-52nd in a Series – Exit 19, Second Street, El Cajon ~ Jack in the Box By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California – There are numerous Jack in the Box restaurants, and nothing other than convenience made me pick the one at 495 N. Second Street over any of the others to tell the story […]
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Israel’s former consul for media affairs in New York City, Shahar Azani, is now the director for the northeastern United States for StandWithUs, meaning his responsibility is to bring a proactive, pro-Israel message to the colleges and high schools of New York, New Jersey, and the New England
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USADemocratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton told The Jewish Week in an interview on Tuesday that “it is unfair to put the onus on Israel” for the lack of progress on the Middle East peace front. In a signal to Jewish voters she would be more openly supportive of Israel and tougher on Iran than President
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By Ezra Friedlander BROOKLYN, New York — A regular Tuesday turned into an exciting day for the children and staff of Shema Kolainu (Hear Our Voices) School & Center for Children with Autism, as Dr. Joshua Weinstein, CEO & Founder, welcomed and led Governor and Presidential candidate, John Kasich on a tour of the school! During Governor Kasich’s visit, he
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USASenate Judiciary Chairman Charles Grassley told Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland to his face Tuesday that the Senate won’t consider his nomination. Over breakfast, the Iowa Republican “explained why the Senate won’t be moving forward during this hyper-partisan election year,” his office said. The statement added that Mr. Grassley “thanked Judge Garland for his service,”
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USABy Adam Clark Displayed with permission from NJ.com TRENTON, New Jersey — The state Board of Education this week approved a list of religous holidays in the upcoming school year on which schools must allow excused absences. The list, updated annually, includes more than 100 holidays for the 2016-17. Students celebrating those holidays must present a
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USADemocratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton emphasized her pro-Israel credentials during an interview Saturday with the New York Daily News, looking to capitalize on recent missteps by rival Bernie Sanders, whose faux pas on the 2014 Gaza war has alienated some Jewish backers. Clinton sat down with the paper”s editorial board for an extended interview which was
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Middle East, USABy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Stockbrokers and insurance salespeople are upset. Why? Because the Department of Labor just approved new rules for them. The good news is that it’s good for investors. The bad news is that the new rules won’t be enforced for over a year (and the brokerage houses and insurance companies might
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Sheryl Rowling, USADemocratic front-runner Hillary Clinton on Sunday took a differing stance on Israel to fellow presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, saying that the Jewish state was entitled to protect itself against Gaza’s terror group ruler, Hamas. “Hamas provokes Israel. They often pretend to have people in civilian garb acting as though they are civilians who are Hamas
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NEW YORK (Press Release) — At a special concert fundraiser for Israel’s largest volunteer EMS service held at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on Sunday, United Hatzalah was honored by Jay Leno, who performed a long comedy set and offered on the spot to donate a $36,000 fully equipped ambucycle for the
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USANEW YORK – In 1920, President William Howard Taft said, “Anti-Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in America.” Nearly a century later this noxious weed not only remains, it’s on the upswing worldwide, from the Middle East to Europe to US college campuses. This compelled Abraham Foxman,
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Police in Orlando, Florida are conducting a massive search with helicopters and search dogs to try and locate two Jewish high school girls from Miami, who disappeared on Saturday afternoon. Rivka Moshe and Bracha Katz, both 16-year-old students at the Lubavitch Educational Center’s Beis Chana High School in Miami, were taking part in a school
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USATed Cruz is making a play for Jewish Republicans, hoping to pick up support from donors and bundlers disaffected by Donald Trump”s statements on Israel and support from white supremacists like David Duke. On Saturday the Texas Senator spoke at the annual meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas. Cruz warned listeners that
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A letter in which world-celebrated Jewish physicist Albert Einstein criticized insufficient action by the US to halt the actions of Nazi Germany will go under the hammer on April 18. In the September 3, 1942, letter, Einstein shared his concerns over US policy with his colleague Princeton University President Dr. Frank Kingdon, and used particularly
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