The Jewish singers: Etti Ankri
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Travel and FoodNetanyahu: Iran is the next North Korea
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — It appears that world powers are closer than ever to a nuclear deal with Iran, which U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry described to the UN on Monday as a “good, comprehensive deal,” and if accomplished, one that “will make the entire world safer.” Hosting South Korean Deputy Prime
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International, Middle East, USAEnergy sources harbingers of mass culture
By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan –Barry Lord is a Canadian visionary, an independent scholar and the author of a very important book that came out last year titled “Art & Energy: How Culture Changes.” In his mid-70s now, he is at the top of his game and his book deserves a wide audience. Known
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The World We ShareJewish news briefs: April 29, 2015
Hundreds of Israelis rescued from earthquake-battered Nepal arrive home (JNS.org) A special El Al Airlines flight brought 216 Israelis, including 15 newborn babies, to Israel from earthquake-devastated Nepal on Tuesday afternoon. The 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal last weekend left untold ruin in its wake. Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala said Tuesday that the death
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International, Middle East, USAFrom Nepal to Ethiopia, Syria, the P.A., and the U.S.
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Israel’s interests are ranging these days from Nepal to Ethiopia, to a bit of heating up in the north and among the Palestinians. And yes. There is still politics, with senior Likudniks in high fever at having to scrounge for the jobs left over by Bibi’s effort to create a government.
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAFreddie Gray had no desire to validate history
By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — It should have been a normal trend of thought for the untold thousands of African American soldiers, sailors, and air corpsmen: having served with valor and shed their blood against the forces of the Axis, they aspired to share in the spoils of victory. Black men helped save
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USAEating and touring in Israel, Part 2
By Steve Kramer TEL AVIV — In the first part of this series, we toured Jerusalem with my brother Charles, who was visiting from America. Next, we traveled with him to Tel Aviv. What was very special about Charles’ trip was the timing. As we entered Tel Aviv in the early afternoon, we were
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food2 drown in Jordan Valley
By Michael Zeff JERUSALEM (Tazpit) Two Palestinian men in their 20s drowned on Tuesday afternoon, April 26, in a pond in the Jordan Valley despite best efforts by Israeli volunteer rescuers. “Two teams of Israeli volunteer rescuers arrived on the scene immediately from Samaria and from the Jordan Valley,” Nathaniel, a Judea and Samaria regional
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Middle EastElie Alexis Shneour (Dec. 11, 1925 — April 14, 2015)
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Elie Shneour was born in France on December 11, 1925. The son of Zalman and Salomea Shneour, he had one sibling — Renee Shneour, who later became Spanish dancer Laura Toledo. Shneour was raised in Neuilly sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris. His family was of Jewish heritage, his father having emigrated from Czarist Russia
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Obituaries & memorials, San Diego CountyNepal thanks Israel for quake aid
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — The Foreign Minister of Nepal, Mahendra Bahadur Pandey thanked Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman on Tuesday, April 28, for the humanitarian aid that Israel has sent in the wake of the country’s devastating earthquake. Pandey noted that the Nepalese people deeply appreciate the aid being sent from Israel. Liberman thanked Nepalese authorities
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International, Middle EastJewish news briefs: April 28, 2015
Palestinian driver indicted in fatal Jerusalem car-ramming attack (JNS.org) The Jerusalem District Court on Monday indicted Palestinian driver Khaled Koutineh, 37, for the car-ramming and murder of 26-year-old Jewish man Shalom Yohai Sherki in Jerusalem on April 15. Shira Klein, 20, was seriously wounded in the alleged vehicular attack. The judges wrote in their indictment
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International, Middle East, USAWendy Sherman: Iran deal will make world safer
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, part of the negotiating team on Iran’s nuclear program, said Monday the agreement sought by President Barack Obama’s administration will help “make the world safer.” She spoke to the Religious Action Committee of Reform Judaism. The State Department released the following transcription of
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