Jewish news briefs: February 18, 2014

Israeli High Court proposes compromise for Charlie Hebdo distribution (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel’s High Court of Justice on Tuesday discussed a petition filed by the Yisrael Beiteinu political party that requests the lifting of an injunction against distributing the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. In late January, after receiving threats, Israel’s Steimatzky bookstore chain

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International, Middle East, USA

The rising global tide of anti – Semitism

By Miriam Raftery East County Magazine SAN DIEGO’S EAST COUNTY (SDONA)—Last week,  a young Jewish man was shot and killed outside a Copenhagen synagogue. In Paris, as many as 250 Jewish graves were desecrated.  At the University of California in Davis, California earlier this month, swastikas were sprayed on a Jewish fraternity houseafter a demonstration by

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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Miriam Raftery, USA

BDS movement supresses free thought on campuses

By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON–In the campus war against Israel, the all too familiar refrain from anti-Israel activists, many of whom form the loose coalition of groups and individuals spearheading the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, is that their quarrel is only with Israelis and their government’s policies, not with Jews themselves.  But

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International, Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Moishe House continues expansion around globe

ENCINITAS, California (Press Release)– With growing demand from eager 20-somethings passionate about creating Jewish community for their peers, Moishe House, which has a branch in this San Diego suburb, is expanding its presence around the world. Due to significant interest from young Jewish communities, Moishe House opened 16 houses last year, including several across Europe

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International, Middle East, USA

Boehner: Congress has ‘every right’ to invite Bibi

Compiled by Donald H. Harrison House Speaker John Boehner says that Congress had “every right” to invite Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a joint session. “I wanted the prime minister to come here,” Boehner told an interviewer on Fox News Sunday.  “There’s a serious threat facing the world, and radical Islamic terrorists

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Donald H. Harrison

‘Above and Beyond’ tells of nascent Israel Air Force

By Jack Forman LA JOLLA, California — Above and Beyond, produced by Nancy Spielberg (the youngest sister of her famous brother Steven) and deftly directed by Roberta Grossman whose film Hava Nagila screened at the 2014 San Diego Jewish Film Festival, dramatically tells the miraculous story of how Israel’s ragtag Air Force was created and

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Wolfson named to Federation partnership post

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Jewish Federation of San Diego County has appointed Heather Wolfson as Senior Director of Community Partnerships. She will work closely with the CEO, Board of Directors, partners and Federation staff to implement mission-driven initiatives in three strategic areas: “building a vibrant and long-lasting Jewish community for future generations, broadening and

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San Diego County