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At Hoover Dam, there’s a statistic everywhere

July 20, 2014

-Eighth in a series– By Donald H. Harrison BOULDER CITY, Nevada – Whereas the watchword of this publication is “There’s a Jewish Story Everywhere,” at the Hoover Dam, apparently, the motto is slightly different: “There’s a Statistic Everywhere.” Or so one might believe watching an introductory video and taking a math-laden tour of the […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA

From 45 years later, what a time high school was

July 19, 2014

By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California –Even the fabled Cincinnati high school, Woodward, is no more—bulldozed into rubble more than a generation after a host of us, now aging and sentimental, lived through the best and worst of the 1960s within its rumbling, sometimes treacherous walls. My lifelong friend Steve, who is seen

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USA

Hamas encourages civilian fatalities

July 19, 2014

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — A ground operation has begun, spurred by the penetration into Israel of 13 Hamas fighters from a tunnel dug under the border, which followed several days of media discussion about the danger to Israel of numerous tunnels that have defied years of efforts to locate them before they are used.

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Winners and losers in the Gaza conflict

July 18, 2014

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — By now, many of us are probably wondering: Who are the winners and losers in the Gaza conflict? The answers we shall consider, might surprise you. Some of you might think that Israel has emerged as the biggest winner. At first blush, this might seem true.

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East

Pope Francis: Terrorism is lunacy

July 18, 2014

BUENOS AIRES (WJC) – In an unprecedented video message to the World Jewish Congress’ Latin American branch on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack against the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis has expressed his solidarity with the Jewish community of Argentina and made an impassioned call for justice.

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International

JNS news briefs: July 18, 2014

July 18, 2014

IDF soldier killed as Israel begins ground invasion into Gaza (JNS.org) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Nahal Brigade Staff Sgt. Eitan Barak, 20, was killed as Israel on Thursday began a ground operation in Gaza with the goal of eliminating the threat of terror tunnels. “We cannot solve the issue of the tunnels from the air

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Middle East

The shimmering mirage of Primm, Nevada

July 18, 2014

–Seventh in a series– By Donald H. Harrison PRIMM, Nevada – As grandson Shor and I drove through the California desert, we saw shimmering in front of us what seemed a scene out of Oz, or maybe Xanadu: some tall structures including a giant roller coaster. Was this one of those fabled desert mirages often

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Jewish History, Travel and Food, USA

To save face, Hamas puts innocents in harm’s way

July 17, 2014

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” —Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –Anyone following the news might wonder: Why is Israel entering into Gaza—again?! Didn’t they just they

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East

FIDF launches campaign to aid Israel’s soldiers

July 17, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release)– With Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops entering Gaza, and Operation Protective Edge in full force, Friends of the IDF (FIDF) has launched an emergency national campaign, entitled “FIDF Frontline Operation,” to secure the wellbeing of Israel’s soldiers. The IDF has issued a list of thousands of essential items for active duty

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Middle East, USA

Israel vows to close terror tunnels

July 17, 2014

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)–Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon instructed the IDF to begin the ground action to strike at the terrorist tunnels from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory on Thursday evening, July 17. The new phase of the operation entails a large IDF force of infantry, tanks, artillery, combat

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Middle East

Rabbi Berk tells of mission to war-time Israel

July 17, 2014

By Rabbi Michael Berk SAN DIEGO — I started writing this as I sat in the Newark airport in the very early hours of Tuesday morning, July 15, having just returned from Israel on a whirlwind week long AIPAC rabbinic mission. I can’t believe how things have changed in the short time I’ve been home.

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Middle East, Travel and Food

Jews, Muslims break fasts together in Israel

July 17, 2014

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) — As 122 Gaza rockets struck Israel on Tuesday, July 15, hundreds of observant Muslims and observant Jews across Israel united to break their mutual fast day together. The events brought the people of the two different faiths together, as the Jewish fast of the 17th of Tammuz, commemorating the

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

430 French Jews make aliyah as war continues

July 17, 2014

By Anav Silverman TEL AVIV (TNA) –Two special flights arrived at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, filled with 430 French Jewish immigrants leaving Paris and its suburbs on Wednesday, July 16. The flights, organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, had mostly families, including 195 children and 18

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International, Middle East

Correction: P.A. did not outright refuse blood

July 17, 2014

(JNS.org) Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency services organization on July 15 offered to collect blood that would be sent to Gaza via the Palestinian Authority (PA). In response, the PA told the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which often acts as a conduit during times of crisis, “that it has all the blood

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Middle East

At Hoover Dam, there’s a statistic everywhere

From 45 years later, what a time high school was

Hamas encourages civilian fatalities

Winners and losers in the Gaza conflict

Pope Francis: Terrorism is lunacy

JNS news briefs: July 18, 2014

The shimmering mirage of Primm, Nevada

To save face, Hamas puts innocents in harm’s way

FIDF launches campaign to aid Israel’s soldiers

Israel vows to close terror tunnels

Rabbi Berk tells of mission to war-time Israel

Jews, Muslims break fasts together in Israel

430 French Jews make aliyah as war continues

Correction: P.A. did not outright refuse blood

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