Editor’s Note: In the wake of Sen Robert Menendez’s (D-New Jersey) indictment on a charge of bribery, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has named Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) as Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. WASHINGTON (Press Release) – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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-San Diego Jewish World roundup- (Developing story) World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder reacted on Thursday, April 2, to the preliminary agreement reached by the negotiators of the P5+1 group in Lausanne. He said the key question was if
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JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday afternoon, April 2, participated in the ceremony to sell the State of Israel’s hametz, by virtue of his serving as Finance Minister. Chief Rabbis David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef, and Abu Ghosh resident Hussein Jabar, who purchased the country’s hametz, also attended the ceremony. Prime Minister
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The following announcement was made by the U.S. State Department on Thursday, April 2: Below are the key parameters of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear program that were decided in Lausanne, Switzerland. These elements form the foundation upon which the final
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Middle East, USABy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — How fortunate we are to have conductors able to muster the necessary forces to present Berlioz’ Grande Messe des morts, his monumental Requiem Mass. Performances of this colossal work took place March 7 and 8 in Mandeville Hall, UCSD. The 70-voice San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus joined the 100
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Travel and FoodPARIS (WJC) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the far-right French National Front and father of its current leader Marine Le Pen, maintains his 1987 remarks calling the Nazis’ gas chambers “a detail in the history of World War II.” Le Pen, who is still honorary FN leader and a key figure in the
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International, Jewish HistoryBy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — Just before the first Passover, over 3,500 years ago, Moses demanded of the Egyptian Pharaoh to “Let my People Go.” I’m sure that today Moses would be proud of the lengths to which the modern Jewish nation goes, in order to benefit humanity. Israeli scientists are constantly going where
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JERUSALEM (Press Release) – Thirty Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust as children recently traveled from Kraków, Poland, to Israel for a special week-long visit to the Jewish state organized by Shavei Israel and funded by money raised from the inaugural Ride of the Living that was supported by members of the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastBy Daniel Sokatch NEW YORK — Passover is my favorite holiday. Every year, we slow down, step back and commemorate what, in my opinion, is one of the greatest gifts the Jewish people have given to the world: the story of Exodus from Egypt, the ultimate narrative of hope, liberation, and possibility. This story, our
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BERLIN (WJC)–The German government said Wednesday that a Camille Pissarro painting from the trove hoarded by the late collector Cornelius Gurlitt had been looted by the Nazis and would be returned to its rightful owner’s descendants. The taskforce entrusted with checking the provenance of the 1,500 works left by Gurlitt, who died in May 2014,
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International, Jewish HistoryNEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is outraged by a Belgian insurance company’s refusal to renew insurance for a Jewish kindergarten in Brussels. The firm denied the school’s request, saying “it is too risky to insure a Jewish kindergarten these days,” Rabbi Menachem Margolin, director of the European Jewish Association, told AJC on
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InternationalIsrael applies to new China-led global investment bank (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a letter of application to join the new China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Israel seeks to join roughly 40 countries, including several Western and Asian allies such as the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore Korea,
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CHURACHANDPUR, Manipur, India (Press Release) – More than 550 members of the Bnei Menashe community from the northeastern Indian state of Manipur participated in a massive pre-Passover “Model Seder” Tuesday night, March 31, at the Shavei Israel Hebrew Center in Churachandpur to mark the upcoming holiday and learn about Passover practices and customs. The Bnei
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