Palestine deadline bid rejected by Security Council

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (Press Release) –The United States, as well as Australia and five other countries, prevented the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution pushed by the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League. The measure “is not constructive, sets arbitrary deadlines and fails to account for Israel’s security needs,” the U.S. State Department said prior […]

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International, Middle East, USA

Molly Cohen, z”l (June 19th, 1917 — Dec. 25, 2014)

POWAY, California — Molly Cohen, 97, was eulogized by Rabbi Nadav Caine at Ner Tamid Synagogue here.   Following is the eulogy, delivered December 29, 2014: Molly Cohen, a matriarch of San Diego’s Jewish community, died this past December 25th at the age of 97.  She was her usual alert, brilliant, and giving self to

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Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County

JNS news briefs: December 30, 2014

Hosting Christian leaders, Israeli president laments persecution of Mideast minorities (JNS.org) The persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East is “a cause of great worry and pain,” Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said Tuesday upon his hosting of Israeli Christian leaders for a reception to mark the New Year. During 2014, arguably

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International, Middle East, USA

Russians repeat pattern of earlier Israeli immigrants

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Events surrounding Yisrael Beiteinu provide suggestive parallels to other elements of Israel’s political history, as well as to that of the US. Avigdor Lieberman was not the first Israeli politician to reach power on the backs of an immigrant community that came from a non-democratic society. David ben Gurion and

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

2014’s ten worst anti- Semitic outrages

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — 2014 was a year of unprecedented explosions of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel hatred. The ten worst this year shows how pervasive anti-Semitism has become around the world. The ten examples selected by the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) are tragically indicative of burgeoning threats and challenges to the Jewish people not encountered since

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Jewish History

Bedouin youth flourish in new high schools

Above: Bedouin girl at Al Sayed Technological High School.  Below: Bedouin boys in electronics class at same school (Photos: Anav Silverman) By Anav Silverman BE’ER SHEVA, Israel — In the sandy dunes of the northern Negev desert between Arad and Be’er Sheva, 130 students who belong to a local Bedouin tribe, study at the Al-Sayed Technological

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Humoring the Headlines: 2014 in review

By Laurie Baron January –The Russian police have alerted spectators at the Sochi Olympics to be on the outlook for several “Black Widow Terrorists, women from Dagestan whose husbands were killed by Russian anti-terrorist squads.  There are posters throughout the Olympic venues informing spectators how to identify these women:  If you meet a woman on

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

SDSU Jewish Studies program tells 2015 plans

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Jewish Studies Program at San Diego State University has announced its public schedule for 2015: • Its Spring lecture series “Israel in the 21st Century: New Hopes, New Challenges,” will feature noted scholars: Dr. Mark A. Heller, Principal Research Associate at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv; Dr. Mohammed Wattad,

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education