USA

Cruz, Zeldin seek IRS probe into ‘One Voice’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Congressman Lee Zeldin, this week sent a letter to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen asking for information regarding the tax-exempt status of The PeaceWorks Network Foundation, most commonly known by the name “OneVoice,” after several media reports indicating OneVoice, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, has been using […]

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Middle East, USA

Student tells of school lockdown experience

(Editor’s Note: At Monte Vista High School in suburban Spring Valley, a gun was found along with narcotics in the locker of a 14-year-old student, who was arrested on Friday, March 6, according to Sheriff’s Deputies. Meanwhile in San Diego, four schools were placed on lockdown after an anonymous email threatened violence.  In the following story,

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jewish news briefs: March 6, 2015

7 injured in Palestinian vehicular terror attack in Jerusalem (JNS.org) Six Israeli policewomen and a female cyclist were moderately wounded Friday when a Palestinian terrorist driver ran them over near a light rail station in northern Jerusalem. The station, located on Shimon Hatzadik Street, is adjacent to a Border Police facility. The vehicular attack took

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Middle East, USA

UC Berkeley students condemn anti- Semitism

BERKELEY, California (Press Release)–Ori Herschmann, a member of the Associated Students of University of California Senate, recently proposed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism. It was adopted on a 20-0 vote by his colleagues. In a news release, Herschman told what led up to his proposing the measure. “As a brother of AEPi, I saw the horrible

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Civil rights martyr’s brother seeks new coalitions

By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California —  On June 21, 1964, David Goodman was a teenager living in his family’s Manhattan apartment.  He noticed his mother pacing nervously: another of her sons, Andy, just 20 years old, was missing somewhere in Mississippi.   David was anxious and frightened as well. It was the “Freedom Summer”—during which

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Jewish History, USA

ADL denounces Farrakhan speech

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Minister Louis Farrakhan devoted a large portion of his annual address to followers in Chicago to the anti-Semitic myth that Jews were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which has extensively reported on the anti-Semitic activities of Farrakhan and his group, said that Farrakhan’s latest speech reaffirms his

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USA

TAU film school receives $10m from Steve Tisch

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Tel Aviv University (TAU) has announced a $10 million donation from philanthropist and Academy Award-winning film producer Steve Tisch that will transform the university’s world-renowned Department of Film and Television. The donation comes amidst a boom in the Israeli film and television industry driven by creative visionaries, including a disproportionate number

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA