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Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 26, 2018 (4 items)

Conference of Presidents objects to Palestine Authority leading U.N.’s G77 Group Arthur Stark, Chairman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations today expressed deep concern at the announcement that the Palestinian Authority will lead the biggest bloc of developing countries at the United Nations, known as […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 25, 2018 (6 items)

Lawfare Project moves against Holocaust denial posts on Facebook The Lawfare Project filed takedown notices this week against Facebook posts denying the Holocaust and containing anti-Semitic material, successfully leading to several posts being removed or blocked by Facebook in a number of countries. The Lawfare Project’s action followed controversial comments last week by Facebook’s CEO,

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 24, 2018 (6 items)

AIPAC rallies citizen support for U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 On July 10, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted in support of the United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 (S. 2497). This legislation is expected to come to the Senate floor for a vote as soon as Wednesday, July 25. This

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Comic-Con lauds Lily Renée as women’s trailblazer

Story and photos by Marcia Tatz Wollner SAN DIEGO — Most people at Comic Con go to the Masquerade on the Saturday night of the five-night convention. But on Saturday evening from 8:30-9:30pm over 50 participants attended the program Lily. This shows their serious commitment to the comics industry, history, women in comics, and to

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Jewish History, Marcia Tatz Wollner, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Pompeo slams Iranian kleptocracy

SIMI VALLEY, California (Press Release) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed Iranian leadership for stealing from that nation’s people, trampling on their rights, and exporting similar abuses around the globe.  The Secretary spoke Sunday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, then dialogued with former California governor Pete Wilson.  The State Department provided this

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Middle East, USA

Anti- Israel protestors at UCLA may face prosecution

(c) Edwin Black LOS ANGELES — It began as yet another frustrating example of a university refusing to take swift action in a case of aggressive disruption of a pro-Israel event. The belligerent shutdown of a Students Supporting Israel panel discussion occurred at the University of California-Los Angeles on May 17, 2018. That incident has

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Edwin Black, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israel, Jordan team to save ‘White Helmet’ refugees

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Sunday: “The United States welcomes the safe evacuation of more than 400 members of the Syrian Civil Defense, otherwise known as the White Helmets, and their families from southwest Syria. We are glad that these ‎brave volunteers, who have saved thousands

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International, Middle East, USA

A new book for former San Diegan Marilyn Forstot

SAHUARITA, Arizona (Press Release) — More Precious than Rubies by former San Diegan Marilyn Forstot is set during and after the American Revolution. The story follows the life journey of a heroic Jewish woman, Sarah Perez, and her family. The well-researched novel shows early American life from a Jewish perspective and demonstrates the contributions Jews made

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 20, 2018 (5 items)

Anger over arrest of Conservative rabbi for officiating at a non-Orthodox wedding On the very morning of the day he was to drive to Jerusalem to participate at the President’s residence on a panel on Jewish diversity and unity, Conservative Rabbi Dov “Dubi” Haiyun was awakened by police in Haifa to be questioned about officiating

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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Survivor Ruth G. Sax impresses Comic- Con audience

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Although Ruth Goldschmiedova Sax of Chula Vista conceded that she didn’t grow up with comics, or even know about Superman, whom she subsequently came to admire, she was clearly the hit of a panel on art and the Holocaust that was held Thursday, July 19, at the Comic-Can

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, USA

The chicken farmer who was tarred and feathered

By Oliver Pollak SAN FRANCISCO — The 25th Annual Laborfest in San Francisco, held in July, is a month long celebration with 55 programs of remembrance, struggle, accomplishment and martyrdom. California Historical Society director Anthea Hartig opened an event at the CHS quoting James Baldwin – “American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and

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Jewish History, Oliver Pollak, USA