SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced on Thursday, May 29, the release of “three innovative, mobile-friendly community outreach campaigns” developed by the DA’s Youth Advisory Board. The mission of the Board is to educate the community about current issues affecting young people, spread awareness about the needs and challenges of […]
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday, May 29, released an April 2013 email exchange between then-NSA contractor Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency’s Office of General Counsel. {Click here to read the exchange} The email, provided to the committee by the NSA on April 10, 2014, poses a
WASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW)– The death of poet Maya Angelou brought words of sorrow for her passing, and praise for the works she left behind. President Barack Obama led the nation’s mourners, saying: “When her friend Nelson Mandela passed away last year, Maya Angelou wrote that “No sun outlasts its sunset, but will rise again, and
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By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – Would you like to visit the Kotel, the Western Wall, or delve into Jerusalem’s subterranean history; shop at the Machane Yehuda or Arab shuqs; pray at Jerusalem’s many synagogues; climb the String Bridge or jump to the Mount of Olives; visit the Old City’s gates or relax at
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HAIFA (Press Release)–The proverbial “word on the street” is that the recently concluded ATS Pioneers in Progress Mission to Israel (April 26-May 7, 2014) may have been one of the most exciting trips ever. This Mission began in the Negev, which for many of the 31 participants was their first visit to the desert. They
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Middle East, Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein (both D-CA) on Tuesday, May 27, praised Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s announcement that California’s Central Valley has been selected as one of eight critical conservation areas (CCA) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The designation comes after
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NEW YORK (Press Release)– Following the monumental visit of Pope Francis to the Holy Land, EL AL Israel Airlines flew His Holiness and 100 Vatican officials and international journalists to Rome aboard flight LY514, which departed the evening of Monday, May 26. The flight was operated on a Boeing 777 aircraft, which was adorned with
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“What happens when a candle is blown out before its time?” -S. Ansky By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? Whether it’s a campfire tale or Don Giovanni, there’s something about the “active dead” that excites and fascinates us. Jewish lore has its share. Derived from the Hebrew
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Editor’s Note: The Vatican Information Service (VIS) has been providing step-by-step coverage of Pope Francis’s visit to Israel on Sunday, May 25, and Monday, May 26. Following is Part 2 of the VIS coverage: Meeting With Grand Mufti Meeting on Monday morning with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Muhammed Hussein, Pope Francis pointed to the
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Editor’s Note: The Vatican Information Service has been providing step-by-step coverage of Pope Francis’s visit to Israel. We are reprinting the dispatches in the interest of history. TEL AVIV (VIS) — Pope Francis on Sunday strongly condemned the shooting attack at a Jewish Museum in Brussels in his arrival address at Tel Aviv airport. Saturday’s
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SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — With an election approaching on Tuesday, June 3, news organizations are focusing on campaign contributions for candidates and ballot measures, and readers are offering their opinions on the worthiness of the candidates. Unsurprisingly, members of our Jewish community are involved in the mix. For example, in a U-T OpEd piece, Mel
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Travel and FoodBy David Amos SAN DIEGO — It happens at any level. From the beginning youngster facing that first recital, to the consummate professional. A soloist may be world famous with countless successes, but that fear of facing the public is potentially there. Stage fright doesn’t apply to every musician. Some, never even think about it.
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