$23.4 million raised for Israeli- American programs

BEVERLY HILLS, California (Press Release) — More than 1,100 prominent Israeli-American community supporters and philanthropists from across the country raised $23.4 million at the Israeli-American Council (IAC)’S Seventh Annual Gala March 8 in Los Angeles. The gala, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, marked the Israeli-American community’s achievements over the past year. The funds will go

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Jewish news briefs: March 10, 2015

Poll: 64% of Israeli Jews say election won’t swing peace process with Palestinians (JNS.org) Almost two-thirds of Israeli Jews (64 percent) believe that the peace process with the Palestinians will not advance no matter which political party forms Israel’s next government, according to the newly released monthly Peace Index poll by the Israel Democracy Institute

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In the West, ‘anti- Semitism’ a word now avoided

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The latest news for those dreaming of a Palestinian state is the refusal of the United List, a group of four largely Arab parties, to sign an agreement with Meretz to provide to one of them the excess votes left over to each after the parceling out via Israel’s system of Proportional

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Perloff of A.C.T. converses with Edelstein of Old Globe

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — For some, the results are spectacular as they have been for Carey Perloff, the Artistic Director of A.C.T., the American Conservatory Theatre based in San Francisco.  Perloff has won numerous awards and distinctions for her work and collaborated with the likes of playwright Tom Stoppard, BD Wong (of Law

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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County

Jews, Muslims to have common dining room at UCSD

By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California –They may not agree on much politically, especially about Israel and the Palestinians, but members of the Muslim Student Association and the Union of Jewish Students at UCSD are planning to regularly eat together in 2016 in a common dining hall that will offer both kosher and halal

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

StandWithUS releases video on campus anti- Semitism

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Audience, dancers enjoyed Balanchine program

By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — City Ballet of San Diego’s “Balanchine Spectacular” on Sunday, March 8, presented three ballets representative of the choreographer’s iconic signatures: “Rubies” – glittering and sharp, “The Four Temperaments” with its haunting shapes and “Walpurgisnacht,” driven by splendid music. The program opened with “Rubies,” which is the second of three

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Narcoelepsy may be an autoimmune disorder

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

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