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Jewish overreactions to accidental or intended slurs detract from more important issues

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA–New York City lost a talented, generous citizen when Ronan Tynan moved to Boston where he can patronize their businesses and pay their taxes instead. Adding the ultimate insult to injury, the Irish tenor donned a Red Sox jersey when he sang at a St. Patrick’s Day breakfast in his new

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From the mountain to the valley: 200 km of heart-pumping effort

  By Ulla Hadar TIMRAT, Israel–Several weeks ago I attended a lecture performed by a man that had gone through several difficulties in his life but nevertheless had decided to participate in an Ironman competition, which involves a 180 kilometer bike ride, 42 kilometer run and 3.8 kilometer swim. He was sharing his experiences with

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Illegal immigration is a global problem

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–You want to look at a conundrum? (a problem without a solution) Immigration reform is a good example. A NYT article describes efforts at producing some kind of amnesty along with “tougher enforcement.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/us/politics/01immig.html?hp Can any country control its borders, and also preserve its morality? Tougher enforcement will mean random deportations while

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Middle East, USA

Jewish organizations call for walkout on Ahmadinejad's U.N. nuclear speech

NEW YORK (Press Release) — World Jewish Congress on Friday called for the United Nations delegates to demonstrate their outrage against the presence of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at next week’s UN Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, and urged its member communities to communicate this to their governments. More than ironic, the participation of the Iranian dictator who

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Clinton tells AJC that Arab nations must contribute more to peace process

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Following are remarks of Secretary of State Hillary Clilnton to the American Jewish Committee in Washington D.C. on Thursday, April 29: SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you all. Well, it is wonderful to be back here at the American Jewish Committee and I thank David for that introduction. What he was really trying to

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UCSD Student Senate refuses to divest from Israel

By Roz Rothstein LA JOLLA, California–Pro-Palestinian forces at UCSD failed early Thursday morning to persuade the student Senate at UCSD to divest their funds from companies doing business with Israel. At 1:30am (the debate began at 6:00pm Wednesday event), the student Senate passed an amendment that watered down the resolution so much that it no

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Tensions among Ultra Orthodox and secular Jews in Israel color internal and external politics

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Among the problems in the Jewish State are some of the Jews. The Supreme Court is hearing a petition concerned with the violation of a previous court order that an ultra-Orthodox girls school in Emanuel must integrate Ashkenazi and Sephardi pupils. Ashkenazi parents are keeping their girls away from school rather

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San Diego Rep to present 17th annual Lipinsky Family S.D. Jewish Arts Festival

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – San Diego REPertory Theatre will present the 17th Annual Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival: A Joyous Celebration of Art and Soul, directed by the REP’s Associate Artistic Director Todd Salovey. This year’s festival will be held May 30 – June 21 and celebrates the richness of Jewish culture through

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UCSD Student Senate should defeat anti-Israel resolution

By Alex Liff SAN DIEGO — Following is a letter sent to the President of the University of California, the Chancellor of UCSD, and the President of the Associated Students of UCSD regarding this afternoon’s expected vote by the Associated Students Senate  on a resolution seeking divestment from companies doing business with Israel.   I am writing

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Israel divestment campaign moves to UCSD campus

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — UCSD has become a campus battlegrounds in the movement by pro-Palestinians to have Associated Student oganizations  divest their funds from companies doing business with Israel. A resolution that will go before the student Senate on Wednesday, April 28, specifically targets United Technologies, which it says makes Apache helicopters,

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Obama using Israel as a scapegoat for his own failed policies

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–There was no particular courage required to excoriate the government of Israel when its housing minister announced the construction of so many new home units in the Jerusalem area exactly when Vice President Joe Biden was arriving in the country to discuss peace talks.  Many in the Israeli establishment and

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Middle East, USA

Varied exhibits, speakers and activities marked Israeli Independence celebration in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—Israeli song, Israeli dance, Israeli politics, Israeli geography, Israeli foods,  Israeli merchandise, Israeli trips… they all  were components on Sunday, April 25, of the Israel Independence Festival held on the grounds of San Diego Jewish Academy. Shoshi Bogoch, Israeli shelicha who helped organize the festival, estimated that perhaps 2,000  San Diegans toured the multi-level

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India donates collection of Gandhi books to University of Haifa

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Indian Ambassador to Israel Navtej Sarna presented President of the University of Haifa, Prof. Aaron Ben-Ze’ev, with a unique and significant gift: the entire writings of Mahatma Gandhi. The University of Haifa’s library will be the only library in all of Israel to hold the entire collection of these manuscripts written by

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