Presbyterian USA committee recommends divestment

DETROIT, Michigan (WJC) — A committee of the Presbyterian Church in the United States on Tuesday, June 17, adopted a resolution endorsing divestment from three American companies that allegedly “profit from Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands.” The Middle East Issues Committee voted by 45-20 to divest from Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard and Motorola Solutions. The resolution likely

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Travel and Food

Zeldin, Carr, Kwasman: Is one the next Eric Cantor?

By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. —  With House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s stunning loss last week, the highest-ranking Jewish Republican politician has suddenly been booted from power. But Cantor’s rise was almost as improbably swift. Elected in 2000 to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, he was appointed chief deputy whip after only one

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USA

Philanthropists Jerome and Miriam Katzin remembered

Editor’s Note:  Among the speakers at the memorial service Tuesday, June 17, for Jerome and Miriam Katzin were Marjory Kaplan, president and CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation; Rabbi Philip Graubart of the host Congregation Beth El;  Katrina Kurnit, a granddaughter; Irwin Jacobs who described Jerry’s influence at Qualcomm; Dick Atkinson, former Chancellor at UCSD,

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San Diego County

Kidnapped teens mocked in Internet campaign

NEW YORK (WJC) – The World Jewish Congress has denounced the social-media hate campaign, reportedly launched by Hamas supporters, to ridicule the three Israeli youths kidnapped by terrorists last week. “This disgusting campaign shows that the totalitarian death cult is alive and well in Palestinian politics,” said World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer. “The exploitation

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Middle East

Abayudaya tells of journey in behalf of his fellow Jews

  By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Some day Armstrong Gidongo will be an airplane pilot, but it’s debatable whether he will ever experience as exciting a trip as the eight-month solo journey that he took  as a boy, not yet 18, from his impoverished village of Navugoya, Uganda, to Israel, where he hoped

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, USA

Blumenthal: ‘GM needs a safety reset’

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) released on Wednesday, June 18,  the following statement in response to General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra’s testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: “Especially in light of this week’s recalls of millions more vehicles, Mary Barra’s testimony today raised

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USA

Franken seeks to overturn Supreme Court and amend U.S. Constitution to enable campaign spending limits

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) made the case at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee meeting on Wednesday, June 18, for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United v. FEC and help fix our nation’s broken campaign finance system. At the meeting, he continued his fight to restore democracy to average Minnesotans

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Travel and Food

Levin, Hatch seek public access to anti-heroin drug

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Sens. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, hailed the success of buprenorphine, a medication that helps to block the craving for heroin, and they talked to public health officials, physicians, and patients at a Senate forum on Wednesday, June 18, about what steps can be taken to increase the

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Polis: House majority wants to protect e-mail privacy

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Representatives Jared Polis (D-Colorado) and Kevin Yoder (R-Kansas) announced on Wednesday, June 18, that the Email Privacy Act (HR 1852) has reached 218 cosponsors, signifying support from a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives. This bill would update the existing Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which was written in

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USA

Sondra Berk an honorary fellow of Technion

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Sondra Berk of San Diego, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology on June 15 for her leadership and dedication to the Technion and the San Diego community. A natural leader and passionate advocate for the Technion, Berk is a long-time member of the American Technion Society

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA