WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — In an editorial for the San Diego Union-Tribune, Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego), announced her support for the Iran nuclear agreement. Excerpts from the editorial are below. You can read the full editorial here. “…I am convinced that after an extensive number of discussions and reviewing materials, the Iran nuclear agreement […]
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — August 28 will mark the 52nd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s unforgettable ‘I Have A Dream’ preachment—the culmination of the 1963 March on Washington. Ironically, the date will also mark the 60th anniversary of the brutal murder of Emmett Till, on August 28, 1955—an appalling vigilante crime
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The Jews That I Knew: Voices From the Invisible Ghetto by Ed Schwartz; Create Space © 2014, ISBN 979-1500-1507-61; 96 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – From its cover to its conclusion, too few pages later, this is a quirky yet enjoyable book. You might get the idea looking at the cover that
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, USA
By Eileen Wingard SHANGHAI, China — In the Ohel Moshe Synagogue, now a museum, the maroon velvet curtain of the Torah Ark bears a gold embroidered inscription: “Tribute to Hongkew People Who Provided Refuge to Jews In Time of Need.” This house of worship was part of the hub of Jewish life in the ghetto
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Eileen Wingard, International, Jewish HistoryBy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — When I return to Israel from overseas trips I always marvel how fresh and exciting the discoveries and innovations that I collect from the Israeli news are. But last week, even I couldn’t anticipate the vast number of astonishing stories recently reported in the Jewish State. In the operating
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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationVatican demands removal from Palestinian flag bid at U.N.(BreakingIsraelNews.com/JNS.org) Despite its recognition of a “State of Palestine,” the Vatican has requested it be removed from a Palestinian-prepared United Nations General Assembly draft resolution that calls for the flags of “Palestine” and the Holy See to be flown at U.N. headquarters in New York City. The
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By R. Amy Elman/JNS.org KALAMAZOO, Michigan — As the 10-campus University of California system considers the adoption of the U.S. State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism, there are critics who seek to discredit the entire definition with three fictions presented as fact. Groups like Palestine Legal and Jewish Voice for Peace, who actively support campus activities the
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –The timing of Ehud Barak’s revelations is baffling about discussions, when he was minister of defense, whether or not to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Nobody is surprised that such discussions took place. The option must still be high on someone’s agenda. But why the tapes of Barak’s musings to his
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Middle EastBook drawing parallels between Holocaust and Palestinian Nakba sparks outrage (JNS.org) A new book that draws parallels between the Holocaust and the Palestinian Nakba (the Arabic term for the displacement of Palestinian refugees during Israel’s War of Independence) has sparked outrage ahead of an official book launch, to be hosted by the Van Leer Jerusalem
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We’re currently going through one of the periodic events of Israeli politics, like those of other democracies, where players past and present are sniping at one another while claiming the high ground for themselves. The occasion is an interview in which Ehud Barak (former head of the IDF, Prime Minister,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – As intense discussions regarding the Iran nuclear agreement continue, President Barack Obama will address the San Diego Jewish community on Friday, August 28 at 11:10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. President Obama will participate in a live webcast to deliver remarks to and take questions from participants across the United States and Canada
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Middle East, San Diego County, USAIsraeli city comes under fire for including Palestinian flag on food festival ad (JNS.org) An online advertising banner that used the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) flag to promote an upcoming food festival has caused a stir in southern Israel, prompting the festival’s chief organizer, the Ofakim Municipality, to issue an apology. The banner appeared on
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Middle East, USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson DOMEYROT, France — I know I’ve written about this subject before, but it’s one that simply isn’t going to go away, and in fact is getting worse every day, every hour, every minute. Many of these unfortunates come from Africa, from countries where conflicts, poverty, corruption and hopelessness are endemic. Others come from
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish History, Middle East, The World We ShareBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Voters in the United States know that they can replace their president after four years and must replace the incumbent after eight. Though the current circus in the Republican Party doesn’t show up American politics at its best, at least we know that the United States will soon have a
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