By Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn PHILADELPHIA — Mahmoud Abbas’s choice of peace with Hamas over peace with Israel “surprised officials in Washington,” the New York Times recently reported. According to the Washington Post, the Obama administration was “apparently taken unawares” by the PA’s move. It’s not the first time that U.S. officials were caught
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Middle East, USABy Dr. Navras Jaat Aafreedi GREATER NOIDA, India — 2013 was an exciting year for Indian Jewish literature: two works of fiction were published, one in Hindi, the other in English. Sheela Rohekar’s Miss Samuel: Ek Yahudi Gatha (Miss Samuel: A Jewish Saga) is one of only two Hindi novels depicting Indian Jewish life, and
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International, Jewish Religion
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — The late San Diego Chargers coach Sid Gillman made an appearance in a U-T column by sportswriter Bill Pinella entitled “From Pages Past”: Fifty years ago this date, Gillman was recuperating from surgery on varicose veins on his right leg. “I’ve got to get back on my feet,” he groused. “It’s
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San Diego CountyBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (WJC) — This week, a group of rabbis and Catholic priests from six Latin American countries will embark on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, just days before the arrival of Pope Francis there. “If we can establish firm ways of understanding between Jews and Catholics, we will leave our children a
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International, Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) – Ronald S. Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), on Tuesday, May 13, condemned a call by a group of American actors led by Danny Glover for an all-out cultural boycott of Israel. Earlier this week, Glover and other actors starring in ‘American Revolutionary’ had urged the cancelation
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Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Million Dollar Arm, a new Disney movie, stars Jon Hamm as J. B. Bernstein, a sports agent who figures if he can find some pitchers in India who can make it to the Big Leagues, Major League Baseball can start developing a fan base of some one billion
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Donald H. Harrison, Sports & CompetitionsPalestinians threaten to pursue international soccer sanctions against Israel (JNS.org) The Palestinians are threatening to pursue sanctions against Israel at a gathering of soccer’s international governing body next month, Reuters reported. Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub said he is “going for sanctions against the Israelis” at the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Congress
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InternationalLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) -The Israel advocacy group StandWithUs – SanDiego is screening The J Street Challenge on Tuesday, June 10, at the Arclight Theater La Jolla, 4425 La Jolla Village Drive, suite H60 San Diego, 92122. The J Street Challenge examines the rise of a well-funded activist organization with a powerful marketing effort and an idealistic message that appeals
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Travel and Food
MASAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Press Release) – U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego) and a bipartisan group of congresswomen celebrated Mother’s Day with the servicemembers in Afghanistan. Davis, Ranking Member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, led the delegation trip with U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL). Joining Davis and Roby were Reps. Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Renee Ellmers (R-NC),
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International, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The Jewish Federation of San Diego County and community partners will hold their annual community event to celebrate Yom Ha’atzma’ut (Israel’s Independence Day) on May 18 at Nobel Athletic Field near the University Towne Center. This is a free event to celebrate and educate our local community about Israel and her culture. The
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Travel and Food
By Jonas Jacobs LA JOLLA, California — As I grew up, I discovered I loved the theater. I thought that theater was important to people of all ages. But for me, theater was more than entertainment; it became my dedicated hobby. I believe many children today don’t have a hobby and instead play video games
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountySIGHET, Romania (Press Release) – A special event marking the opening of the first public Holocaust education center in Romania will take place Sunday, May 18 in the town of Sighet. The “Holocaust Cellar” will become a new feature of the Holocaust museum in the pre-war home of Nobel Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, in the courtyard
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International, Jewish HistoryBy E. Leibowitz Condensed from Hapeles – Mussaf PETACH TIKVAH, Israel (Press Release)–The clinic was busy as usual, filled with people of all ages. The silence was interrupted from time to time by murmured grumbling over the long wait. Yehuda would have preferred to remain ensconced in the Yeshiva, but the stomachache that had been
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — The devastating loss of memory and consciousness in Alzheimer’s disease is caused by plaque accumulations and tangles in neurons, which kill brain cells. Alzheimer’s research has centered on trying to understand the pathology as well as the potential protective or regenerative properties of brain cells as an avenue for treating
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education