WASHINGTON (WJC) –Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, was decorated with Germany’s highest honor, the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit. In a ceremony held at the German Embassy in Washington D.C., German Ambassador Peter Wittig presented the award to President Lauder on behalf of the President of Germany, Joachim Gauck,
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International, Middle East, USA-Compiled by JNS.org ‘This is your land,’ Netanyahu tells Birthright participants at program’s 15th anniversary (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Taglit-Birthright Israel program celebrated 15 years of bringing young Jews (ages 18-26) on free 10-day trips to Israel on Wednesday evening in Jerusalem. The speakers and crowd at the event observed a moment of silence
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International, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–The bnai yisroel (children of Israel) were at their lowest point. After years of back breaking labor and cruel torment, Moshe had finally shown up as their redeemer. After Moshe went to Paroah, things got worse, not better. Paroah issued an order that the Jews now needed to gather their
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Jewish ReligionBy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel–How lucky is Israel? Last week, Ben Gurion University researchers made an “accidental” discovery, when testing an experimental anti-inflammatory drug, that could signify a breakthrough in the treatment of deadly infections. My immediate thought was how “lucky” the BGU scientists were – but in reality, the discovery followed the proscribed use
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Michael Ordman, Middle EastBy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The seventh season of “Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices” opened with three provocative poets. Michael Mark’s poems reflected his unique take on life and his sharp sense of humor. He is a published poet who has been nominated for the 2015 prestigious Pushcart Award. Here are two examples of his work: Dangers
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Those of us academics who teach about the factors that influence public policy can find nothing more powerful than history. Policymaking starts with what is. How we got to where we are begins an endless quarrel, with each participant able to cite a cluster of economic, social, and personal elements and
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — There’s a newsroom term for typos that Spell-Checker cannot “see” since Spell-Checker is not a human and sometimes doesn’t know its toe from its elbow. And I’m here to tell you that there’s actually a newsroom term for these pesky little line sitters — I mean line critters — and
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Travel and FoodBy Donald H. Harrison By a 236-191 margin, the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday, Jan. 14, to overturn President Barack Obama’s executive order providing relief from deportation for immigrants whose children were born in the United States.. The measure, tacked onto the budget for the Department of Homeland Security, also removed protections from deportation
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Donald H. Harrison, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The Department of State has designated Abdallah al-Ashqar as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. The consequences of this designation include a prohibition against U.S. persons engaging in transactions with Abdallah al-Ashqar, and the freezing
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Middle East, USATEL AVIV (Press Release) — Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of teenage death in America. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seven 16- to 19-year-olds die every day as a result of injuries incurred from road crashes. But attempts to address the problem through legislation and technological innovation have yielded
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — When you look at the history of Islamic art, its inclusion in the Islamic faith has not been without periods of repression. Among those singled out for the most severe penalties of the afterlife, are the artists, and other “makers of images or pictures.”Although the Quran did
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CARLSBAD, California (SDJW) — An interfaith luncheon bringing together Jews, Muslims and Christians of San Diego County will be hosted at 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 19, at the Christ Presbyterian Church, 7807 Centella Street, Carlsbad. Co sponsors are the Jewish Collaborative of San Diego and the North County Islamic Federation. A spokesman for the Jewish Collaborative
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San Diego CalendarPARIS (WJC)– At least 54 people, including the anti-Semitic comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala, have been detained by police in France for “defending or glorifying terrorism” in the wake of last week’s attacks in Paris, The Independent reports. Many of the arrests are believed to stem from comments made on Facebook, Twitter and social media as
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-Combined news releases- A rally in New York City for the 17 murdered victims of the Charlie Hebdo and Hyper Cacher attracted 1,000 participants in New York City and more than 700 people gathered at Congregation Adas Israel for an AJC program of solidarity with France’s Jewish community. The Jewish community of New York held
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