Feinstein: Drought relief bill will help California

WASHINGTON, D.C.— (Press Releasse)–The Senate  on Thursday evening, May 22,  passed by unanimous consent the Emergency Drought Relief Act, a bill to provide federal and state water agencies with additional flexibility to deliver water where it is most needed during California’s historic drought. The legislation, sponsored by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer (both D-Calif.),

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Travel and Food

Engel urges Hungary to revise World War II monument

WASHINGTON, DC. (Press Release)—Representative Eliot L. Engel, ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Thursday, May 21, was joined by 29 senators and representatives in calling on Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban to reconsider his current plans for the construction of a controversial monument in Budapest commemorating the victims of the Nazi

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International, USA

Bill would hike fines for concealing safety defects

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–  U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) on Thursday, May 22,  introduced the Automaker Accountability Act of 2014, a bill that would eliminate the cap on the maximum allowable civil fine the Department of Transportation (DOT) can levy on automakers for safety violations or failure

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USA

Bennet sponsors bill to better finance EMS services

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) on Thursday, May 22,  introduced a bipartisan bill with Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) to improve emergency medical and trauma care outside the hospital, often known as field emergency medical services (EMS). The bill provides incentives for field EMS providers to deliver a high quality of care

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 4, 1958, Part 1

{Happy Passover!} Christian Committee of Jewish Fund Names Leaders Southwestern Jewish Press, April 4, 1958, Pages 1, 7 A native San Diegan was named to head San Diego’s Christian Committee of the 1958 United Jewish Fund Campaign. Frank G. Forward, President of the Union Title Insurance and Trust Company, accepted the chairmanship, according to Harry

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Adventures in SD History

ZOA spends a day lobbying on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (Press Release)-  Hundreds of activists from  23 states across the country, from California to Ohio, to New York, Pennsylvania and Florida, participated in the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA)’s Annual Advocacy Mission to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, May 21.  Meeting with almost 100  Members of Congress or their legislative staffers, ZOA activists urged

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Middle East, USA

Rabbi Gutow joins Climate Change Summit

WASHINGTON, DC  (Press Release) — Rabbi Steve Gutow, President of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, was one of a diverse group of high-profile leaders including climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People”, who joined more than 140 leaders from faith, business, health, education and communities to develop

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International, The World We Share, USA

Holecek heirs accept mom’s award as ‘Righteous’

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan (Press Release) – The late Dr. Maria Holecek was presented the award and title of “Righteous Among the Nations” in a ceremony hosted at the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus (www.holocaustcenter.org) in Farmington Hills, Mich. on May 18. “Righteous Among the Nations” is presented by the State of Israel to honor

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Jewish History, USA

Lokey lays corner stone for TAU graduate center

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — At a sweeping building site on the university’s award-winning campus, the cornerstone for the new Lorry I. Lokey Graduate Center at The Tel Aviv University Business School was laid on May 18. Lokey, a noted San Francisco philanthropist and founder of Business Wire, wielded a spade to enthusiastic applause from

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education