The year that ancient civilization collapsed

1177 B.C., the Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ; ISBN 978-0-691-14089-6 ©2014, $29.95, p. 176, plus Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, and Index By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, Calilfornia — The Late Bronze Age is prominent for its unprecedented financial, political, and social interconnectedness, along with the generation of great wealth […]

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Fred Reiss, EdD, International, Jewish History

Mom, you hit a fire hydrant

By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — Daughter:  Mother dear, I can’t believe you smashed your car into a fire hydrant. At least you didn’t get hurt. Mother:         That fire hydrant wasn’t there yesterday. Daughter:      Oh, Mom, of course it was. I wonder whether you should keep driving. Mother:         I’m fine, and I’m not

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Mock eviction notices seen as anti- Semitic

By Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org The latest anti-Israel trend to gain momentum on college campuses has been the distribution of mock eviction notices in dormitories by members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). Whether or not the notices have specifically targeted Jewish students, experts say the tactic highlights the convergence of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism on

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Hebrew Scriptures oft quoted at GOP confab

By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. — Religious freedom, family values, fiscal policy, and Israel were the primary drivers of discussion as faith activists and Republican politicians recently gathered in Washington, DC for the Road to Majority 2014 conference, put on by the conservative Faith and Freedom Coalition. Despite

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Middle East, USA

Desdemona, a woman of valor

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Another enchanted evening basking in the clement weather in Balboa Park’s Lowell Davies Festival Theater, as the 2014 Summer Shakespeare Festival opened with the classic tragedy, Othello.   Barry Edelstein directed a cast filled with talented stars, some local and some national, some known and others debuting. A few major

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