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Israelis fear lessons of Holocaust will be forgotten

April 9, 2015

JERUSALEM (WJC)– Over 80 percent of Israelis think the Holocaust will one day fade from memory, although it still resonates and influences daily life in the Jewish state, a poll conducted by The Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors found. The poll, for which five hundred Jewish- Israeli adults were canvassed, was conducted ahead of Israel’s […]

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Jewish news briefs: April 9, 2015

April 9, 2015

IDF praises soldier’s ‘composure’ during Samaria stabbing attack (JNS.org) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Staff Sgt. Tomer Lan, who was stabbed in the back by a Palestinian terrorist on Wednesday in Samaria, “prevented a larger terrorist attack” when he “acted with composure and as required by a combat soldier,” the IDF said. Lan was able to

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Middle East, USA

Netanyahu, Obama in head- to- head competition

April 8, 2015

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It seems like a head to head competition, verbal and political combat, with one of the participants vastly outweighing the other in the resources that usually determine such outcomes. Nobody in the world has been more powerful than the President of the United States since the end of World War

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

State weighs subsidies for achieving college students

April 8, 2015

SACRAMENTO (Press Release) – Comprehensive legislation, SB 15, by Senator Marty Block and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León to improve access, affordability and undergraduate degree completion in four years was approved Wednesday, April 8, in the Senate Education Committee on a unanimous vote. SB 15 addresses needs across all three higher education systems and

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Guilty verdict for Boston Marathon bomber

April 8, 2015

BOSTON (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed the announcement of the Wednesday, April 8, guilty verdict in the Boston Marathon bombing case. A federal jury found Dzhokar Tsarnaev guilty on all counts. “The jury’s guilty verdict against Dzhokar Tsarnaev sends a resounding message that those who engage in such acts of terrorism will be

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International, USA

Positively Israel ~ April 8, 2015

April 8, 2015

By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — The current news is full of smart Israeli solutions that benefit the world. It also contains many examples of smart countries, companies and individuals that have recognized this important role of the Jewish State. Israeli biotech SynVaccine is developing smart, safe synthetic vaccines from the tissue of the recipient’s

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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Maryland synagogue defaced with swastikas

April 8, 2015

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Press Release)– Congregation Shaare Torah in this suburb of Washington D.C. was spray-painted with swastikas and other racist graffiti. The vandalism at the Conservative shul i took place early Tuesday, April 7. “Gaithersburg is not a community that will tolerate such a hate crime,” Mayor Jud Ashman said in a statement. “We are

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Jewish Religion, USA

Jewish news briefs: April 8, 2015

April 8, 2015

Israeli-developed cancer drug found to effectively treat autoimmune baldness (JNS.org) Researchers from Israel’s Hadassah Medical Center who gave a patient a cancer drug that is being studied as a possible treatment for rheumatoid arthritis discovered that the drug is also effective in treating alopecia areata, the autoimmune disease that causes baldness. In most cases of

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International, Middle East, USA

San Diego Jewish World authors: Garry Fabian

April 7, 2015

Editor’s Note: San Diego Jewish World is fortunate to have among its contributors the authors of many books. To acquaint you with them, and their literary output, we will from time to time offer articles by the authors telling of their works. This article is by Garry Fabian, a Holocaust survivor who became active in B’nai

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International, Jewish History

Couples who exercise keep each other healthier

April 7, 2015

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— With obesity on the rise in households across America, the demand for weight-loss treatments, personal trainers, and lifestyle coaches is amping up. But when it comes to physical fitness, the best incentive to get in shape might be the very person sitting across from you at the dinner table. New research

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Iran gains choke hold on Mideast oil routes

April 7, 2015

By Lloyd Levy LONDON, England — The Ghost of Neville Chamberlain? The situation in Yemen has not really attracted the attention it deserves in the mainstream media. However it is incredibly serious, for it’s potential strategic implications. Yemen controls the southern entrance to the entire Red Sea, and hence the traffic through the Suez Canal. It

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International, Lloyd Levy, Middle East, USA

Hopes for Israel unity government persist

April 7, 2015

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The fact that both Prime Minister Netanyahu and Leader of the Opposition Herzog say that they won’t sit in the same government doesn’t mean that it won’t happen. While Netanyahu’s team is negotiating with Likud’s “natural partners” – in addition to the two Orthodox parties, Bennett’s Habayit Hayehudi

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Middle East

As went North Korea, could go Iran

April 7, 2015

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What South Korea, Japan, and Israel have in common is some considerable degree of dependence on the United States, reinforced by pledges of unfaltering loyalty. South Vietnam might also be added to the list, but with a difference. The US paid a high price for its defense, but was not

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Jewish news briefs: April 7, 2015

April 7, 2015

Sen. Schumer defies Obama and backs Iran nuclear review bill (JNS.org) Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has broken with President Barack Obama and says he will back a bill that will allow Congress to review the Iran nuclear framework deal announced last week. “This is a very serious issue that deserves careful consideration, and I

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International, Middle East, USA

Israelis fear lessons of Holocaust will be forgotten

Jewish news briefs: April 9, 2015

Netanyahu, Obama in head- to- head competition

State weighs subsidies for achieving college students

Guilty verdict for Boston Marathon bomber

Positively Israel ~ April 8, 2015

Maryland synagogue defaced with swastikas

Jewish news briefs: April 8, 2015

San Diego Jewish World authors: Garry Fabian

Couples who exercise keep each other healthier

Iran gains choke hold on Mideast oil routes

Hopes for Israel unity government persist

As went North Korea, could go Iran

Jewish news briefs: April 7, 2015

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