International

Campaign rhetoric blamed for surge of anti-Semitism

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — “The tone of the Trump campaign, the appointment of Steve Bannon (as White House chief strategist), and the discussion of immigrants has provided a license for people to express their hatred in a way that is inappropriate,” Congressman Scott Peters (D-San Diego) charged Wednesday in a telephone interview […]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA

Veterans Affairs Officer to discuss benefits

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Beth Israel’s Men’s Club will host Robert Lewis, a National Veterans Affairs Officer, at its March 15 Dinner Forum. His presentation will cover benefits available to veterans, their dependents and survivors. Lewis is the President of San Diego Chapter 12, Montford Point Marine Association and also is a member of the Jewish

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San Diego Calendar, USA

The ‘Body and Soul’ of American jazz

“There’s no bum like a ‘pretty good artist’ and I think you’re ‘pretty good.’” –Johnny Green’s father By Eric George Tauber LA JOLLA, California –The 2017 San Diego Jewish Film Festival has come and gone. With eighty different screenings at five venues –with filmmakers traveling from as far as Hungary and Israel- and selling more

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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Miami-Dade mayor says of sanctuary change: ‘I did a lot less than you thought I did’

MIAMI — Before a national television audience, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez minimized reversing county policy for extending the detentions of county inmates sought for deportation by federal authorities. During a brief appearance on a Fox News town hall in Ponte Vedra on immigration under President Donald Trump, Gimenez defended his controversial directive to undo a

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International, USA

Richmond, Calif., leaders unanimously vote in favor of Donald Trump’s impeachment

The City Council in Richmond, California, unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday calling for Congress to consider impeaching President Trump. Though largely symbolic, passage of the resolution means the Bay Area city will formally recommend that federal lawmakers in the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee investigate Mr. Trump with respect to whether the president’s international business

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International, USA

Cyprus President calls Israel a ‘natural partner’

NICOSIA, Cyprus (Press Release) — The President of Cyrus, Nicos Anastasiades, on Wednesday delivered a forceful address to an almost 100-member delegation of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations visiting the country as part of the Conference’s 43rd Annual Leadership Mission to Israel. Describing the relationship between Cyprus and Israel, the President declared,

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International, Middle East, USA

‘What kind of Palestinian state do you want exactly?’

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu slammed the demand by two former Australian Prime Ministers that their nation recognize the Palestinian Authority as a sovereign state. Former Labor premiers Kevin Rudd and Bob Hawke issued statements ahead of Netanyahu”s state visit to Australia, calling for the recognition of Palestinian statehood. Speaking at a press conference in Sydney

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International, Middle East

Former Hong Kong leader sentenced to 20 months imprisonment for misconduct

Hong Kong’s former leader has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on charges of misconduct. The charges Prosecutors accused Donald Tsang Yam-kuen of having undeclared conflicts of interest when he rented a luxury flat in mainland China from the shareholder in Wave Media, whose radio broadcasting licence applications he approved. It was also alleged

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International

ADL receives bomb threat at NYC headquarters

  NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday received an anonymous bomb threat called into its national headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. After a careful investigation and cooperation with law enforcement, it has been determined that the threat was not credible. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: “Today, our national headquarters in

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USA

Former Latvian president Vīķe-Freiberga to aid AJC’s office opening in Central Europe

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The American Jewish Committee (AJC) announced on Wednesday that Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, former president of Latvia (1999-2007), will keynote its gala to launch the AJC Central Europe office on Monday, March 27, at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. The gala evening is the centerpiece of a

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International, USA