the June calendar offering a variety of art, dance, music and theatre. Here are some impressions of the programs yours truly was able to attend. The first offering, The
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Carol Davis, Eileen Wingard, Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Southwestern Jewish Press, June 25, 1954, Page 4 Letter to the Editor Dear Mr. Kaufman Thos of us who attended the Israeli Day Celebration at Tifereth Israel Synagogue were very much impressed by the speaker, General Eliahu Ben-Hur and the supporting program. I wish to express my deepest
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Adventures in SD History, Middle EastHAIFA (Press Release)–Multiple sclerosis patients who directly confronted the stress of the Second Lebanon War suffered fewer attacks than those who chose to cope with the situation by focusing on feelings. This has been shown in a new study carried out by researchers of the University of Haifa, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Carmel
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–It is appropriate to ponder the significance of one hundred thousand ultra-Orthodox demanding independence from the Israeli judiciary. While the Sephardim suffer discrimination in the ultra-Orthodox communities, only a few of their leaders made that point. It was more common for prominent Sephardi rabbis and politicians to join hands with the Ashkenazim,
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