AUCKLAND (WJC)–In its efforts to overturn a complete ban on shechita (kosher slaughtering practices), New Zealand’s Jewish community has won a victory after the NZ government said it would allow the kosher slaughter of poultry. Lawyers acting for the community were due to begin a legal battle next week against the government’s controversial ban on
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Travel and FoodOTTAWA (WJC)–The government of Canada will not participate in events next year at the United Nations commemorating the controversial 2001 Durban declaration on racism. Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said the “government has lost faith in the Durban process. We will not be part of this event, which commemorates an agenda that promotes racism rather
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO — It is said that there is no greater opportunity for charlatanism in the arts than at the podium of an orchestra. Conductors, even famous ones, can go from one end of the spectrum to the other, complete fakes, or truly master musicians. Think about it: A person possessing ample
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By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO – I enjoy cooking. And I enjoy having friends and family over for occasions big and small. Thanksgiving is a pretty big occasion. Especially this year as my folks are giving up their place and moving to Seacrest in a few months. Since I’m in charge of the turkey, Thinking
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Travel and FoodUNITED NATIONS (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, Nov. 24, expressed disappointment with a United Nations resolution to commemorate the Durban conference, calling it “outrageous and shameful.” On November 23, the United Nations’ Third Committee voted to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the infamous 2001 U.N. World Conference Against Racism, which was marred by
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Travel and FoodLONDON (WJC)–Textbooks used in several Islamic schools in Britain promote anti-Semitic views, a BBC report has found. On textbook says Jews are cursed by God and “look like monkeys and pigs.” It also asks children to list the “reprehensible” qualities of Jews. The curriculum in several schools contains homophobic views and in a book for
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SAN DIEGO–Melanie Rubin keeps costant vigil for Jewish license plates, but here she found a window sticker an a bumper sticker with Jewish content. “Powered by Hashem” is another way of saying that God (Hashem) is responsible for everything, even including the laws of physics enabing the car to move. The bumper sticker, according to our
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By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The back stage entrance guard of the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. ushered me in after checking my name from a list of 50. Conductor Murry Sidlin’s concert-drama, “The Defiant Requiem,” scheduled for October 6, had been sold out since June 23. The best Murry could do was to invite me to
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Travel and FoodPHILADELPHIA (Press Release)—An “anti-bullying” bill introduced in Congress last week gravely threatens free speech on America’s college campuses. Despite the bill’s admirable intention of preventing future tragedies, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has determined that the bill is at odds with the Supreme Court’s carefully crafted definition of harassment and would require colleges to
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama struck just the right notes after the North Korean artillery barrage that killed two South Korean marines and two civilians yesterday. He was outraged, as we all should be, but didn’t take the North Korean bait. U.S. Forces Korea – not the White House – made the
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Travel and FoodTEL AVIV (Press Release)– Ferrography, a practice used by the American and Israeli air forces to monitor the condition of machinery, extracts tiny iron particles from lubricants such as oil and grease to analyze wear in machines. Determining whether a system requires preventative maintenance can be the key to preventing catastrophic failure. Now Tel Aviv
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Students at San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) will have the opportunity of a lifetime to work with a world-renowned artist when Mordechai Rosenstein visits the school in December. At SDJA, he will engage students in the creation of a unique piece of art that will incorporate the school’s current annual theme
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SAN DIEGO — Melanie Rubin, ever vigilant for Jewish license plates, recently hit a trifecta: “Da Chozn” could be a New Yorker or New Jerseyite’s way of saying he or she is part of the chosen people — Jewish, that is. Try4613 is a way of encouraging California freeway drivers to attempt to fulfill God’s commandments
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By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA–The reinvented National Museum of American Jewish History features this inspired advantage: A visitor can readily find it, and swiftly reach it. The museum, which traces the Jewish experience in the United States, is located at the same corner as Philadelphia’s Fifth Street SEPTA subway station and a stop for numerous
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