Jewish audience enjoys concert in a Protestant church

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — A performance of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem by my local choir, the Mevasseret Choir, in which several of my friends and neighbours sing, was more than enough to entice me to attend their recent concert, which was given in the Augusta Victoria church. The imposing church-hospital complex, which is […]

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East

JNS news briefs: May 27, 2014

IDF budget cuts mean no money for ‘elements that produce security,’ official says (JNS.org) The Israel Defense Forces will begin ceasing various activities as of early June, while certain military functions such as vehicle repairs are expected to dwindle one after the other, defense officials said. “The significance of the emerging 2015 budgetary outline is

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International

Israel celebrates Jerusalem Day

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Israel is preparing to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, which was captured during the miraculous Six Day War in 1967. Jerusalem Day, known in Hebrew as Yom Yerushalayim, commemorates the 1967 reunification of Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty as the eternal and undivided capital of the Jewish people. This reality

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Middle East

Latvia, Estonia Parliaments form pro-Israel caucuses

RIGA, Latvia (WJC) — The parliaments of Latvia and Estonia launched Israel Allies Caucuses this week, and Christian denominations in both countries rallied in support of Israel, thanks to the efforts of the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus (KCAC), the World Jewish Congress Israel (WJC) and the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ). “The World Jewish Congress

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International, Middle East

Pope Francis says Pope Pius XII not qualified for sainthood; no miracles have been verified

ROME (WJC) — Returning to Rome from his visit to the Holy Land, Pope Francis told reporters that he won’t allow the beatification of his wartime predecessor Pius XII, who stands accused of not speaking out enough against the Holocaust. Francis told reporters on the plane that without a confirmed miracle on his record, the

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International, Jewish History

SFSU professor accused of using state funds to meet with terrorists; pro-Israel groups demand probe

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– A California Public Records Act inquiry, requested by AMCHA Initiative, revealed that San Francisco State University (SFSU) Professor Rabab Abdulhadi received more than $7,000 from SFSU to fly to Jordan, the West Bank and Israel to meet with members of known terrorist organizations.  Abdulhadi was the faculty advisor to the

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Naftali Bennett opens 2 Bedouin employment centers

By Aryeh Savir RAHAT, Israel (Press Release)–Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett inaugurated on Tuesday, May 27, two Riyan Employment Guidance Centers for the Bedouin population in Lakiya and Rahat in southern Israel. Other centers have been in operation since 2013 in accordance with the government decision No. 3708, a program to promote economic growth and

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 18, 1958, Part 1

S.D. Community to Mark Israel’s Tenth Anniversary Southwestern Jewish Press, April 18, 1958, Page 1 Dr. William C. Rust, President of California Western University will speak at a Civic Celebration marking the Tenth Anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel. This momentous event will be celebrated by the San Diego community Sunday, April

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Adventures in SD History

Volunteers honored for fixing, driving , sewing

LA MESA, California (Press Release) — The Grossmont Healthcare District recently announced recipients of its awards as 2014 Healthcare Heroes. The annual awards are presented to volunteers who help advance the delivery of quality healthcare in San Diego’s East County region. One honoree was Glenn Farber of the San Carlos neighborhood of San Diego, a

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Holocaust biography looks at child’s new American life

Steven L. Richards, Sitting on Top of the World, © 2014 Create Space Independent Publishing, ISBN 978-1-49492-541-3, 516 large print pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Holocaust memoirs and titles like Sitting on Top of the World seem to contradict each other until one remembers that they are written about people who survived the Shoah.

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History