WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The State Department has again called on Cuba to release Alan Gross from detention. The following statement was issued on Friday, May 2: “Today is Alan Gross’s 65th birthday. Instead of celebrating it with his family where he belongs, Mr. Gross remains in a Cuban prison — where he has been
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International, USABy Morton A. Klein NEW YORK — There were very good reasons why the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (the Conference) clearly voted against the membership application of J-Street, an extremist group whose activities are hostile to Israel. The key stated missions of the Conference are “mobilizing support to halt Iran’s
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Middle East, USA
LONDON (WJC) — A British lawmaker resigned as a member of parliament ahead of a report on his behavior, which included saying that a female soldier “looks like a bloody Jew”. Patrick Mercer, a member of the governing Conservative Party, committed one of the worst-ever breaches of parliamentary lobbying rules, the UK House of Commons
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky PADUA, Italy — Living in Israel has several advantages that are not widely promoted among those trying to attract tourists or new residents. You can live a Jewish life, immersed in a rich culture and discussions of things that have been argued for more than two millennia, without having to visit a synagogue.
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Travel and FoodIsraeli population rises to 8.18 million (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Days before Israel’s 66th Independence Day, the Israeli population reached 8.18 million people, according to a report by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics. This is more than 10 times the size of the population (806,000) when independence was declared in 1948. Israel’s Jewish
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International
BUDAPEST (WJC) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has told Jewish community leaders that he would build a controversial Nazi occupation monument despite their opposition. Orbán presented his firm position on Wednesday, April 30, during a meeting with leaders of Mazsihisz, the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary, according to media reports. Mazsihisz believes
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International, Jewish History
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — David Siegel, Israel’s Consul-General in Los Angeles, said Thursday, May 1, that his government is still hopeful that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority “will reevaluate their position and come back to the negotiating table and move away from Hamas.” While the “ball is in
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Amidst the towering, aromatic pines of the San Bernardino National Forest is Camp Mountain Chai. Like most summer camps, it offers typical activities such as swimming, crafts and sing-alongs. It’s an experience that each summer draws hundreds of San Diego children, and in the process, they’re getting something else: a
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Jewish History, San Diego County
ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) — This month of May marks the 25th Anniversary of the opening of Seacrest Village at Encinitas. In 1989, the Lee & Frank Goldberg Residence Court opened with 98 Independent Living apartments at the current location on Saxony Road. This was the first Independent Living community, and the first north
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San Diego County
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, has C welcomed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of another breakthrough drug – this time for a lung cancer drug manufactured by Novartis. The drug, known as Zykadia, will help treat patients with a certain type of late-stage non-small cell lung cancer.
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
WASHINGTON , D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland.), a senior member of the Senator Foreign Relations Committee and Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, condemned the Assad regime’s attack, on April 30, on a school in the city of Aleppo that killed as many as 47 people, mainly children. The students were preparing
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — With college growing increasingly unaffordable and student loan debt continuing to rise, U.S. Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have introduced a bipartisan bill to give students and families a better estimate of college costs before they apply for schools. The bill would also help ensure that prospective
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, placed a statement into the Congressional Record on his recent trip to Ukraine and Afghanistan. In his statement, Levin proposes a series of steps to aid Ukraine to halt aggressive Russian behavior, including expediting aid such as fuel and
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) on Thursday, May 1, called on the federal Department of Transportation (DOT) to fine any airline that refuses to fly a person from America to a country that they have legal right to enter. Federal law prohibits discrimination by air carriers on the
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Travel and Food