Sports & Competitions

Baron lectures tonight on ‘Jews and Baseball’

SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — San Diego Jewish World‘s movie reviewer and humor columnist, Lawrence Baron, a professor emeritus of history at San Diego State University, will deliver three summer lectures on Jewish movies  at Temple Emanu-El, 6299 Capril Drive, with the first coming at 7 p.m. tonight (Saturday, June 21), and the others scheduled on […]

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Lawrence Baron, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions

San Diego’s Tony Gwynn was the antithesis of Korach

By David Ogul SAN DIEGO –Mr. Padre is gone. The greatest hitter of our time and the most celebrated San Diego State Aztec ever is dead at 54. Tony Gwynn’s passing on Monday, June 16,  from cancer caused by years of chewing smokeless tobacco has caused this city, this county, this region, to reflect on

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David Ogul, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions

Schumer wants to ease traffic from Canada on Buffalo Bill game days; calls for more lanes at border

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, during a Senate hearing, urged Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to commit to speeding up the border crossing process between Canada and Buffalo on Buffalo Bills game days. Specifically, Schumer urged Johnson to consider adding more border patrol agents on the Peace Bridge during Buffalo Bills game

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Sports & Competitions

Palestinian soccer player arrested for Hamas terror ties

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM–A Palestinian soccer player who met with a Hamas terrorist in Qatar this year was arrested by the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet). Sameh Fares Mohammad, 22, from Kalkilya, had travelled to Qatar for a soccer training camp in April, when he secretly met with a Hamas terrorist that had been freed

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions

Tisch to film students: Make movies from the heart

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Steve Tisch, the Academy Award-winning producer and executive Vice President and Chairman of the New York Giants, chaired the 16th Tel Aviv Student Film Festival last week. Held at Tel Aviv University, it is the largest student film festival in the world, and widely acknowledged as the most influential. This year,

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions

Silent moment urged for Iran- Argentina soccer match

NEW YORK (WJC)–The Latin American branch of the World Jewish Congress is urging the international soccer governing body FIFA to keep one minute’s silence in honor of the victims of the AMIA terrorist attack before the match between Argentina and Iran at the World Cup in Brazil. In a letter sent to FIFA President Joseph

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Sports & Competitions

Senators urge FCC action to end sports blackouts

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — In a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Thomas Wheeler, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and John McCain (R-Arizona ) on Wednesday, June 4, pressed the agency to eliminate its sports blackout rule in 60 days. The comment period on the proposed regulations to eliminate the FCC’s sports blackout

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Rep. Adam Schiff to join 7-day AIDS bike ride

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Starting Sunday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California) will join thousands of cyclists and volunteer “roadies” who will embark on a 545-mile journey from San Francisco to Los  Angeles – the AIDS/LifeCycle – to raise awareness and funding for the fight to end HIV/AIDS. This annual journey raises millions of dollars to support the San

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Action filed against Spain’s anti- Semitic Twitter users

MADRID (WJC)–Jewish associations in Spain have filed an official complaint after nearly 18,000 anti-Semitic messages were posted on Facebook and Twitter in response to Israeli basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv’s victory over Real Madrid last weekend. Twelve Jewish groups in the autonomous region of Catalonia lodged the legal complaint over the messages, which flooded onto

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International, Sports & Competitions

Franken celebrates Minnesota’s hosting Super Bowl 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.)—a lifelong Vikings fan, and a supporter of Minnesota’s bid to host the 2018 Super Bowl—made the following statement after it was announced on Tuesday, May 20,  that the state’s bid was successful: “Minnesota’s winning bid to host the 2018 Super Bowl is exciting news, not only for

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Schumer joins drive to name Jackie Robinson home an historic landmark of Brooklyn, New York

NEW YORK (Press Release)–U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, joined by City Councilman Jumaane Williams, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and other advocates, on Monday, May 19, urged the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission to reverse course on its decision and designate the home at 5224 Tilden Avenue in East Flatbush, once occupied by Jackie Robinson, as

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Sports & Competitions, USA