By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Imagine for a moment that, reluctantly, President Trump has listened to the advice of daughter Ivanka and agreed to meet with an anger management specialist. He enters the office of the specialist, Dr. Mensch, who invites him to take a seat, and starts right in: “People say you’re
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
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, USABy Abigail Klein Leichman JERUSALEM — Israeli humanitarian NGO IsraAID announced Tuesday that it is sending an emergency response team to the southern Indian state of Kerala, which has been hit by the worst flooding in living memory. More than 350 people have been killed since the monsoon began at the end of May, and
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International, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — In the eyes of many of those in power in Israel, including the prime minister, liberal Jews are extreme leftists and potential enemies of the people. Mercifully, most of them reside in the Diaspora, which is a good reason to shun them. In any case, they’re soon likely to
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — “Candidate X is soft on crime!” We’ve all read that during an election cycle. But what they don’t say is who paid for this glossy paper junk mail? Why would experienced incumbent Republican lawmakers suddenly be the targets of vicious attack ads in normally quiet, local primaries? This
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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
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, USABy Juliet Moses AUCKLAND, New Zealand — On a recent Sunday morning, I enjoyed a sleep-in. The one day of the week there’s no school, work, sports, or synagogue to rush off to. Once I had emerged from my soporific state, I switched my phone on and found an unexpected message from a friend. Imagine
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International, Jewish HistoryAmerican 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
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, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — A three state solution? It appears that the split between Gaza and the West Bank is serious. There’s a line of culture between us and them that keeps us from knowing what’s occurring. We do know that the Fatah of Mahmoud Abbas is out of touch with the Hamas that
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSanctions 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, USABy 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 & BroadcastBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Israel is affected by the way Western politicians fail to fully comprehend the machinations of the Middle East. They and their diplomats are overly obsessed with doing business with dictators for the good of their national economies. It is far more important that their conglomerates and corporations are neatly
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Barry Shaw, Middle East
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