Stephan Kramer heads new AJC unit on anti- Semitism

NEW YORK (Press Release)– AJC  (American Jewish Committee) announced on Wednesday, June 18,  that Stephan Kramer will be appointed to a newly-created position — Director, European Office on Anti-Semitism. “The rising tide of anti-Semitism in Europe, which poses a threat to Jewish communities and to the very fabric and fiber of Europe’s democratic societies, demands

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International, USA

Israeli scientists develop device to sniff out lung cancer

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Lung cancer causes more deaths in the U.S. than the next three most common cancers combined (colon, breast, and pancreatic). The reason for the striking mortality rate is simple: poor detection. Lung cancer attacks without leaving any fingerprints, quietly afflicting its victims and metastasizing uncontrollably — to the point of

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

JNS news briefs: June 18, 2014

Gelb explains Simulcast cancellation of “The Death of Klinghoffer” (JNS.org) “I’m convinced that the opera is not anti-Semitic,” New York Metropolitan Opera’s Leslie Gelb said in a statement in which he announced a simulcast of “The Death of Klinghoffer” at AMC theatres would be canceled, but live performances at the Met would proceed.   “But

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Middle East

Rep. Cohen ecstatic over Powerball jackpot

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–  With news that the winner of this week’s $259.8 million Powerball jackpot is a Tennessean, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee), a strong advocate for making college affordable and the father of the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship program, has emphasized the benefits for Tennessee’s students  provided by the lottery. The Congressman fought for

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Lowey: Abbas should address Hamas kidnapping issue

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee and Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, on Tuesday, JUne 17, released the following statement regarding three Israeli teenagers kidnapped in the West Bank: “My thoughts are with the three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped in the West Bank last

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Middle East, USA

AMC cancels ‘Klinghoffer’ opera broadcast

NEW YORK (Press Release)-  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) welcomes the Metropolitan Opera and AMC Theaters for canceling the planned live HD transmission of the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel Opera “Death of Klinghoffer” to 2,000 theaters in 66 countries around the world.  But it is distressing that the Metropolitan Opera has still not canceled the eight

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Middle East, USA

Levin: Fast computer stock trading puts investors at risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Senator Carl Levin on Tuesday, June 17, warned of the dangers of high-speed computers trading stocks.  Here is a statement he made on Tuesday, June 17, at a meeting of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: SENATOR LEVIN:  Most Americans’ image of the U.S. stock market is shaped by a single

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USA

Franken backs bill to keep Internet access equal for all

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) helped introduce a landmark piece of legislation to help keep access to the Internet equal for consumers in Minnesota and across the country. The Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act, introduced by Sen. Franken alongside original authors Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and Rep. Doris Matsui

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