WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-Rhode Island) and other House Democrats on Wednesday, June 11, joined faith, labor, civil rights and non-profit leaders for the first in a series of “Witness Wednesdays” to share stories of unemployed Americans who have been cut off of unemployment insurance. In April, Cicilline launched
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – In a speech on the House Floor Wednesday afternoon, June 11, Congressman John Yarmuth (D-Kentucky) again called on Congress to take action to help prevent gun violence. His remarks come one day after a shooting at Reynolds High School in Oregon that left one student and the gunman dead.
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USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) — Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Jared Huffman, both of California, on Wednesday, June 11, attached an amendment to the Agriculture Appropriations Act to require the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct and update the science necessary for Animal Welfare Act regulations on captivity of orcas and cetaceans.
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The World We Share, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The Senate on Wednesday, June 11, voted nearly unanimously, 93-3, for a bill to expand hospitals and clinics run by the Department of Veterans Affairs and to hire more doctors and nurses to provide timely, quality care for veterans. The bipartisan bill by Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont.) and
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) led a bipartisan supermajority of 88 Senators in sending a letter to President Barack Obama expressing strong reservations about U.S. relations with the newly formed Palestinian unity government. “The recent formation of a Palestinian Authority unity government supported by Hamas, a
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — The President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, called and congratulated the President-elect of Israel MK Reuven ‘Rubi’ Rivlin who will serve as the 10th President of the State of Israel from the end of July. “Rubi, Your Excellency the next President of the State of Israel, you are right
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Middle EastBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM–A Palestinian soccer player who met with a Hamas terrorist in Qatar this year was arrested by the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet). Sameh Fares Mohammad, 22, from Kalkilya, had travelled to Qatar for a soccer training camp in April, when he secretly met with a Hamas terrorist that had been freed
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Write Out Loud presents its first evening of Jewish short stories, Bubbeleh, Listen to This, at 7:30 p.m on Monday, June 16, at North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive., Solana Beach. “Jewish literature is replete with wonderful stories about Jewish life,” says Write Out Loud Artistic Director,
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Travel and FoodTemple Beth Sholom P.T.A. Elects Officers Southwestern Jewish Press, May 2, 1958, Page 6 A Parent-Teachers Council for the Temple Beth Sholom School of Chula Vista was formed at a meeting Thursday, April 24th. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Marc Estrin; vice president, Mrs. David Tobias; secretary, Mrs. Phillip Barr; treasurer, Mrs. Max
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Adventures in SD History
PARIS (Press Release) — Continuing threats from French-born Jihadists returning from Syria was the main issue raised today by leaders of an international delegation of Jewish leaders from the Simon Wiesenthal Center during a meeting with French President Francois Hollande. The 20-member delegation is in Paris to inaugurate the Wiesenthal Center’s new historic exhibition on
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InternationalSAN DIEGO (SDJW) — The defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a Virginia Republican primary was the lead story which the U-T culled from the Associated Press and The Washington Post. It quoted Cantor’s victorious opponent, tea party factionist David Brat, as exulting: “This is a miracle from God that just happened.” Brent
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountySAN DIEGO (Press Release) –– Tifereth Israel Synagogue in the San Diego neighborhood of San Carlos is breaking the mold in local synagogue financing by eliminating mandatory membership dues and asking congregants to contribute what they wish. Administrators at the Conservative congregation are confident that members’ voluntary contributions will be more than enough to sustain
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyNetanyahu and president-elect Rivlin seek to put differences aside (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli president-elect MK Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met privately Wednesday to discuss their future work plans. The two have been bitter rivals despite being members of the same party, Likud. But as prime minister and president, their relationship cannot
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Travel and Food
By J.J. Surbeck SAN DIEGO — I was asked recently by a Presbyterian friend to write something explaining how I became involved in Israel advocacy and to describe what I thought were the main problems in that area. This is my response. I. Introduction By way of introduction, I’ll start with a quick bio and
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Middle East, USA