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Book Review: ‘Mensch-Marks’

Mensch-Marks: Life Lessons of a Human Rabbi by Joshua Hammerman; © 2018 Helth Communications, Inc.; ISBN 9780757-321771; 250 pages plus appendix,  $14.95 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Rabbi Joshua Hammerman is the spiritual leader of Temple Beth El in Stamford, Connecticut, as well as a journalist whose column appeared regularly in the Jewish […]

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Herbert Hoover funded, inspired Stanford institutions

Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori STANFORD, California – The signature landmark on the Stanford University campus is the Hoover Tower, named for one of the students in its very first class, Herbert Hoover, who in 1929 would become the 31st President of the United States. Whereas today, admission to Stanford

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori, Travel and Food, USA

Israel becomes a partisan football at AIPAC

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — The madness that penetrates Congress and the White House was smoothly transferred to the cavernous Walter E. Washington Convention Center that sheltered AIPAC’s yearly gathering in Washington D.C. Vice President Mike Pence led the Republican crusade last week to exploit Jewish concerns, a spectacle which was shockingly shameless. He

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Middle East, USA

Israel’s Tourism Triumph

Part I of IV: The Air Bridge (c) Edwin Black WASHINGTON, D.C. — The virulently anti-Israel movement known as Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions—BDS—is roiling through campuses, overflowing into city councils, encroaching into corporate boardrooms, and now chomping at the essence of Israel’s special niche in the world: its travel and tourism industry. Everywhere, the boycotters

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OpEd: Court ruling affects Jewish preschools

By Ryan C. McKim LOS ANGELES — In a remarkable opinion, a California appellate court held that the “ministerial exception” – a constitutionally based defense to employment claims brought against religious organizations – does not apply to religious school teachers.  The “ministerial exception” is intended to ensure the autonomy of religions to select and control those

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Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

AJC announces drive for Jewish- Muslim friendship

WASHINGTON, D.C . (Press Release)– An American Jewish Committee (AJC) delegation has visited the nation’s capital for a series of meetings to deepen engagement with American Muslim communities, institutions and leaders. The two-day visit included substantive encounters and candid dialogue with leadership from Masjid Muhammad, the Nation’s Mosque; the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center; the Islamic Society

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International, Middle East, USA

Iran, Turkey, Russia dismember Syria

By Shoshana Bryen  WASHINGTON, D.C. — It is amazing how little Bashar Assad and the Syrian government have to do with the disposition of Syrian assets and territory as the murderous rampage of the last eight years draws to a close. Syria’s “allies” — Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah — are taking what they want, cutting in Turkey as desired and

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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

Are Democrats going way of British Labour?

By Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel –I’ve just finished watching the Netflix hit, Fauda, on my iPhone. This gritty Israeli series has Hebrew and Arab dialogue with English subtitles. Fauda is a realistic portrayal of the intelligence services’ activities in Israeli and Arab towns to prevent terror attacks or to apprehend or “liquidate” terrorists. Fauda’s pace

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Omar, Pipko could change Jews’ party of choice

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Jew and Muslim, Elizabeth Pipko and Ilhan Omar behave as if they are coordinating their campaign to drive pro-Israel Democrats out of their party and into the willing hands of the Republican Party. Without thinking about the future, Pipko and Omar might transform America’s political landscape – to the

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