SAN DIEGO (Press Release) In celebration of Israel’s 70th anniversary, the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, IAC San Diego, and our community partners are proud to announce the return of Israel Fest, our annual community-wide event to honor Israel. The event will be held on April 29 held at Liberty Station. This is a free […]
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Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Congress members Tom Suozzi (Democrat-New York) and Adam Kinzinger (Republican-Illinois) introduced the Disarm Hezbollah Act (HR 5540) a bipartisan bill that instructs the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to investigate Hezbollah, a group that has sown chaos across the Middle East and continues to terrorize vital American allies. HR 5540
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Middle East, USATheir Promised Land; My Grandparents in Love and War by Ian Buruma; Penguin Random House, 2017 By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — I found this book so fascinating that I read it more or less in one sitting and, having read it on my Kindle, proceeded to order the paperback version from Amazon as I knew I
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish History
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — The State of Israel has always had a special place in Yisrael Helprin’s heart. They were born on the same day, May 14, 1948, and have celebrated every birthday together since. It was incredibly important to Yisrael to make his lifelong dream of becoming an Israel citizen a reality before he,
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Middle East, USABy Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — One thing Michal and I love about Israel is the relative lack of political correctness. Yet, it exists. A perfect example is the timely question asked by a young girl to her mother, Times of Israel blogger Sarah Tuttle-Singer: “Is ‘Hatikvah’ a racist song?” Sarah replied, “Wow, what
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA
By Karma Feinstein-Cohen KOKOMO, Indiana — In the days immediately preceding Passover the leaders of a pro-Israel organization traveled from Israel and Canada to Indiana to meet with over a 100 community members in three towns in what was labeled a “Rolling Educational Conference” with the title “Spreading Zionism Where It Matters” in part to help
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International, Middle East, USATEL AVIV (Press Release) — Anti-Semitic violence around the world dropped 9% from 2016 to 2017, but a “dramatic increase” of all other forms of anti-Semitic manifestations, including harassment and hate speech, has raised increasingly “grave concerns among Jews regarding their security and the continuation of communal life,” according to an annual report from Tel
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
SDEROT, Israel (Press Release) — MDA (Magen David Adom) volunteers took time from saving lives and on the eve of Memorial Day and Independence Day went to distribute over 1,000 packages of snacks to soldiers who are stationed along the Gaza border, and Gush Etzion. The volunteers met the Golani and Tank Corps soldiers, and
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Middle East
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — “Who really understands whether or not they are happy?” How do you know when you’ve found your bashert, the soulmate you were destined to share your life with? Some say you just know. But how do you find that one special person? Do you really have to share
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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Thou Shalt innovate: How Israeli ingenuity Repairs the World by Avi Jorisch; © 2018; Gefen Publishing; ISBN 9789652-299345; 176 pages with 90 additional pages of acknowledgments, notes, bibliography, and index. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Discover a problem; figure out how to fix it; create a company to market your solution; and in
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
WASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release) — The Republican Jewish Coalition issued the following statement on Tuesday from National Chairman, Senator Norm Coleman: We are saddened by the passing of former First Lady Barbara Bush. On behalf of the Republican Jewish Coalition, we send our thoughts and prayers to President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, and
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USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The Israeli-American Council hosted more than 60 Democratic and Republican members of Congress during a special luncheon at the Library of Congress on Tuesday to mark the 70th birthday of the state of Israel. Featured attendees at the event included House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
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Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was either very brave or very foolish to adopt the “Mission Accomplished” slogan that hung behind President George W. Bush as he stood on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the early days of the Iraq war. Although the President never used those words, they were indelibly
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA
SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) — The California State Assembly honored Holocaust survivors, descendants of survivors, and World War II liberators residing throughout the state during its annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony on Monday “As we remember the six million Jews who were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust, it is alarming to learn that
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Jewish History, USA