San Diego Jewish World – Page 2402 – There is a Jewish story everywhere!

Narcoelepsy may be an autoimmune disorder

March 9, 2015

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Narcoleptics suffer from bouts of sleepiness and sleep attacks, which impair their ability to function in daily life. But the precise cause of narcolepsy has long eluded scientists, and the cure for the devastating neurological disorder afflicting an estimated three million people worldwide — and one in 3,000 Americans — remains […]

Narcoelepsy may be an autoimmune disorder Read More »

Occupation a greater threat to Israel than Iran

March 9, 2015

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– Meir Dagan – Israel’s former spy chief and now one of the prime minister’s most relentless adversaries – probably went too far when he told the 40,000 or so demonstrators in Tel Aviv last Saturday night who called for government change that Netanyahu is a greater menace to Israel than

Occupation a greater threat to Israel than Iran Read More »

Middle East

Serge Rozen new head of Belgium’s Jewish community

March 9, 2015

BRUSSELS (WJC)–The 62-year-old engineer Serge Rozen has been elected president of the Coordination Committee of Belgian Jewish Organizations for the next three years. Rozen succeeds Maurice Sosnowski, who led the CCOJB for the past five years, which were marked by a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Belgium and the terrorist attack at the Jewish Museum in

Serge Rozen new head of Belgium’s Jewish community Read More »

International

Conference to probe Allies’ role in Holocaust

March 9, 2015

JERUSALEM (WJC) — An international conference addressing the question of why more was not done by the Allied Powers to save Jews during the Holocaust will be held at the in Jerusalem next week, bringing together scholars from five countries. Topics to be discussed will include ‘Could the Allies have bombed Auschwitz?’, ‘Chinese reponses to the

Conference to probe Allies’ role in Holocaust Read More »

International, Middle East, USA

U.S. offers $5m reward for Levinson info

March 9, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on March 9, the eighth anniversary of Robert Levinson’s disappearance: We ask the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to work cooperatively with us on the investigation into Robert Levinson’s disappearance so we can ensure his safe return. Mr. Levinson went missing from

U.S. offers $5m reward for Levinson info Read More »

Middle East, USA

BGU, Arizona State broaden joint research programs

March 9, 2015

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Arizona State University (ASU) have expanded their partnership with a new joint research agreement. The expanded collaboration will establish new research initiatives as well as student exchanges. The two universities will collaborate in a number of areas, including cyber security, homeland security, nanotechnology, robotics, community

BGU, Arizona State broaden joint research programs Read More »

Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

The Jewish comedians: Jeff Goldblum

March 8, 2015

The Jewish comedians: Jeff Goldblum Read More »

Travel and Food

Yahrzeits, apps, and Facebook

March 8, 2015

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — One of the most important but also neglected customs of the year is when we observe the Yahrzeit of a loved one. It occurs with such frequency that we often will forget about the date altogether because we may have forgotten the Hebrew calendar date. According to

Yahrzeits, apps, and Facebook Read More »

Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

Netanyahu says Iran speech makes headway

March 8, 2015

JERUSALEM (Press Release)– Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks at his weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, March 8: Following my speech to Congress, we heard – over the weekend – several of the major powers’ foreign ministers saying that they do not see the need to reach an agreement forthwith and that they

Netanyahu says Iran speech makes headway Read More »

Middle East, USA

So many reasons to be thankful at Purim carnival

March 8, 2015

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Gosh, I never felt better while lunching on a hamburger and a Coke. You see, I was at the Temple Emanu-El Purim Carnival, and any profits from that quick lunch—as well as from any other food sold on Sunday, March 8 — were to be donated to the

So many reasons to be thankful at Purim carnival Read More »

Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County

Rules of the bazaar inform Iran’s bargaining

March 8, 2015

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Emeritus Professor Moshe Sharon of the Hebrew University famously lectured on negotiations in the Middle East. He wrote: “To achieve their goal, the Arabs took to the battlefield and to bazaar diplomacy. The most important rule in the bazaar is that if the vendor knows that you desire

Rules of the bazaar inform Iran’s bargaining Read More »

Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA

Bach’s ‘St Matthew Passion’ is rewarding music

March 8, 2015

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — A performance of Bach’s monumental St. Matthew Passion is always an event to be treasured. Its musical complexity and religious significance as well as the fact that it calls for a double choir, an organ and an enormous orchestra means that it is rarely performed in Israel. So

Bach’s ‘St Matthew Passion’ is rewarding music Read More »

Travel and Food

Returning home: a tribute to baseball

March 8, 2015

By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — After its improbable opening day last season in Australia, baseball will debut year this in the appropriately Midwestern locale of Chicago’s Wrigley Field. Cubs fans will be sanguine for a week or two. Like the clinging vines of that old ballyard, America will be green with hope. The All

Returning home: a tribute to baseball Read More »

Sports & Competitions, USA

From the Jewish Library: ‘Esther’s Children’

March 8, 2015

By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO –– Esther’s Children: A Portrait of Iranian Jews edited by Houman Sarshar, published by the Center for Iranian Oral Jewish History, 2005, is a large book which opens with a three page foldout of the timeline of significant events in Iranian-Jewish History. It is a history which begins in 539 BCE

From the Jewish Library: ‘Esther’s Children’ Read More »

Jewish History

Narcoelepsy may be an autoimmune disorder

Occupation a greater threat to Israel than Iran

Serge Rozen new head of Belgium’s Jewish community

Conference to probe Allies’ role in Holocaust

U.S. offers $5m reward for Levinson info

BGU, Arizona State broaden joint research programs

The Jewish comedians: Jeff Goldblum

Yahrzeits, apps, and Facebook

Netanyahu says Iran speech makes headway

So many reasons to be thankful at Purim carnival

Rules of the bazaar inform Iran’s bargaining

Bach’s ‘St Matthew Passion’ is rewarding music

Returning home: a tribute to baseball

From the Jewish Library: ‘Esther’s Children’

Recent Comments

Make a Donation