NAPA, California (Press Release)–Once again this year, two wines from Napa Valley’s Hagafen Cellars were served at the annual White House Hanukkah party on December 17. Don Ernesto 2012 Collage Marsanne-Rousanne and the Don Ernesto 2013 Clarinet Tempranillo were chosen by the White House wine buyer to accompany lots of latkes and other traditional fare alongside
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Travel and FoodSACRAMENTO (Press Release)–State Senator Marty Block (D-San Diego) issued the following statement about the contemporary meaning of Hanukkah as chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus from Washington, D.C., where he is attending the White House Hanukkah reception on Wednesday, Dec. 17. “Hanukkah, the ancient Hebrew Festival of Lights, takes on new meaning today as
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Jewish ReligionTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Premature ovarian failure, also known as primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), affects 1% of all women worldwide. In most cases, the exact cause of the condition, which is often associated with infertility, is difficult to determine. A new Tel Aviv University study throws a spotlight on a previously-unidentified cause of POI: a
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy David Strom SAN DIEGO — A few months before the surrender of Nazi Germany two unlikely associates were sitting and cordially drinking liquor together in Switzerland. One was Nazi General Karl Wolff the right hand to SS chief Heinrich Himmler and the other the top US spy in charge of gathering wartime intelligence on
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Jewish History
MIAMI, Florida (Press Release)–Continuing the tradition of lighting the Chanukah Menorah by prominent public officials, presidential hopeful Jeb Bush who announced an exploratory committee on Tuesday, Dec. 17, invited Jason Lyons to light the Menorah on the first night of Chanukah. Lyons chaired the US-Israel Security Alliance Congressional Tribute last month on Capitol Hill. Former Florida
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Jewish History, USAHAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Having trouble sleeping? Then you are nearly one-and-a-half times more likely to eventually suffer from back pain, according to a new study conducted by the University of Haifa. “After controlling for a range of variables, including socioeconomic status and lifestyle issues, we came to the conclusion that insomnia is a marker for
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — The earliest evidence for the use of olive oil in the country, and possibly the entire Middle East, was revealed at an antiquities site in the Lower Galilee. Researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority contend that olive oil was already being used in the country 8,000 years ago in
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Science, Medicine, & EducationJERUSALEM (Press Release)– Aliyah (immigration) to Israel from North America increased 7 percent in 2014 over the previous year, with 3,762 Olim from the U.S. and Canada, compared to 3,504 Olim in 2013, according to Nefesh B’Nefesh. A 6 percent growth in Aliyah from the United Kingdom was recorded during the same period, according to the
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Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO (SDJW)—To our email basket come a variety of Chanukah promotions which correspondents would like us to share with our readers. We’re happy to pass on those that seem to have the best interests of our Jewish community in mind. For example, the producers of the movie, Next Year in Bombay, are offering a
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release) –“We are most pleased by the reports of the release of Alan Gross from imprisonment in Cuba and await his return to the Unites States,” said Conference of Presidents leaders Robert G. Sugarman, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, “We are especially pleased that he will be reunited with his
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International, USALOS ANGELES — Whiplash is a misleading name for this film. It conjures up deadly car chases and crashes and someone paralyzed for the rest of his life. But the actual film is a far cry from that kind of theme. Whiplash is a popular jazz piece written by Hank Levy, a composer/saxophonist who wrote
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Travel and FoodJewish contractor Alan Gross freed in American-Cuban prisoner swap (JNS.org) Jewish-American aid worker Alan Gross has been released from Cuban prison after five years, major media outlets reported Wednesday morning, citing United States officials. The U.S. secured Gross’s freedom in exchange for the release of three Cubans imprisoned in America. Gross, a subcontractor for
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International, Middle East, USABy Michael Mantell, PhD SAN DIEGO — I just finished loading my iPod with nearly three hours of Christmas music. I enjoy listening to Christmas music – especially the soppy, nostalgic stuff. I like the feeling of crisp, colder weather that the music reminds me of when I was a kid in New Jersey –
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Jewish Religion, Michael MantellBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Uncertainty is the human condition. Perhaps a bit more for the Jews than most others, but we’ve managed, most of the time, despite our worries. It ain’t all that bad. If we are uncertain, so are others, and we are not the weakest or the lowest in the pile. Governments
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East