By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California –– As I sat at my laptop in a neighborhood Starbucks, working (ironically) on a screenplay about Martin Luther King Jr. and his mysterious Jewish advocate Stanley Levison, the young man tapped on a hardback I had placed next to me. It was Bruce Watson’s painfully candid and richly […]
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SAN DIEGO (SDJW)–American Jewish organizations reacted with horror and condemnation to the announcement that Jewish extremists were behind the murder of an Arab teenager who was burned to death. Among those reacting were the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Here are their statements:
–First in a Series — By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Qualcomm Stadium, as it called in its third incarnation since opening in 1967, is a massive concrete structure described as “modernist” by some architects, “brutalist” by others. Either way it is a celebration of structural forms and building materials. Its massive slabs of
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Responding to reports that a Palestinian man with U.S. citizenship had been arrested and beaten by Israeli police, the U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki issued this statement on Saturday, July 5: “We can confirm that Tariq Khdeir, an American citizen, is being held by Israeli authorities in Jerusalem. He was visited
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By Stanley Tiger SAN DIEGO– Regarding the recent vote by the Presbyterian Church (USA) to join the BDS – a.k.a. Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel: Perhaps the most sarcastic among us should be saying, with a quasi-sincere heart, “congratulations!” Your organization has finally bitten the poisoned apple, a process of seduction which has been
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW) — Immigration, Civil Rights and the murder of a Palestinian teenager were among the preoccupations of Jewish members (names in boldface type) of Congress in the week leading up to the nation’s Independence Day holiday on July 4th. U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) released a statement on efforts to address the humanitarian
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Congressman Eliot Engel, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, urged Congress to find an immediate fix that would replenish the Highway Trust Fund before the current authorization expires. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx wrote a letter to transportation officials in all 50 states warning them
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NORTH HAVEN, Connecticut (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) stopped by a Target store here, and bought his favorite candy to commend Target Corporation on its recent decision to adopt a no-guns policy prohibiting customers from carrying guns in its stores, including stores in states with open-carry laws. _____________________________________________ Keeping Up With Jewish
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By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week With a little more than a year until convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard is eligible for parole, a group of nine prominent legal scholars has sent a letter to President Barack Obama arguing for Pollard’s early release. The group of scholars and professors at top universities—led by Harvard Law
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON. D.C. (Press Release) – With recent data showing an increase in sexual assaults on college campuses across the nation, U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego) is taking steps to make colleges safer. “Colleges and universities are places of learning and mentoring. Students should feel safe on campus in their academic pursuits as they work
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAHamas official vows more kidnappings of Israelis (JNS.org) Hamas official Mushir al-Masri warned against Israeli retaliation for the murder of the three Jewish teens, saying that the Gaza-based terrorist group and partner with Fatah in the Palestinian unity government possesses rockets and missiles capable of reaching Tel Aviv. Masri also vowed that Hamas would abduct
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OSSINING, New York (Press Release) — Standing outside Sing Sing Prison on Tuesday, July 1, U.S. Senator Schumer launched his campaign to build the first-ever museum at the world-famous prison. Schumer announced that he will begin his push to secure federal funds for the planning and design phases, a critical first step in making this
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By Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn PHILADELPHIA –Jews throughout the United States will hold memorial services this week to mourn the murders of the three Israeli teenagers. There will be tears, there will be prayers, there will be words of consolation. And then the mourning needs to be followed by action — political action. The
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW) — Nine Jewish Democrats in the House of Representatives joined the denunciation of a decision on Monday, June 30, by the Supreme Court in which it decided in favor of the Hobby Lobby, which, on religious grounds, sought permission to deny health care coverage to women for certain contraceptives. The three Jewish
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