Science, Medicine, & Education

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 21, 2018 (3 items)

Alleged Iranian spies were photographing Chabad and Hillel in Chicago U.S. Representative Peter Roskam (IL-06) released the following statement on Tuesday regarding the arrest of Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar and Majid Ghorbani: “Only days ago, two men were arrested in the United States on charges of acting on behalf of the Iranian regime to conduct surveillance and

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

NYU action awaited on boycott against Jewish students

By Martin Barillas NEW YORK — Human rights advocates are awaiting a response from New York University President Andrew Hamilton after writing letters urging him to take firm action regarding what the advocates regard as a discriminatory joint statement issued in April by 53 NYU campus student groups. On Monday, the Louis D. Brandeis Center

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 20, 2018 (2 items)

American Jewish Committee eulogizes former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan The American Jewish Committee, the global Jewish advocacy organization, mourns the passing of Kofi Annan, the Ghanaian diplomat and Nobel laureate who served with distinction as Secretary General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. “Kofi Annan, an individual of exceptional dignity, grace, and

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

What a Jewish teacher learns in United Arab Emirates

My Pashtun Rabbi: A Jew’s Search for Truth, Meaning, and Hope in the Muslim World by David Eden, BookBaby, (c) 2018, ISBN 9780692-086155. NEW YORK (Press Release) — A Jewish American working in the United Arab Emirates fears hostility but finds humanity in this debut memoir. Fleeing divorce and midlife crisis, journalist Eden left Ohio in

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 16, 2018 (3 items)

Hadassah Academic College graduates a diverse group of students Earlier this summer, almost 600 students graduated from the Jerusalem-based Hadassah Academic College (HAC), the institution in the heart of the city that boasts a diverse student population and high rate of job placements of students upon graduation.  Over 2,000 spectators – including graduates, family, and friends – attended the ceremony

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Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Learning about the Pacific on the Pacific

Editor’s Note: This is the 24th in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego.  Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment:   1, 2,3,4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 15, 2018 (5 items)

Former FBI special agent to head security for San Diego Jewish Academy San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA), an independent Jewish day school located in the Carmel Valley community of San Diego, has announced the hiring of Gabriel Ramirez as Director of Security and Safety. “Following a very competitive interview process, we have hired Gabe Ramirez

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 14, 2018

Ben Gurion University has a new president (5 items) Professor Daniel (Danny) Chamovitz, dean of the George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences at Tel Aviv University (TAU), was today elected as the seventh president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). The University’s executive committee, headed by Asher Heled, confirmed the recommendation of the

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 10, 2018 (5 items)

Herzog, in first North American trip as Jewish Agency chairman, stresses need for unity On his first trip abroad since assuming office last week, Isaac Herzog, The Jewish Agency for Israel’s new Chairman of the Executive, visited Jewish Federations in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Herzog, who assumed office on August 1, is due to

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International, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Travel and Food, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 9, 2018 (4 items)

United Hatzalah volunteer in Sderot responds to rocket bombs from Gaza United Hatzalah volunteers, like many of the residents of Sderot and the other towns in the Gaza periphery, were up all Wednesday night due to a constant barrage of rocket fire from Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The rocket fire was meant to kill

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food

Anti- Israel protests create hostile campuses for Jews

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) –In its annual report on anti-Semitic activity on U.S. campuses, released today, AMCHA Initiative found that Israel-related anti-Semitic incidents were considerably more likely to contribute to a hostile environment for Jewish students than incidents involving classic anti-Semitism.  And a close analysis of incidents from 2015 to the first half of 2018 revealed that

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: August 3, 2018 (2 items)

World Jewish Congress challenges British Labour party on Anti-Semitism “The World Jewish Congress strongly supports the unified stance of British Jewry in urging the Labour Party, and indeed the government itself, to adopt the working definition of anti-Semitism agreed upon by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance,” said WJC President Ronald S. Lauder. “A solution to

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Prosecutors seek more UCLA disruption material

(c) Edwin Black LOS ANGELES –City prosecutor Spencer Hart, who is reviewing the belligerent shutdown of a Students Supporting Israel panel at the University of California-Los Angeles on May 17, has requested additional investigative materials from the UCLA Police, according to a prosecution source. The request on Case 18-1206 was transmitted to UCLA campus Detective

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Edwin Black, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jerusalem Zoo’s Doron sentimental in visit to S.D. Zoo

Story by  Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – In Hebrew, Shai Doron’s names – both his first and his last name – mean “gift,” and as he goes from one successful post to the next, perhaps he feels that in the matter of careers, he has been doubly gifted.  Currently

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori, The World We Share, USA