By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA)– The Beit Guvrin caves and the ancient town of Maresha in central Israel were recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a heritage site on Sunday, June 22, during its 38th World Heritage Committee in Doha, Qatar. The man-made caves, known for their unique ‘bell […]
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Middle East, Travel and FoodIDF uncovers secret tunnels, explosives labs in West Bank (JNS.org) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Combat Engineering Corps uncovered numerous secret underground compartments in Palestinian homes during the course of the ongoing search for three Israeli teens kidnapped in the West Bank. Engineering Corps special forces discovered the secret compartments in various locations, in one
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) applauded a report released Friday, June 20, by the Department of Justice that calls for passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to fully repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act. The report details the ongoing implementation of United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court decision
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–At least eight Orthodox Jewish institutions, joined by the Jewish Federation of San Diego, are sponsoring a community tefillah rally to “bring back our boys” at 11 a.m., Sunday, June 22, at Southern California Yeshiva (SCY) High School, 3410 Mt. Acadia Blvd., in the Clairemont neighborhood of San Diego. Expected to last
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Travel and FoodDETROIT, Michigan (WJC) — A committee of the Presbyterian Church in the United States on Tuesday, June 17, adopted a resolution endorsing divestment from three American companies that allegedly “profit from Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands.” The Middle East Issues Committee voted by 45-20 to divest from Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard and Motorola Solutions. The resolution likely
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) made the case at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee meeting on Wednesday, June 18, for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United v. FEC and help fix our nation’s broken campaign finance system. At the meeting, he continued his fight to restore democracy to average Minnesotans
By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California –That’s really scary, I said to Heather, my forty-six-year-old trainer. I don’t want to do this. Heather insisted, it was not about a new set of exercises that she was promoting, it was for me to get online on a dating site. As I was resisting, stating huge
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) helped introduce a landmark piece of legislation to help keep access to the Internet equal for consumers in Minnesota and across the country. The Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act, introduced by Sen. Franken alongside original authors Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and Rep. Doris Matsui
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—At a student assembly in the Grundschule (Elementary School) of Neuhaus an der Oste, Germany, the town’s Mayor Georg Martens proudly received a copy of a proclamation signed by San Diego’s Mayor Kevin Faulconer celebrating the “sister” relationship between the school which Martens was visiting and the Cabrillo Elementary School
By Helene Held SAN DIEGO — The House of Israel was hopping at the opening of a special art exhibit called “Fused” that will remain on exhibition through the summer. Early in 2013, Smadar Samson, Curator of the House of Israel, put out a worldwide “Call to Artists. The artists were asked to submit
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Travel and FoodBy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — While browsing through the fiction section of your local library among the authors whose last names begin with “K,” you may see “Schindler’s List,” the book upon which the movie was based. Oy Gevalt – someone’s made a big mistake! Wasn’t this story true? Yes, the story is true;
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Travel and FoodA Boy Becomes A Man … Video poem by Richard Jaffe
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—In a letter to long-time Washington Post columnist George Will, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and three colleagues today blasted the columnist for his June 6 piece on campus sexual assault in which he claims that survivors of the callous crime occupy a “coveted status” on their campuses that “confers privileges.” In addition
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday, June 12, released the following statement to commemorate LGBT Pride Month: “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month is a time to recognize the diversity, dignity and strength of the LGBT community and reflect on the most pressing civil rights issue of the day. “There is a lot
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