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San Diego D.A. wins settlement from Rite Aid

June 30, 2014

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced her office’s Consumer Protection Unit, working with the Riverside and Alameda District Attorneys’ Offices and the State Board of Pharmacy, has obtained a $498,250 settlement in a consumer protection lawsuit brought against the owners of the Rite Aid pharmacy chain in California. The civil complaint, filed […]

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UCSD, Cal State system reps visiting Israel

June 30, 2014

JERUSALEM (Press Release) – A delegation of presidents and chancellors from top U.S. universities are visiting Israel to explore opportunities for bilateral academic partnerships and collaboration through an educational seminar conducted by Project Interchange, an institute of AJC (American Jewish Committee). The delegation will meet with their counterparts from Israeli universities, including Bar-Ilan, Haifa, Hebrew

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3 Israeli teens murdered; Jewish world reacts

June 30, 2014

Developing Story HALHUL, Israel (TNA) — The bodies of the three abducted boys –Naftali Frenkel (16), Gilad Sha’ar (16), Eyal Yifrah (19) — were found Monday, June 30 by IDF searchers. They disappeared on June 12 from a hitchhiking spot not far from this community where their bodies were discovered. The teams working to recover

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Middle East

Lucy of ‘Peanuts’ fame would have been proud

June 30, 2014

By Deborah Fineblum/JNS.org JERUSALEM (JNS) — Omelet sandwich: 5 shekels. Iced coffee: 5 shekels. Tuna sandwich: 5 shekels. Fresh-squeezed orange juice: 5 shekels. Cheese bureka: 5 shekels. There’s plenty more on the Cofizz menu, but you get the idea. Dani Mizrahi and Amir Amshalm, two Israeli men in their early 30s, asked themselves: Why not launch

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Middle East

The Menschkins: June 30, 2014

June 30, 2014

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Trivia, Humor & Satire

JNS news briefs: June 30, 2014

June 30, 2014

85,000 attend Tel Aviv rally for kidnapped Israeli teens (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Some 85,000 people flocked to Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square on Sunday evening, uniting in prayer and hope for the safe return of abducted Israeli teens Gilad Shaar, Eyal Yifrach, and Naftali Frenkel.   Radio and TV personality Avri Gilad, who hosted the rally,

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Middle East

Progress plan for E. Jerusalem approved

June 30, 2014

By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM – The Cabinet approved on Sunday, June 29, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan for the socio-economic development of Jerusalem. The Government is working in a variety of ways to develop and strengthen the city. For the first time, a comprehensive socio-economic development plan was presented for eastern Jerusalem. One of the

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Middle East

Israeli police who ignored kidnap victim’s call dismissed

June 30, 2014

By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – Several Israeli police officers, on various levels of command, were dismissed from their positions, some of them may be fired as well, following the police’s blunder regarding their handing of a phone call which came from one of the three abducted boys a short while after they were abducted.

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Middle East

Rivlin: Pray for the kidnapped boys

June 29, 2014

By Anav Silverman TEL AVIV – Israel’s newly elected president Reuven Rivlin called upon world leaders and religious figures to pray for the return of the three kidnapped Israeli boys at a massive prayer rally at Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square this Sunday evening, June 29. “The call for the safety of these boys doesn’t

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Middle East

The year that ancient civilization collapsed

June 29, 2014

1177 B.C., the Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ; ISBN 978-0-691-14089-6 ©2014, $29.95, p. 176, plus Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, and Index By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, Calilfornia — The Late Bronze Age is prominent for its unprecedented financial, political, and social interconnectedness, along with the generation of great wealth

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Fred Reiss, EdD, International, Jewish History

Humoring the Headlines: June 29, 2014

June 29, 2014

By Laurie Baron The New Inscription for the Statue of Liberty (with apologies to Emma Lazarus) Unlike the harbor Lady with upright flame, Extending arms to seekers of haven. Pandering politicians willingly cave in, Turn children back without shame. Excuse themselves and find others to blame. To get elected and then block any change. Douse

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

How are Jewish baseball players doing?

June 29, 2014

Editor’s Note: Want to learn more about the Jewish players mentioned in the story below? Have your mouse hover over the name of the player and a link will appear. SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Are you interested in how Jewish baseball players are doing in the majors and the minors? The website Jewish Baseball News

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Jewish Religion, Sports & Competitions

Mom, you hit a fire hydrant

June 29, 2014

By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — Daughter: Mother dear, I can’t believe you smashed your car into a fire hydrant. At least you didn’t get hurt. Mother: That fire hydrant wasn’t there yesterday. Daughter: Oh, Mom, of course it was. I wonder whether you should keep driving. Mother: I’m fine, and I’m not

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Travel and Food

Who do you know in Morocco?

June 29, 2014

By Norman Greene CASABLANCA, Morocco — Dressed in her head-to-toe hajab or jalaba, she reminded me of an Arabic version of San Diego’s late travel maven Gert Thaler as she skillfully guided us on our quest around the old Jewish Quarter in Casablanca. She was effusive, charming, funny and full of energy. We had

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Jewish History, Middle East, Travel and Food

San Diego D.A. wins settlement from Rite Aid

UCSD, Cal State system reps visiting Israel

3 Israeli teens murdered; Jewish world reacts

Lucy of ‘Peanuts’ fame would have been proud

The Menschkins: June 30, 2014

JNS news briefs: June 30, 2014

Progress plan for E. Jerusalem approved

Israeli police who ignored kidnap victim’s call dismissed

Rivlin: Pray for the kidnapped boys

The year that ancient civilization collapsed

Humoring the Headlines: June 29, 2014

How are Jewish baseball players doing?

Mom, you hit a fire hydrant

Who do you know in Morocco?

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