International

Sonduck warns against divisions in Jewish community

By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California – Michael Sonduck, soon to retire as chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, on Sunday, June 10, urged a roomful of well-wishers representing boards, staffs, and financial supporters of some 120 local Jewish organizations in the county, to look beyond their individual organizations

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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: June 10, 2018 (2 Items)

SAN DIEGO  — Following are some of the stories of Jewish interest that hit our editor’s computer mail box at editor@sdjewishworld.com on Sunday, June 10. 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. Updated AJC Plan to Combat Anti-Semitism in

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International, Middle East

Wide splits in opinion between Israelis, American Jews

JERUSALEM (Press Release) – The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has released its groundbreaking surveys of the attitudes of American and Israeli Jews, concluded ahead of the opening of the AJC Global Forum in Jerusalem. Many of the identical questions are used in both surveys, allowing a basis for comparison. The surveys reveal sharp differences of

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Middle East, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: June 9, 2018 (2 Items)

SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Following are some of the stories of Jewish interest that hit our editor’s computer mail box at editor@sdjewishworld.com on Saturday, June 9.  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. Sweden’s Per Ahlmark mourned by

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International, Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, USA

BDS successes show anti- Semitism alive in USA

By Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — Many American Jews are unaware of the extent of antisemitism on college campuses, or the destructive force of the BDS movement. Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions is the most well-known tool of the delegitimization campaign. It is composed of a loosely organized group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and individuals who pressure

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Steve Kramer, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: June 8, 2018

SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Following are some of the stories of Jewish interest that hit our editor’s computer mail box at donald.harrison@sdjewishworld.com on Friday, June 8.  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. Robert S. Langer is

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Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Polin wins Jewish leadership award

  SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – San Diego Jewish community leader, Lori Polin, will be awarded the 2018 Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award for her extraordinary involvement and leadership in our local community. The prestigious, internationally recognized Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award is given to Lions of Judah who have demonstrated the highest ideals of leadership and involvement. Winners are chosen

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San Diego County, USA

SWC denounces plans to dress Gaza children in Nazi concentration camp uniforms

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) – The Simon Wiesenthal Center (“Center”), a leading Jewish Human Rights NGO, devoted to the memory of the 6-million Jewish victims murdered in the Nazi Holocaust, denounced Hamas’ intention to dress up Friday’s Gaza border-riot participants as concentration camp victims. “We urge major international media outlets to reject this macabre and hideous ploy to defame the memory of the victims murdered in the Nazi genocide,” said Rabbis Marvin Hier, the Center’s

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Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Lawfare Project cites anti- Semitism of aid group

LONDON (Press Release)–The Lawfare Project and UK Lawyers for Israel on Wednesday filed a complaint to the Charity Commission against Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP). The complaint outlines ways in which some of  MAP’s annual income of £5.4 million may have been spent for political propaganda rather than for its  stated purpose of providing medical

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International, Middle East

Study finds stress lowers sperm quality

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) — Prolonged stress, such as that experienced during military conflict, can have an adverse impact on sperm quality, according to a new study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Soroka University Medical Center in Beer-Sheva, Israel. The study, which was presented last week at the International Summit on

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Israel sends emergency aid workers to Guatemala

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — The eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala this week caused a serious humanitarian crisis, following which, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered humanitarian aid to the President of Guatemala Jimmy Morales. On Thursday morning, the Israeli delegation, including doctors, nurses and a Paramedic took off to Guatemala. “I am proud to be

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International, Middle East

Never too old to make Aliyah

JERUSALEM (Press Release)  – Chicago natives Devorah ‘Doris’ Levitz, 91, and Norman Levitz, 93, made Aliyah Wednesday at the Nefesh B’Nefesh office in Jerusalem. The couple has one son, Ephraim, living in Israel, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. From the time their son made Aliyah 40 years ago, Devorah and Norman have come to

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Middle East, USA