SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Beth Israel’s Men’s Club has scheduled Ruth Hohberg as guest speaker at the July 18 Dinner Forum beginning at 6:30 p.m. Her presentation will cover Getting Here, an Odyssey through WWII recounting some of the memories of her experiences as a child during the war. This program is open to all. Membership at Beth
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Supreme Court’s 5-4 ‘Travel Ban’ decision saw Jewish justices in the minority In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s Executive Order Number One which the administration describes as a ban of travel from countries which have insufficient vetting procedures against terrorists, and which opponents describe as a “Muslim ban,” as most
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Paul McCartney appeared on a Carpool Karaoke segment of the Late Late Show with James Corden, with the two driving around Liverpool while singing Beatles tunes. They also visited sites from Paul’s childhood, and put on a surprise concert in a local pub. McCartney has many Jewish connections, from working
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Israeli Reserve Duty to Earn Academic Credits The Knesset on Monday passed in its third and final reading a law that will provide two academic credits to students who serve a minimum of 14 annual days of reserve duty. The measure was a initiated by Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home), MK Meirav Ben-Ari (Kulanu),
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s not easy writing about the American President. Intellectual honesty requires the admission that there are some plusses among many minuses, or at least some aspects of his behavior that might merit praise, depending on one’s perspective. His recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his criticism of Palestinians compares
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAJERUSALEM (Press Release) — The Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) presented its 2018 Annual Assessment of the Situation and Dynamics of the Jewish People on Sunday to the weekly Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. JPPI Co-Chairs Amb. Dennis Ross and Amb. Stuart Eizenstat and the Institute’s President Avinoam Bar-Yosef presented the findings
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American Jewish Committee expresses regret over Presbyterian Church’s pro-BDS stance The American Jewish Committee (AJC) regrets that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), at its biennial General Assembly (GA), reaffirmed its support for BDS by adopting a measure opposing anti-BDS legislation. “The Church remains obsessively critical of Israel in its national utterances,” said Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have a process established to ensure that family members know the location of their children and have regular communication after separation to ensure that those adults who are subject to removal are reunited with their children for the
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LOS ANGELES (Press Release) – StandWithUs condemns anti-Israel resolutions and institutional bias at the 223rd Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly (PCUSA GA), which took place in St. Louis, Missouri from June 16-23, 2018. At the same time, we commend Presbyterians for Middle East Peace (PFMEP) and other supporters of reconciliation for pushing back and ensuring that
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Yael Ridberg & Michael Hopkins SAN DIEGO — Despite the Executive Order ending the forced separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border issued by President Trump this week, there is still a humanitarian crisis unfolding for the 2,300 children who have been separated from their parents, with no plan for reunification. Federal officials cannot
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International, Jewish Religion, USASAN DIEGO — Following are some of the stories of Jewish interest that hit our editor’s computer mail box at editor@sdjewishworld.com on Friday, June 22. We are interested in local, national, and international news of Jewish interest, and welcome comments from members of the Jewish community about these news items. Pompeo meets with King Abdullah II of
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global Jewish advocacy organization, mourns Charles Krauthammer, who died on Thursday. The distinguished Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, political commentator, and steadfast supporter of Israel was honored by AJC with its Mass Media Award in 2003. “Charles Krauthammer’s trenchant analyses of critical international issues, including his
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Obituaries & memorials, USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — The exhibition of paintings by Francisco de Zurburan, a seventeenth-century Spanish painter, has been a major attraction at the Israel Museum for the last few weeks. I had never heard of him, so I made use of a free morning to go and take a look. What met my eyes
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsTRENTON, New Jersey (Press Release) — The New Jersey Legislature on Thursday voted unanimously on a measure which affirms the historical connection of the Jewish people to Jerusalem and condemns efforts by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to deny Jews’ historical, religious, and cultural ties to Jerusalem. Avi Posnick, StandWithUs Northeast Managing
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