By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the moment and against the odds, Kobani stands. Kurdish men and women, abandoned by the United States and watched but not aided by Turkey, hold the line against the sweep of ISIS across Iraq and Syria; one little point of heroism that may be gone by the time […]
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — A recent New Yorker cartoon depicts a taciturn President Obama peering out the door of his private White House bedroom and speaking to two little trick-or-treaters: “I’ll give you all the candy you want if you just tell me how you got past the Secret Service agents outside. An
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM– There was a conference to decry destruction and announce donations for Gaza. Sound and fury signifying nothing? Perhaps. Delegates representing some 50 nations and 20 regional and international organizations met in Cairo to talk about peace and reconstruction, and fill the hat being passed by the President of the Palestine
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Hillel of San Diego, a local non-profit organization that provides opportunities for college students to participate in Jewish community, dedicated the Melvin Garb Hillel Center on Sunday, Oct. 12. The new LEED Gold certified building serves as the center for Jewish life at San Diego State University (SDSU) and is the
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Hadassah and Girls Give Back teamed up Sunday, Oct. 12, in a multi-generational event to decorate bras and raise awareness for breast cancer and to empower women to take charge of their health. Teens, their moms and grandmothers gathered together in the Sukkah at Beth Am Synagogue, and were addressed by Dr.
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationTemple Mount policy will treat Muslims and Jews equally, minister says (JNS.org) After the latest Islamic riots on the Temple Mount, Israeli Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch warned that further disturbances will prompt Muslims to be prohibited from entering the compound. Muslim violence at the Temple Mount has come to a boil over Jewish visits
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Travel and FoodJERUSALEM (WJC) — World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder on Monday addressed a large gathering of Evangelical Christians at Jerusalem’s Pais Arena in which he spoke out forcefully against the slaughter of Christians across the Middle East and in Africa. “When hundreds of thousands of Christians – men, women and children – are killed,
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Middle East
BRUSSELS (WJC) — Belgium’s new Interior Minister Jan Jambon of the separatist New Flemish Alliance (NVA) has spoken out in defense of people who collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War II. The politician, who was sworn in as new federal deputy prime minister and interior minister last week, told newspapers that war-time collaboration with
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International, Jewish HistoryNEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) condemned an overnight attack on a mosque in the West Bank village of Aqraba. Graffiti, including the words “price tag” and the name of a nearby Israeli settlement, Tapuah, were spraypainted on the mosque. Rugs, walls and holy books were damaged by the fire and smoke.
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Middle East, USABy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — On the Jewish festival of Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law) we read how the universe was created – starting with the four words “Let there be light.” Today, Israeli solar energy projects light up countless homes. However, the Jewish State also has found another way to illuminate millions
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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel –I have just finished reading In This Hospitable Land by Lynmar Brock Jr. which is based on the childhood experiences of the author’s wife and her family during WWII. It describes in great detail the trials and tribulations of the two Sauverin brothers, Alex and André, their parents, wives and children
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish History
By Erin Philips SAN DIEGO – The Royale is a knockout from the first punch to the last. Written by Marco Ramirez (Orange is the New Black, Sons of Anarchy) and directed by Rachel Chavkin*, a two-time Obie Award-winning and Drama Desk Award-nominated artist, the highly-anticipated production premiered Thursday, Oct. 9 at The Old Globe
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San Diego CountyBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Pentagon spokesman Adm. John Kirby told reporters he understood that U.S. air power wouldn’t save Kobani, but that there is a “larger strategy” in place. The primary goal of the campaign is not to save Syrian cities and towns, U.S. Central Command officials said, but to go after ISIS senior
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA
By Donald H. Harrison OCEANSIDE, California – The press release stated that “Excelencia Kosher Brut” is “perfect not only for celebrating important occasions” but is a “most versatile wine for pairing with food.” So we waited for an occasion with an interesting kind of food to test out this sparkling Spanish wine produced from
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County