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Bonobos make, use tools to find food, defend selves

November 30, 2015

By Ilan Yavelberg HAIFA, Israel — For the first time, a scientific study has observed bonobos (an analogous race to chimpanzees) making sophisticated use of ancient pre-agricultural tools in a manner similar to that which has hitherto been considered the prerogative of archaic pre-human hominins and other members of the Homo genus. Among other findings, a […]

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Middle East, The World We Share, USA

Historian traces religious diversity in the U.S.

November 27, 2015

One Nation Under Gods: A New American History, by Peter Manseau. Little, Brown and Company. 2015, 469pp By David Strom SAN DIEGO — At the founding of our nation over 20 percent of African slaves were Moslem. Their number dwarfed the number of Catholics or Jews living in the colonies. The third president of the

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, USA

AJC cites positive moves in Abu Dhabi, Argentina

November 27, 2015

By Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — AJC (American Jewish Committee) has welcomed the announcement that Israel will establish a diplomatic office in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. An Israeli diplomat will be accredited to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), a new UN agency based in Abu Dhabi. Israel is one of

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International, Middle East, USA

Adam Sandler debuts new Chanukah song

November 26, 2015

By Ken Stone SAN DIEGO (SDONA)– A week ago at the San Diego Civic Theatre, Adam Sandler unveiled his fourth version of the “Hanukkah Song” in all its Jewish-name-dropping glory. The downtown show Nov. 18 also featured David Spade, Nick Swardson and Rob Schneider. The video was posted Wednesday to his “Happy Madison” YouTube channel, where

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Ken Stone, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

This holiday brings all U.S. religions together

November 25, 2015

By Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — These are the days of division and fear. Let there be the relief of Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is a day when heaven yields some relief from our earthly concerns, when Americans of all faiths sit at one spiritual table with many of the same trimmings and family customs. Thanksgiving

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Terror and fear- mongers must be defeated

November 25, 2015

By Jeremy Ben-Ami NEW YORK — Is it safe to wait at a light rail station in Jerusalem? What about grabbing a cup of coffee at an outdoor café in Europe? Getting on a plane? Terror is real; its goal straightforward–to instill fear. And right now, fear and insecurity are real in the United States,

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International, Middle East, USA

Why Jews should feel compassion for Syrian refugees

November 24, 2015

By Joe Gandelman SAN DIEGO — If there is ever a movie that cries out for being seen NOW it’s filmmaker Robert Rippberger’s 7 Days in Syria. When it was completed some months ago it was a solid documentary about the Syrian Civil War that took you so inside the devastation that you could almost

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Jewish History, Joe Gandelman, Middle East, USA

In U.S. Pollard is a traitor; in Israel he’s a hero

November 23, 2015

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The masses respond to heroes. No surprise that politicians participate in the celebration. Either it’s because they, too, believe, or they see the gain or loss of votes if they go along with, ignore, or express doubts to the crowd. It goes back to the gods of the Greeks and other pagans,

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

The speech he wishes Obama gave

November 22, 2015

By Dane Chapin SAN DIEGO — Following is a speech we wish President Obama had given on Nov. 14, the day after the Paris massacre: Last night, 129 people were savagely and summarily executed on the streets of Paris. Hundreds more were injured, many will be maimed for life. Before I discuss how the United States of

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International, Middle East, USA

Shots in Dealey Plaza began anguish of the 60’s

November 22, 2015

By Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — Fifty-two years ago, Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy, 46, was slain while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza, Dallas. Unlike today’s ongoing televised carnage, this was a singular, searing, shockingly unexpected event. Bad enough on its own, it lay the bloody groundwork for the terrifying world

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AJC denounces boycotts, proposals to register Muslims

November 21, 2015

By Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) denounced the American Anthropological Association (AAA) for supporting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions. The boycott resolution was adopted by a vote of 1,040 to 136 at the group’s annual meeting in Denver. “The AAA’s mission is ‘advancing knowledge and solving human problems,’”

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Middle East, USA

Diller awards program inspires young Jewish leaders

November 20, 2015

By Jacob Gardenswartz PHILADELPHIA –For most of my life, I found the idea of “inspiration” to be nice but quixotic; it was something that happened to other people, artist or musicians maybe, but not to me. To students my age who spoke about how they were inspired to do X or Y, I gave a

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Never Again: Holocaust News for Nov. 20, 2015

November 20, 2015

New resources for teaching about the Holocaust unveiled NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2015 — The Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE) and USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education on Nov. 16 launched the IWitness-CIJE Jewish Day School initiative. Held at Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway, New York, the

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

SJP trumpets ‘free speech’ for itself, not others

November 20, 2015

By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON — Of the many intellectual perversions currently taking root on college campuses, perhaps none is more contradictory to what should be one of higher education’s core values than the suppression of free speech. With alarming regularity, speakers are shouted down, booed, jeered, and barraged with vitriol, all at the

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Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Bonobos make, use tools to find food, defend selves

Historian traces religious diversity in the U.S.

AJC cites positive moves in Abu Dhabi, Argentina

Adam Sandler debuts new Chanukah song

This holiday brings all U.S. religions together

Terror and fear- mongers must be defeated

Why Jews should feel compassion for Syrian refugees

In U.S. Pollard is a traitor; in Israel he’s a hero

The speech he wishes Obama gave

Shots in Dealey Plaza began anguish of the 60’s

AJC denounces boycotts, proposals to register Muslims

Diller awards program inspires young Jewish leaders

Never Again: Holocaust News for Nov. 20, 2015

SJP trumpets ‘free speech’ for itself, not others

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