PARIS (Press Release)–The American Jewish Committee (AJC) of France warned on Thursday, Sept. 11, that the dramatic rise in anti-Semitic incidents this year demands urgent attention and action A new report from the Jewish Community Protection Service (SPCJ) and the French Minister of Interior shows a 91 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents, 527 in total,
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International
By Anav Silverman Tazpit News Agency JERUSALEM (TNA) — District firefighters and rescue volunteers, alongside U.S. Marines and families of 9/11 victims, in a special ceremony held in the Jerusalem Hills, marked the 13th anniversary to the September 11 terrorist attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead “It’s a very sad day – as
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Middle East, USA
RICHMOND, Virginia (Press Release) — Carole and Marcus Weinstein of this city have donated $5 million to underwrite construction of the building that will house the Cyber Security Institute at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva, Israel, it was announced by American Associates, Ben Gurion University (AABGU). “Carole and I are excited to be
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationHAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–The season of a baby’s birth influences its motor development during its first year of life, a new study by University of Haifa researcher’s shows. Babies born in the winter (between December and May) start crawling earlier compared to babies born in the summer (June-November). The research was conducted by Dr. Osnat
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationIsraeli government seeks to intensify anti-terror enforcement (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a special session on Wednesday to discuss the growing threat to Israel posed by radical Mideast terror organizations such as the Islamic State, Israel Hayom reported. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Shin Bet security agency Director Yoram
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Travel and Food
SAN DIEGO– We’re happy to say that the hobby of Jewish-interest license plate collecting is catching on. Stacie Bresler Reinstein, a friend of our license plate maven Melanie Rubin, contributed this one. In Hebrew, Lazuz means “to move” and we imagine some variant of the word is occasionally shouted on Israel’s crowded freeways.
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & SatireATHENS (WJC) –Greece on Tuesday ratcheted up its punishments for racism, anti-Semitism and hate speech, in a move prompted by the rise of a neo-Nazi party in the past two years, the news agency AFP reports. A new law approved by the Greek parliament sets prison sentences of up to three years — up from
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InternationalPalestinians want U.N., not U.S., as peace broker (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wants the U.N. to take over from the U.S. as the main peace broker between Israel and the Palestinians, senior Abbas adviser Nabil Shaath told Bloomberg News in an interview published on Tuesday. “We are telling the U.S.,
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Wednesday morning we woke to our neighborhood in the headlines. My inbox included two notes from overseas inquiring about our safety. “Activists” (“terrorists” is on the other edge of the politically correct; “thieves’ or “vandals” may be correct in this instance) from Isaweea torched the French Hill gas station and looted its
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
SAN DIEGO (SDJW)– A new Jewish magazine, L’Chaim San Diego, began delivering its inaugural issue to Jewish venues and early subscribers throughout the county. Its publisher, Diane Benaroya, said it was timed to come out prior to Rosh Hashanah so the San Diego Jewish community could begin a New Year and a new magazine together.
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County
HOUSTON, Texas (Press Release) — Tom Neumann, former executive director of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA), died Tuesday morning, Sept. 9, at the age of 69. Neumann joined JINSA as Executive Director in 1991, and ran the organization until his retirement in 2012. By dint of his boundless energy and personality, he
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Middle East, USA
DEL MAR, California (Press Release) — Art pieces made from the fragments of rockets and mortar shells will be exhibited by Israeli artist Yaron Bob, from the Eshkol region near Gaza, at a reception Sunday afternoon from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Erik Skoldberg Gallery in Del Mar Plaza, 1555
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) was honored on Tuesday, Sept. 9, for her work on behalf of students, teachers, and principals. Davis has been a leader in Congress on recruiting principals, providing teachers with the tools to excel, and creating a world-class education environment for students. “I truly appreciate and
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Israeli public is in a notably bad mood. The Hamas rockets have, for the time being, stopped; the current cease-fire is holding. The tunnel threat, a strategic one most Israelis had not understood until several days into the war, has been alleviated; many Hamas rocket manufacturing facilities have been
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA