International

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 21, 2018 (3 items)

Alleged Iranian spies were photographing Chabad and Hillel in Chicago U.S. Representative Peter Roskam (IL-06) released the following statement on Tuesday regarding the arrest of Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar and Majid Ghorbani: “Only days ago, two men were arrested in the United States on charges of acting on behalf of the Iranian regime to conduct surveillance and

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

NYU action awaited on boycott against Jewish students

By Martin Barillas NEW YORK — Human rights advocates are awaiting a response from New York University President Andrew Hamilton after writing letters urging him to take firm action regarding what the advocates regard as a discriminatory joint statement issued in April by 53 NYU campus student groups. On Monday, the Louis D. Brandeis Center

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 20, 2018 (2 items)

American Jewish Committee eulogizes former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan The American Jewish Committee, the global Jewish advocacy organization, mourns the passing of Kofi Annan, the Ghanaian diplomat and Nobel laureate who served with distinction as Secretary General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. “Kofi Annan, an individual of exceptional dignity, grace, and

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

What a Jewish teacher learns in United Arab Emirates

My Pashtun Rabbi: A Jew’s Search for Truth, Meaning, and Hope in the Muslim World by David Eden, BookBaby, (c) 2018, ISBN 9780692-086155. NEW YORK (Press Release) — A Jewish American working in the United Arab Emirates fears hostility but finds humanity in this debut memoir. Fleeing divorce and midlife crisis, journalist Eden left Ohio in

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 17, 2018 (3 items)

Sanctions against Burmese military welcomed American Jewish World Service welcomed the U.S. Government’s announcement Friday that it is imposing sanctions and visa restrictions on  Burmese military leaders and divisions responsible for horrific violence against the Rohingya people in Burma,” said Robert Bank, President and CEO of AJWS. “Sanctioning the Burmese military for the atrocities against the Rohingya people

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International, Jewish History, USA

Israeli ‘When the Smoke Clears’ examines PTS

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Making the rounds of Jewish film festivals is the Israeli documentary When the Smoke Clears, which recreates the battles in which several IDF soldiers were wounded and then follows each of these soldiers on the road to recovery. Almost everyone by now has heard of post-traumatic stress (PTS)

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 16, 2018 (3 items)

Hadassah Academic College graduates a diverse group of students Earlier this summer, almost 600 students graduated from the Jerusalem-based Hadassah Academic College (HAC), the institution in the heart of the city that boasts a diverse student population and high rate of job placements of students upon graduation.  Over 2,000 spectators – including graduates, family, and friends – attended the ceremony

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Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Palestinian Refugees: Right vs. Reality

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK –In my last article, I argued that the ultimate solution to the Palestinian refugees’ right of return rests on resettlement and/or compensation. Indeed, given the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its psychological, political, and demographic dimensions, there is simply no other viable solution. Many Palestinians living in and outside

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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East