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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—Jack Rosen, American Jewish Congress president and American Council for World Jewry chairman, is in Washington, D.C. this week attending the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. On Tuesday, August 5, Mr. Rosen attended the White House state dinner where he continued conversations with a number of African heads of state and dignitaries, advancing the working […]

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to emerging and strong evidence that the death of Arab Gazan civilians blamed on an Israeli strike upon an UNWRA school earlier this week — for which the Obama Administration condemned Israel — was in fact staged by Nazi-like  terrorist group Hamas. The

Jimmy Carter urges recognition of Hamas as legitimate ‘political actor’ (JNS.org) The United States and the European Union should recognize that the Hamas terrorist organization “is not just a military but also a political force,” former U.S. president Jimmy Carter wrote in article published by Foreign Policy magazine on Tuesday. “Hamas cannot be wished away,

Prime minister, defense minister vow to protect residents of southern Israel (JNS.org)Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, and several senior Israel Defense Forces officials met with the mayors of Israel’s southern cities on Monday night, August 4,  in an effort to put to rest concerns about the region’s security following the decision to

Thanks to Craig Yamasaki for sharing the universality of tzedakah

By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO– In 930 CE, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, in the city of Tiberias, a scholar, Aaron Ben-Asher, and a scribe, Shlomo Ben-Buya’a, took upon themselves the daunting task of creating the “most perfect copy” of the twenty-four books of the Hebrew Bible. What they produced is

  By Laurie Baron This is the first anniversary of my writing this column. Since I am not being inundated by fan mail, I’ve compiled a list of quips from each month of the past year to remind subscribers to the San Diego Jewish World why they read my column or ignore it. * August

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO– It has been ten years since Zach Braff’s directorial debut, the critically acclaimed Garden State. In the interim he has acted in a number of feature films and televisions series, becoming best known for his role as J.D. on the television sitcom Scrubs.   When his brother Adam and he pitched

Five fallen IDF soldiers laid to rest (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Five Israeli soldiers who were killed by terrorists near the Gaza border on Monday were laid to rest on Tuesday, July 29. They were killed when terrorists emerged from a cross-border tunnel about 150 meters inside Israel and fired an anti-tank missile at an

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — “Congratulations, it’s a boy.” In the traditional view, that single statement determines the course of one’s life. Boys are rambunctious and ambitious, future soldiers and captains of industry. Girls are soft and nurturing, future wives and mothers. But what if your assigned role doesn’t suit you? Well, that’s