LOS ANGELES (Press Release) –Rabbi Marvin Hier, Simon Wiesenthal Center Founder and Dean is being honored as the first non-Israeli citizen chosen to light Israel’s Independence Day ceremonial torch. The decision was made by Israel’s Culture Minister Miri Regev, who said that the inclusion of Jews from the diaspora symbolizes the stake that Jewish people all […]
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) – On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, the San Diego Unified School District’s board members will consider endorsing California State Senator Ricardo Lara’s proposed Senate Bill 30 which would prohibit the state from awarding or renewing a public contract with any person who provides goods or services to the Federal Government for
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International, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday, April 24, issued the following statement concerning Yom HaShoah: “Today on Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising – we honor the six million Jews systematically murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. We also
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International, Jewish History, USASACRAMENTO, California (Press Release)– State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced on Monday that unconscious bias training is being provided to California Department of Insurance (CDI) employees. Research shows that despite the prevention of explicit bias, unconscious biases can affect how people make decisions, communicate or interact with one another. Based on this research and the
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USANEW YORK (Press Release)– Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, the independent U.S. national organization among Anne Frank organizations worldwide, has obtained commitments from 26 state legislators across 20 states, including Republicans and Democrats, to introduce legislation that would require education in public schools on the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide and other genocides. Those 20 states are
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Jewish History, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — Anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. surged more than one-third in 2016 and have jumped 86 percent in the first quarter of 2017, according to new data from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). In its annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, ADL reports that there has been a massive increase in the amount
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USAPresident Trump insisted Sunday he will keep his campaign vow to build a southern border wall and force Mexico to pay for it, even though he needs U.S. taxpayers to front the money. Mr. Trump is seeking a down payment on his signature barrier in a stopgap spending bill that must pass this week to
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International, USABerlin (dpa) – North Korea arrested a US citizen at Pyongyang’s airport as he was about to leave the country last week, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported citing unnamed sources. The report said the man, who was described as a former professor in his 50s, was in North Korea doing aid work. It was
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International, USANorth Korea may strike Australia for “blindly and zealously toeing the US line,” sources said. The Australian government had “better think twice” about Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s “reckless tongue-lashing,” North Korea said, warning the country was “inching close to the brink of war.” “What she uttered can never be pardoned,” a North Korean Foreign Ministry
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International, USAOn Saturday, at 4 am, I hopped on a bus from Pittsburgh to Washington DC to march for science. I was soaked and freezing within five minutes of arrival, and for five hours, without a poncho, I stood soggy and bedraggled, shielding my laptop from the light mist that eventually turned into a downpour. But
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAHomeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly on Sunday said anyone in the country illegally is subject to deportation by law but so-called “Dreamers” should rest easy and that undocumented residents should still report domestic violence and other crimes. Mr. Kelly said President Trump tasked him with two key objectives on immigration – secure the Southwest
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International, USATokyo (dpa) – Two Japanese destroyers began a joint drill with a group of US warships in the Western Pacific Ocean on Sunday in the face of a growing nuclear threat from North Korea, the US Navy said. The destroyers Samidare and Ashigara and US warships, including aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, will carry out
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International, USA50 Ways to Count on Israel By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — The 50th anniversary of the re-unification of Jerusalem on May 24th will be celebrated during the 50 days between the Jewish festivals of Pesach (Passover) and Shavuot (Pentecost). This feature article focuses on the significance of the number 50 in many of the
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – One of the nightmarish questions we Jews ask ourselves is “After all the Holocaust survivors have passed on, who will tell their stories?” Following a Havdalah service on Saturday night at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, a group of pre-teens and teens affirmed in unison: “When they are gone, we
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