Greece’s PM speaks out against anti- Semitism

ATHENS (Press Release)– A senior American Jewish Committee (AJC) leadership group just concluded a two-day visit to Greece. The six-member delegation, led by AJC President Stanley Bergman and Executive Director David Harris, was joined by leaders of the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS), an AJC partner organization, and Andrew Manatos, a prominent leader

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International, Middle East, USA

Reform Jews condemn shooting of 2 Ferguson police

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — In response to Wednesday night’s (March 11) shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement: “We condemn in the strongest terms last night’s shooting of two Ferguson police officers and are praying for their full

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Jewish Religion, USA

AMCHA praises student resolutions at UCLA, Berkeley

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, AMCHA Initiative co-founder and director, issued the following statement Thursday, March 12, after the UCLA student senate unanimously approved a resolution condemning antisemitism on Tuesday, and UC President Janet Napolitano and UC Regents Chair Bruce Varner publicly condemned campus antisemitism on Wednesday. The UC Berkeley student government passed a

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jewish news briefs: March 12, 2015

Netanyahu responds to criticism, says ‘security cannot be founded on delusions’ (JNS.org) As Israel’s March 17 election approaches, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the recent wave of criticism directed at him by Meir Dagan, the former head of the Mossad spy agency. In an interview with Israel Hayom published Thursday, Netanyahu said Israel’s security

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International, Middle East, USA

Q&A for those considering a transplant

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Bonnie and Raymond Schwartz are an unusual couple, although probably not unique in this regard: One is a transplant donor, the other is a transplant recipient, and their benefactor and beneficiary were not each other. Today, the couple often lectures about the emotions, the procedures, and the “how

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education