By Helene Held SAN DIEGO — The House of Israel was hopping at the opening of a special art exhibit called “Fused” that will remain on exhibition through the summer. Early in 2013, Smadar Samson, Curator of the House of Israel, put out a worldwide “Call to Artists. The artists were asked to submit
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Travel and Food
By Yifa Segal NOF AYALON, Israel (TNA) — A delegation of 40 French Members of Parliament arrived in Israel to commemorate 65 years of diplomatic ties between France and Israel. The largest parliamentarian delegation to ever arrive in Israel, its members included members of the Senate, national committee, mayors and former ministers. Upon their arrival,
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International, Middle EastBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―Rick Perry recently asserted, “I may have the genetic coding that I’m inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that, and I look at the homosexual issue the same way.” In other words not indulging an addiction to alcohol and a sexual attraction to members
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire(Reprinted from the Times of San Diego, June 16, 2014) By Brad Weinreb “Without public confidence, the judicial branch could not function.” — New York Court of Appeals decision in 2003 regarding judicial conduct SAN DIEGO -Public confidence in our judicial system requires it have adequate funding and properly function. When budget cuts create delays
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San Diego CountyEditor’s Note: The full articles alluded to in this report may be accessed via the U-T website. State Senator Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, was pictured on page 2, in an AP photo taken during the budget debate, in a discussion with Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, and Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar.
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– Americans for Peace Now (APN) on Monday, June 16, expressed deep concern for the safety of the three Israeli Yeshiva students who were kidnapped last Friday in the West Bank. “Our hearts and prayers are with the three and with their families. We stand in solidarity with their families and the
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Middle East, USA
JERUSALEM (Press Release)– Already active in six countries worldwide, Limmud FSU will now expand into Australia and Canada, thanks to cooperation with the International Fellowship of Christian and Jews headed by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, said the organization’s Founders Chaim Chesler and Sandra Cahn. Limmud FSU will hold its first Canada conference in Toronto this October
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International, Middle East
By Anav Silverman GUSH ETZION JUNCTION, Israel (TNA) — Monday, June 16, is the third day since the kidnapping of the three Israeli teens by Palestinian terrorists at the Gush Etzion junction in Judea. Standing at the site where the boys were reportedly last seen, IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians, adults and schoolchildren, continue on
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Middle East
SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) — Leaders of Reform CA, an initiative of the California Reform Jewish Movement for justice, said they are “overjoyed by the bold decision of our state leadership to invest significant and long-term cap-and-trade funding into the building of affordable homes near transit in California”. Rabbi Stephanie Kolin, Co-Director of the Union
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USA
PARIS (WJC) — A potentially deadly terrorist attack on a Paris synagogue in broad daylight was reportedly thwarted at the very last minute on Saturday. According to ‘JSS News’, a pair of unidentified attackers approached the synagogue, located in the French capital’s 20th District, armed with an assault rifle and a handgun. They began aiming
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International
JERUSALEM (WJC) — The Israeli government is considering the establishment of new Jewish communities in the Negev desert, according to a report by the newspaper ‘Haaretz’, despite opposition from environmental organizations. A plan to build seven new Jewish communities near the town of Arad will be brought for approval before a subcommittee of the National
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Middle EastBy Aryeh Savir TEL AVIV (TNA) – Amina Abbas, wife of Palestinian Authority Head Mahmoud Abbas, was convalescing at home after undergoing knee transplant surgery at a top Israeli hospital, Israeli media have reported. Yediot Aharonot said that Abbas’s wife was in Assuta Hospital, considered one of the best in Israel. She had been hospitalized
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Middle East‘Brings Back Our Boys’ Facebook page raises awareness on abducted Israeli teens (JNS.org) A Facebook page created Friday, June 13, following the abduction of three Israeli teenagers by terrorists near Hebron had garnered close to 80,000 “likes” by Monday. The “Bring Back Our Boys” Facebook page, which aims to raise international awareness of the kidnapping,
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International, Middle East
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Monday, June 16, with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and told him, “I expect you to assist in returning the abducted youths and in apprehending the kidnappers. The Hamas kidnappers came from territory under Palestinian Authority control and returned to territory under Palestinian Authority
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Middle East