Following are remarks prepared by Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, for the opening of that organization’s Leadership Conference in Washington, which began on Sunday, May 6. By Jonathan Greenblatt WASHINGTON, D.C. — A few weeks ago, I was speaking to a friend of mine – catching him up about all we […]
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USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –The world is full of surprises. I was stunned to read about a New York Times condemnation of the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas. The name of the Article was, “Let Abbas’s Vile Words Be His Last as Palestinian Leader.”[1] Abbas went on record saying that the
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USABy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — This is the story of a green banana. I like green bananas, not so green that they taste bitter, but not so yellow that they are mushy. When I came into our dining room this morning for breakfast at 6:45 am, which is when a small group
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Natasha Josefowitz, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USABEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) — A team of researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev(BGU), and the United States provided significant evidence that sunscreen ingredient oxybenzone (BP3) causes coral bleaching at sites in Hawaii, Eilat, Israel, and the Caribbean, leading to a ban which passed Thursday in the Hawaii state legislature, Under the new legislation, which
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (Press Release)—Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM), a national commemoration of the contributions that Americans Jews have made to the fabric of our nation’s history, culture, and society. The theme for the May 2018 celebration is American Jews and Music, which focuses on the rich and deep influence of American Jews on American music
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Jewish Family Service of San Diego raised a record-setting $1.25 million at its annual Heart & Soul Gala at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine on April 21. Evelyn and Ernest Rady matched the donations of guests who raised their paddle during “Fund-a Mitzvah” to support JFS’s ongoing efforts
By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Symphony, like many other orchestras throughout the world, is honoring the centennial birthday of Leonard Bernstein, the great 20th century American conductor, composer, pianist and educator, by including his works in all three Masterworks symphony programs during the month of May, as well as in a
This is the second part in a two-part series To read the first part, click here. By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Natalie Portman lately has developed a penchant for creating headlines about Jews. This past week, she went on record saying, “The Shoah is no more tragic than other genocides,” and
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International, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – on Thursday commended President Donald Trump for issuing an executive order establishing The White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative. The executive order signed today at a Rose Garden ceremony creates the White House
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Jewish Religion, USASANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – The Drylongso Collective, a group that consists of numerous Cal Poly student organizations, demanded “an increase in ASI funding for ALL cultural clubs, with the exception of organizations that are aligned with Zionist ideology.” Today, 60 education and civil rights organizations urged Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong to take immediate and long-term steps
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Islamic Republic of Iran’s declared position is that it does not want nuclear weapons and never has. Which is good, because the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) contains language declaring that “under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop, or acquire any nuclear weapons.” Which is
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA
DURHAM, North Carolina (Press Release) – – StandWithUs is outraged at white supremacist flyers found at Duke University and throughout downtown Durham, North Carolina, explicitly targeting Jews and Zionists. Jen Weintraub, Southern Campus Coordinator, commented that, “we are seeing an increase in such hateful displays on college campuses and elsewhere. As someone with family who survived the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — A great presentation? Telling the world something it already knew? A Prime Minister firming up his support at home? Or Bibi making an ass of himself? All of the above? It depends on what you heard and what you read. It’s widely viewed as an intelligence achievement, but maybe more
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Pamela Pollack-Fremd SAN DIEGO — RBG, the documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, directed and produced by Betsy West and Julie Cohen, exposes a quiet, ladylike, and very persistent revolutionary. She was a strong advocate for gender equality and women’s rights, meaning she would represent men who were discriminated against as well as women. Besides
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA