Lowey calls for increased anti-heroin funding

CORTLANDT, New York (Press Release)– Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday, May 27, announced her co-sponsorship of the Stop Overdose Stat (SOS) Act and vowed to continue fighting in Congress for increased funding for Drug Free Communities grants and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program (HIDTA) to help

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USA

Agriculture Dept. readying new poultry standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will draft new safety standards for Campylobacter in poultry, in addition to the previously-announced timeline on Salmonella. These standards are expected to be ready by the end of September. The letter announcing the actions can be found here. The Department took this step in

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Calif. Central Valley named a critical conservation area

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (Press Release) — U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein (both D-CA) on Tuesday, May 27, praised Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s announcement that California’s Central Valley has been selected as one of eight critical conservation areas (CCA) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The designation comes after

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Travel and Food

May is ‘Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month’

HARTFORD, Connecticut (Press Release)–  U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and U.S. Congressman Jim Himes (D-Connecticut) applauded Senate passage of their resolution to raise awareness about pediatric strokes and recognize May 2014 as “National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month.” The resolution, which Blumenthal and Himes introduced in their respective chambers, was inspired by six-year-old Wilton resident Patch

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

El Al tells special arrangements for Pope’s flight home

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Following the monumental visit of Pope Francis to the Holy Land, EL AL Israel Airlines flew His Holiness and 100 Vatican officials and international journalists to Rome aboard flight LY514, which departed the evening of Monday, May 26. The flight was operated on a Boeing 777 aircraft, which was adorned with

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Middle East, Travel and Food

‘Settlements’ was a bogus issue in Mideast Peace Talks

OpEd by Morton A. Klein   NEW YORK- When Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah/Palestinian Authority (PA) signed a reconciliation agreement with Hamas, a recognized terrorist group that calls in its Charter for the destruction of Israel and the murder of Jews, the State Department’s spokeswoman, Jen Psaki,  observed, “It’s hard to see how Israel can be expected

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Middle East, USA

Tel Aviv U’s dental school celebrates 2 new clinics

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— A dream became reality when The Rothstein-Williamowsky Post-Graduate Clinics were inaugurated at Tel Aviv University’s Maurice and Gabriela Goldschelger School of Dental Medicine on May 18th. The ceremony, held during the university’s annual Board of Governors Meeting, marked the official opening of the new Advanced Care Clinic, and a Special Care

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

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