HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — There’s plenty of cold weather still to come, but the University of Haifa is preparing for the sun, with a new study that examines whether solar electricity panels and green roofs can work well in tandem. The Kadas Green Roofs Ecology Research Center, headed by Prof. Leon Blaustein, researches the […]
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It ain’t easy deciding about the upcoming Israel election. First one should decide if you want to influence what the next government does, or find a party (or a party leader or some other individual) who comes closest to your political ideal. If you are looking for an ideal candidate
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–State Sen. Marty Block (D-San Diego) has announced four meetings around his 39th State Senate District for high school students and their parents who would like to apply for Cal Grants for college. These cash grants do not have to be paid back. Following are the meetings. You need go to only
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Science, Medicine, & Education
NEW YORK (Press Release)–Offering Diaspora Jewry the chance to directly impact upon issues relating to Israel and the broader Jewish world, elections are now underway for the US delegation to the 37th World Zionist Congress. Members of the American Jewish community are encouraged to register and vote. “This election is a unique opportunity for American
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Middle East, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—The debate in Congress over the overlapping issues of Iran sanctions and the invitation to Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to talk to a Joint Session of Congress have prompted two Jewish senators to offer a compromise resolution on Iran, and a Jewish member of the House to suggest that
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Middle East, USATEL AVIV (Press Release)—The night before the Israel Defense Forces’ 1976 mission rescuing over 200 hostages from hijackers in Entebbe, Uganda, Tel Aviv University’s Prof. Pinhas Alpert, then head of an Israel Air Force base forecasting unit, provided intelligence that was critical to the success of the operation — the weather conditions commandos were likely
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — For many of us who happen to be Tom Brady football fans, we read the story about Brady’s alleged deflated football. For those of you unfamiliar with what practical difference this all makes, bear in mind that an under-inflated ball, the legend goes, is easier to
What’s really deflated? Obama’s foreign policy! Read More »
International, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USABy Dorian De Wind AUSTIN, Texas (SDONA)– We are all painfully aware of how the unrelenting and inexorable process of aging is taking from us hundreds of members of that Greatest Generation each and every day. The latest sad statistic provided by the Veterans Administration is that our World War II veterans are dying
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Dorian de Wind, International, Jewish History, USABy Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — Since the passing of the Governance bill legislation on March 11, 2014, new alignments have appeared in Israeli politics. The legislation raised the electoral threshold from 2% to 3.25% of the votes. By doing so, it created a strong incentive for parties and politicians to unite their efforts and combine
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Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his State of the Union address, President Obama forcefully announced he would not accept “a nuclear-armed Iran.” This reflects his view that the only objectionable element of Iran’s behavior would be acquisition and possible use of such weapons. This is conveniently narrow. While the ability to produce nuclear
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AUSCHWITZ, Poland (Press Release)– Fifteen Auschwitz survivors, aged 80-94, returned Monday morning to the infamous camp – some for the first time –ahead of tomorrow’s 70th anniversary celebration of its liberation. Joining the survivors on their visit was Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, who, along with the USC Shoah Foundation, organized the
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International, Jewish ReligionAri Ne’eman, disability self-advocate on a national stage, awarded $100K inclusion prize (JNS.org) Disability self-advocate Ari Ne’eman, a member of the President’s National Council on Disability, on Monday was named the recipient of the second annual Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion, a $100,000 prize from the Boston and Israel-based Ruderman Family Foundation (RFF) that
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