-Twentieth in a Series- By Donald H. Harrison CASCADE LOCKS, Oregon – Herman the Sturgeon is by far the biggest attraction at the Bonneville Fish Hatchery here. Approximately 70 years old, Herman is 10 feet long and weighs 450 pounds. He is midsize for his species, with some sturgeons having been known to grow to […]
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Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USABy David Amos SAN DIEGO — The tragic death of comedian Robin Williams on August 11 reminded me of a personal story to share with you. You may know of my passion for humor. Not necessarily the kind that uses slapstick and shock, but humor that has a clever play on words, which provide the
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Travel and FoodKnown anti-Israel critic appointed head of UNHRC Gaza probe (JNS.org) Known anti-Israel critic William Schabas, a Canadian professor of international law, has been selected to head a three-person investigation by the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) into the Gaza conflict, which the Israeli government slammed as a “kangaroo court.” Schabas in the past has called
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Travel and FoodBy Laurie Baron August 11, 2014 (Tune : When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin Along) I’ve been sobbin ‘bout the death of Robin, today, today. I’ll recall the laughter, for ever after, oy veh, oy veh, Retell, retell his funny jokes, For all, for all us mourning folks. Ad lib, ad lib,
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Travel and FoodEgypt’s El-Sisi and Saudi King Abdullah meet in Jeddah (JNS.org) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah at a royal palace in Jeddah on Sunday. The two leaders of the Arab world’s most populous and wealthy states met to discuss both regional and international issues, including the conflict in Gaza and
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s -Nineteenth in a Series — By Donald H. Harrison THE DALLES, Oregon — Today, there are few Jews living in this city, but it is not surprising that at one point in its history, Jewish merchants found it a very attractive place to do business. “The Dalles” was given its name by French Canadian
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Donald H. Harrison, Travel and Food, USAThe Greatest Missions of the Mossad by Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — In 1965, Ezer Weizman was Chief of the Israeli Air Force and Meir Amit was Head of the Mossad (Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations). The USSR had recently begun flying its newest MIG-21 fighter. This plane
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-Eighteenth in a Series– By Donald H. Harrison SPOKANE, Washington – During an all-too-short visit with grandson Shor to this eastern Washington city, I sensed that the civic leadership of Spokane values the city’s diversity and attempts to promote inter-group harmony. From a vantage point for viewing Spokane Falls, for example, Shor and I noticed
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Donald H. Harrison, Travel and Food, USABy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D LA JOLLA, California — Time is marching inexorably on. 6 a.m.: I wish the clock would stop for an hour so that I can stay in bed—it doesn’t, and I get up reluctantly. In the waiting room of the doctor’s office: I wish time would speed up. I wish it would
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Travel and FoodPoll: Most Israelis satisfied with leadership’s conduct during war (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) According to a poll conducted by Israel Hayom and the New Wave Research Institute to sum up the recent fighting, 74 percent of the Jewish public in Israel think that operation Protective Edge should be called a war. An even higher percentage
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release) – The American Jewish Committee (AJC )is calling on world leaders to urgently focus on the rapidly deteriorating situation in Iraq, due to the advances of the ISIS terrorist organization, which aims to wipe out any population it deems heretical. “ISIS barbarity is now a top threat to security and stability
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (WJC) – The international media will have to answer for the intimidation by Hamas of journalists working in Gaza, which has produced a one-sided anti-Israel narrative in the mainstream press, World Jewish Congress spokeswoman E.J. Kessler declared on Thursday, Aug. 7. “The reports from journalists testifying to Hamas intimidation are troubling and call
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By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA)-–The Arthur Szyk Prize for Disruptive Thought and Zionist Art announced it has named Jerusalem-born artist Tomer Peretz winner of the inaugural prize. The Arthur Szyk Prize, which recognizes an artist whose work has the power to ignite conversation on Zionism in 21st century, is co-sponsored by Artists 4 Israel,
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-Seventeenth in a Series– By Donald H. Harrison MOIESE, Montana — In 1908, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, a formidable conservationist, laid aside the National Bison Range to help bring the American bison (often mislabeled as a ‘buffalo’) back from the precipice of extinction. Today, to paraphrase the lyrics of “Home on the Range,” the bison
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