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U of Arizona seeking to reunite Holocaust families through DNA matches

TUCSON, Arizona (Press Release)–The DNA Shoah Project is a non-profit, humanitarian effort at the University of Arizona aiming to reunite families disrupted by the Holocaust. We are building a database of genetic material from Shoah survivors and their immediate descendants in an attempt to match displaced relatives, provide wartime orphans and lost children with information

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Davis votes for Iran sanctions measure

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)– Congresswoman Susan Davis, a San Diego Democrat, voted to strengthen sanctions against Iran in an effort to persuade them to abandon their nuclear ambitions and support of terrorism.  H.R. 2194, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, would strengthen the underlying Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) by imposing an

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JINSA applauds Supreme Court decision on preventing aid to terrorists

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The Jewish Institute for National Security  Affairs (JINSA) applauds the decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the law that prohibits Americans from providing “material support” to groups designated by the State Department as “foreign terrorist organizations.” The case, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project (HLP), was decided in a 6-3 decision

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Ehrenfeld salutes bill protecting First Amendment rights from overseas libel suits

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, author of Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed – and How to Stop It, and founder of the movement against libel tourism, praised Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama), its Ranking Member, for introducing the “Securing the Protection of our

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Jewish license plate ~ GR*R TOV

SAN DIEGO–Our favorite license plate sleuth, Melanie Rubin, spotted this one, translating from English, Hebrew and some license plate-ese to Greater Good.  Given the fact that the owner is a Boston Red Sox fan, we assume that refers to first baseman Kevin Youkilis improving his already formidable batting performance each season.  To view San Diego Jewish World‘s collection of Jewish license

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 25, 1954, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Betrothal Announced Southwestern Jewish Press, June 25, 1954, page 2 Mr. and Mrs. Browne Cleveland Hamilton of Glendale have announced the engagement of their niece, Ellen Marie Clark, to Stuart Naliboff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Naliboff.  The bride-elect is a speech therapist for the San Bernardino

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County Library checks out over ten million items in fiscal year

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–On June 10 San Diego County Library reached a national library milestone of checking out over ten million items in one fiscal year.  This statistic includes check outs and renewals of book, movies, music, and other library materials.  This increase is a jump from the 2008-2009 fiscal year circulation statistics of eight

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$60 million contribution to Palestinian refugees brings U.S. 2010 total to $225 million

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today that the United States will be making an additional contribution of $60.3 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to support UNRWA’s core budget and special projects in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria,

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A hug from Dvir

By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–“Zos Chukas HaTorah…”  “This is the decree of the Torah…” Num. (19:2) Chukas HaTorah refers to the decrees of the Torah that are beyond our understanding. Indeed, the Torah is infinite. How can we expect to fully comprehend it in all its depth and breadth. We cannot even fathom how

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