By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM–The 29th of Cheshvan is not a particularly noteworthy day for most Jews in the world. But for Jews from Ethiopia, this date, corresponding this year to November 16, has long been observed as one of their main holidays, known as Sigd–a day celebrating their connection to Jerusalem and commitment […]
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Middle East, USABy Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD–Thirty years after playwright Edward Albee dealt with the demons he encountered in academia during his student days at Trinity College in Hartford by writing the terrifying Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? he dealt with the other demons of his youth in his play Three Tall Women.” He won his third Pulitzer
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Cynthia Citron, USASINGAPORE (WJC)—After talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev here, US President Barack Obama has said “time is running out” for Iran to sign on to a deal to ship its enriched uranium out of the country for further processing. “Unfortunately, so far at least, Iran appears to have been unable to say yes to
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USAJERUSALEM (WJC)–Senior Palestinian officials have announced that they would seek a UN Security Council resolution recognizing an independent Palestinian state. Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, told Israeli radio that Palestinians were “fed up with your time-wasting”. He did not give a time frame for the resolution, but said that the state would be along
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Middle EastPARIS (WJC)–Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has rejected Israel’s offer to hold direct talks “anytime, anywhere.” In response to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal for the two leaders to meet face to face, Assad said that he would only negotiate with Israel through mediators such as Turkey. The Syrian leader accused the Israeli government of refusing
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Middle East, USAMUMBAI, India (WJC)–A US citizen of Pakistani origin allegedly posed as a Jew in order to enter the Chabad House in the Indian city of Mumbai in preparation for the 2008 terrorist attack. David Coleman Headley, 49, was arrested on 3 October in Chicago as he tried fly out to Pakistan. Indian and American authorities
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The Complete Infidel’s Guide to the Koran by Robert Spencer, Regnery Publishing, Washington, DC ISBN 978-1-59698-104-1, 2009, $19.95, p. 232 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D WESTMINSTER, California–President George W. Bush, in December 2006, issued greetings to the Muslim world on the occasion of the Islamic feast of Eid al-Adha, which commemorates both the Hajj and Abraham’s
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_______________________________________________________________ By Gail Feinstein Forman LA JOLLA, California –When Peter Yarrow walked onto the stage Thursday night, November 12, at the San Diego Jewish Book Fair, the electricity in the air was palpable. He owns the audience even before he starts to sing. And it is not all about the music—but Dayenu, that would be
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San Diego Calendar, USATEL AVIV (Press Release) – CHAI (Concern for Helping Animals in Israel)’s based in Alexandria, Virginia, and Hakol Chai’s campaign to ban cart horses in Tel Aviv, and eventually around the country, achieved its first goal with the banning of horse-drawn carts from Tel Aviv streets. For over a decade, CHAI and its sister charity
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By Bruce S. Ticker WALTHAM, Massachusetts–It was a rare opportunity. Not only did I visit Brandeis University for the first time, but I observed two of the world’s most respected Jewish figures review the severe accusations against Israel contained in the United Nations document known as the Goldstone report. The speakers were South African Judge
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By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — How do we know that the attack at Fort Hood was an act of Islamist terrorism? Simple, Major Nidal Hasan told us so. You’ve seen reports of a long list of things he did and said along these lines. But what’s most amazing of all is this: Hasan is
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM, Nov. 14– This is one of those times to wonder if ridicule or serious analysis is in order. The occasion is a combination of two moves by the Palestinian leadership. It is not even clear which of the two warrants ridicule or analysis, or if they are both just part of
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSAN DIEGO (SDJW)–Howard Wayne, the former Democratic state assemblyman running in the 6th City Council District, has been rolling up the endorsements. In his bid to succeed Council member Donna Frye, he has received the blessings of the San Diego Democratic County Central Committee, the San Diego Labor Council, the San Diego Democratic Club,
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San Diego Calendar, USABy Jennie Starr SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–With an abundance of energy, and instant engagement with her audience, Israeli children’s author Mirik Snir captivated the children and adults of the Tarbuton and Kef Li San Diego on Monday, November 11 in classes in the Carmel Valley neighborhood and afterwards in a Shaat Sipur (Storytime) that was
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