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Hadassah’s bra project spurs breast cancer awareness

October 14, 2014

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Hadassah and Girls Give Back teamed up Sunday, Oct. 12, in a multi-generational event to decorate bras and raise awareness for breast cancer and to empower women to take charge of their health. Teens, their moms and grandmothers gathered together in the Sukkah at Beth Am Synagogue, and were addressed by Dr. […]

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JNS news briefs: October 14, 2014

October 14, 2014

Temple Mount policy will treat Muslims and Jews equally, minister says (JNS.org) After the latest Islamic riots on the Temple Mount, Israeli Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch warned that further disturbances will prompt Muslims to be prohibited from entering the compound. Muslim violence at the Temple Mount has come to a boil over Jewish visits

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Travel and Food

Stop the slaughter of Christians in Middle East!

October 14, 2014

JERUSALEM (WJC) — World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder on Monday addressed a large gathering of Evangelical Christians at Jerusalem’s Pais Arena in which he spoke out forcefully against the slaughter of Christians across the Middle East and in Africa. “When hundreds of thousands of Christians – men, women and children – are killed,

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Middle East

Belgian Interior Minister temporizes over Nazis’ allies

October 14, 2014

BRUSSELS (WJC) — Belgium’s new Interior Minister Jan Jambon of the separatist New Flemish Alliance (NVA) has spoken out in defense of people who collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War II. The politician, who was sworn in as new federal deputy prime minister and interior minister last week, told newspapers that war-time collaboration with

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International, Jewish History

AJC condemns mosque desecration

October 14, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) condemned an overnight attack on a mosque in the West Bank village of Aqraba. Graffiti, including the words “price tag” and the name of a nearby Israeli settlement, Tapuah, were spraypainted on the mosque. Rugs, walls and holy books were damaged by the fire and smoke.

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Middle East, USA

Positively Israel ~ October 14, 2014

October 14, 2014

By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — On the Jewish festival of Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law) we read how the universe was created – starting with the four words “Let there be light.” Today, Israeli solar energy projects light up countless homes. However, the Jewish State also has found another way to illuminate millions

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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Book Review: ‘In This Hospitable Land’

October 14, 2014

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel –I have just finished reading In This Hospitable Land by Lynmar Brock Jr. which is based on the childhood experiences of the author’s wife and her family during WWII. It describes in great detail the trials and tribulations of the two Sauverin brothers, Alex and André, their parents, wives and children

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish History

‘The Royale’ packs a punch

October 13, 2014

By Erin Philips SAN DIEGO – The Royale is a knockout from the first punch to the last. Written by Marco Ramirez (Orange is the New Black, Sons of Anarchy) and directed by Rachel Chavkin*, a two-time Obie Award-winning and Drama Desk Award-nominated artist, the highly-anticipated production premiered Thursday, Oct. 9 at The Old Globe

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San Diego County

Kobani another defeat for Obama’s ISIS policy

October 13, 2014

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Pentagon spokesman Adm. John Kirby told reporters he understood that U.S. air power wouldn’t save Kobani, but that there is a “larger strategy” in place. The primary goal of the campaign is not to save Syrian cities and towns, U.S. Central Command officials said, but to go after ISIS senior

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

96th birthday celebration draws mixed wine reviews

October 13, 2014

By Donald H. Harrison OCEANSIDE, California – The press release stated that “Excelencia Kosher Brut” is “perfect not only for celebrating important occasions” but is a “most versatile wine for pairing with food.” So we waited for an occasion with an interesting kind of food to test out this sparkling Spanish wine produced from

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

Germans create center on Nazi-looted art

October 13, 2014

BERLIN (WJC) — The German government has taken steps to intensify provenance research in order to clarify whether or not works of art were looted by the Nazis from their rightful Jewish owners. Germany came under fire last year after it came to light that Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of a prominent Nazi-era art dealer,

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Jewish History, Middle East

Jewish-Interest License Plate

October 13, 2014

San Diego Jewish World staff report SAN DIEGO (SDJW)– Like many of us, Melanie Rubin enjoys decoding personalized license plates. CA 18, she has decided, is double code. CA is the Post Office abbreviation for California. And 18 is the numeric value of the Hebrew word ‘Chai,” meaning “Life.” Ergo, this license plate would appear

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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & Satire

In memory of a teacher, Marty Marshall

October 13, 2014

By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO–The High Holy Days have passed, and like in previous years, the sense of reflection has remained. However, unlike previous years, one of the traditional verses haunts me: On Rosh Hashanah it is inscribed, And on Yom Kippur it is sealed. How many shall pass away and how many shall be

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San Diego County, Sheryl Rowling

Lawmakers from around world tour Judea, Samaria

October 13, 2014

By Anav Silverman PSAGOT, Israel (TNA) – In a sukkah on a hilltop outside Jerusalem, 20 international parliamentarians gathered together at the Psagot winery on Sunday evening, October 12 as part of a solidarity trip to Israel with the Israel Allies Caucuses. The members of parliament, who are active in the Israel Allies Caucuses, are attending the

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Travel and Food

Hadassah’s bra project spurs breast cancer awareness

JNS news briefs: October 14, 2014

Stop the slaughter of Christians in Middle East!

Belgian Interior Minister temporizes over Nazis’ allies

AJC condemns mosque desecration

Positively Israel ~ October 14, 2014

Book Review: ‘In This Hospitable Land’

‘The Royale’ packs a punch

Kobani another defeat for Obama’s ISIS policy

96th birthday celebration draws mixed wine reviews

Germans create center on Nazi-looted art

Jewish-Interest License Plate

In memory of a teacher, Marty Marshall

Lawmakers from around world tour Judea, Samaria

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