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
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
ROME (WJC) — Returning to Rome from his visit to the Holy Land, Pope Francis told reporters that he won’t allow the beatification of his wartime predecessor Pius XII, who stands accused of not speaking out enough against the Holocaust. Francis told reporters on the plane that without a confirmed miracle on his record, the
SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– A California Public Records Act inquiry, requested by AMCHA Initiative, revealed that San Francisco State University (SFSU) Professor Rabab Abdulhadi received more than $7,000 from SFSU to fly to Jordan, the West Bank and Israel to meet with members of known terrorist organizations. Abdulhadi was the faculty advisor to the
By Aryeh Savir RAHAT, Israel (Press Release)–Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett inaugurated on Tuesday, May 27, two Riyan Employment Guidance Centers for the Bedouin population in Lakiya and Rahat in southern Israel. Other centers have been in operation since 2013 in accordance with the government decision No. 3708, a program to promote economic growth and
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationS.D. Community to Mark Israel’s Tenth Anniversary Southwestern Jewish Press, April 18, 1958, Page 1 Dr. William C. Rust, President of California Western University will speak at a Civic Celebration marking the Tenth Anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel. This momentous event will be celebrated by the San Diego community Sunday, April
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Adventures in SD History
“What happens when a candle is blown out before its time?” -S. Ansky By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? Whether it’s a campfire tale or Don Giovanni, there’s something about the “active dead” that excites and fascinates us. Jewish lore has its share. Derived from the Hebrew
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Travel and Food
LA MESA, California (Press Release) — The Grossmont Healthcare District recently announced recipients of its awards as 2014 Healthcare Heroes. The annual awards are presented to volunteers who help advance the delivery of quality healthcare in San Diego’s East County region. One honoree was Glenn Farber of the San Carlos neighborhood of San Diego, a
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
Steven L. Richards, Sitting on Top of the World, © 2014 Create Space Independent Publishing, ISBN 978-1-49492-541-3, 516 large print pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Holocaust memoirs and titles like Sitting on Top of the World seem to contradict each other until one remembers that they are written about people who survived the Shoah.
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — In a special Memorial Day section which many readers will keep as special souvenirs, the U-T quoted Rabbi Irving Elson, deputy chaplain of the Marine Corps as well as force chaplain of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, on the time he, as a non-combatant, had his life saved
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San Diego County
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM–For a group of 34 Hong Kong businessmen, investors and entrepreneurs, a visit to Israel last week (May 18-22) proved to be an eye-opening experience. The group was on a mission led by Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), a department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government that seeks foreign direct investment
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — With the Pope’s visit still echoing, it’s appropriate to reflect on religion, and its role in politics. Alongside the Pope in Bethlehem, Mahmoud Abbas proclaimed that all the problems are Israel’s fault, and that Palestinians are the true protectors of Christians hereabouts. He may have been hard pressed to assemble
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA
JERUSALEM (TNA)– After a visit at the Dome of the Rock and after descending from the Temple Mount Pope Francis visited the Western Wall (Kotel) on Monday (May 26), where he prayed and placed a note among the Kotel’s stones. Before approaching the Holy site the Pope received a briefing on the history of the
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East