Pitzer College faculty vote against Israel abroad programs draws criticism The faculty of Pitzer College, which is part of the Claremont Colleges consortium in California, on November 8 passed a motion to suspend the school’s study abroad exchange with the University of Haifa “until (a) the Israeli state ends its restrictions on entry to Israel […]
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — There’s evidence to suggest that much of the Muslim world is abandoning the Palestinians in favor of Israel. What in recent years had been covert has now become overt: Israel’s seemingly warm relationship with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf States. Prime Minister Netanyahu is about to return to the
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International, Middle East, USASDSU Jewish Studies Program sponsors Chanukah concert Dec. 4 San Diego State University’s Jewish Studies Program will present a Chanukah concert, “Shimmering Lights,” featuring Yale Strom’s Broken Consort at 7 p.m., Dec. 4, in the Smith Recital Hall. Strom, who serves as artist in residence for the Jewish Studies Program, says the concert will include
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The Jewish American Paradox: Embracing Choice in a Changing World by Robert H. Mnookin; © 2018; Public Affairs, Hachette Book Group; ISBN 9781610-397513; 228 pages plus 80 pages of notes, acknowledgments and index; $28 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Author Robert Mnookin, a Harvard Law professor, argues that Jewish peoplehood should have permeable boundaries.
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – By now, many people have noticed that on sale at the U.S. Post Office is this year’s Hanukkah stamp, which features a papercut version of the 9-branched menorah (one arm being the shamash) set within an ancient oil jug, such as the one that might have contained the
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USAAmerican immigrants to Israel celebrate Thanksgiving Hundreds of Olim gathered in different parts of Israel Thursday night for traditional Thanksgiving dinners, hosted by Nefesh B’Nefesh. Events were held at the NBN Tel Aviv Hub, Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, as well as Haifa and Beer Sheva as part of the KKL – NBN Go Beyond
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Middle East, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I watched the documentary There Are Jews Here more than 1 ½ years ago, and I will reprint below the review that I wrote for the April 15, 2017 edition of San Diego Jewish World. Now the documentary by Brad Lichtenstein is scheduled to air as part of
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USALawfare Project informs Airbnb it may face a lawsuit for delisting Israeli West Bank properties On Monday, home-rental company Airbnb announced that it was removing Israeli West Bank property listings. The decision follows years of pressure from the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, which tirelessly advocates for boycotts and other unlawful discriminatory business
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Middle East, USABy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — I attended a press conference put on by SDRRN (San Diego Rapid Response Network) in front of St. Jude Shrine of the West on Monday, Nov. 19. SDRRN is a network of non-profit services including Jewish Family Services, Catholic Charities and the ACLU. This network has come together to
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Eric George Tauber, International, USAIsraeli law group demands Facebook remove Hamas account Israeli NGO Shurat HaDin has placed Facebook and its Israeli branch under formal legal notice for allowing Hamas’s Al-Aqsa TV to maintain Facebook and Instagram accounts. In a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook Israel general manager Adi Soffer-Teeri, Shurat HaDin claims that Facebook’s continual support
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAKentucky governor receives StandWithUs plauditsStandWithUs has commended Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin for signing into law an executive order barring state agencies from doing business with companies which boycott Israel. The new executive order prohibits state agencies from entering into contracts with companies that boycott Israel and other countries with which the U.S. has free trade agreements. During the
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International, Middle East, USABy Howard Wayne SAN DIEGO — More than a week has passed since the last ballot was cast in the 2018 election. We know that Democrats took control of the House of Representatives and that Republicans strengthened their numbers in the Senate with a net increase of one or two members. Democrats have a net gain
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By Ron Klein BOCA RATON, Florida — The blue wave that emerged on November 6 is looking a lot more like Hanukkah come early than Christmas, as it’s a wave that miraculously is still crashing more than eight days after the election. In the past few days, we have seen two more wins for JDCA-endorsed
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USABy Doron Krakow PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — On Tuesday, more than 100 Jewish community leaders from across the continent gathered in Pittsburgh for a day of solidarity with the beleaguered Jewish community there, just 17 days after the massacre of Jews at prayer at the Tree of Life Synagogue on Squirrel Hill. We came representing Jewish federations, Jewish family
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