WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—The Senate on Monday, April 28, confirmed the nomination of Michelle T. Friedland by a vote of 51-40 to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) issued the following statement: “Michelle Friedland will be an excellent addition to the Ninth Circuit, and I am
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Travel and FoodBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO–Q: Dear Money Maven, Is there more to business than making money? Ambitiously, Arnie A: Dear Arnie, I must first disclose that I’m not a Rabbi. I’ve been a business owner for more than 25 years. And, I believe I am an ethical business owner. In general, you can make
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — San Diego State University has announced it will award honorary doctorate degrees to two distinguished San Diegans. Robert Price and Patricia L. Roscoe will be honored during commencement ceremonies on May 16. “We are extremely pleased to confer honorary doctorates on two San Diegans, Robert Price and Patti Roscoe, who have been extraordinary contributors
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education(Editor’s Note: Secretary of State John Kerry responds below to criticism of his use of the word “apartheid” in an overheard private conversation.) By John Kerry WASHINGTON, D.C. — For more than thirty years in the United States Senate, I didn’t just speak words in support of Israel, I walked the walk when it came
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The U.S. State Department issued this statement on Monday, April 28, through the office of spokeswoman Jen Psaki: “The United States is deeply concerned by today’s Egyptian court actions related to another mass trial and preliminary death sentences as well as the banning of the April 6 Youth Movement activities.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — On Tuesday, April 29, in the Rayburn House Office Building (Room 2172), Members of Congress, German officials, Jewish leaders, and diplomats will gather to mark the publication of an unprecedented, historic two volume work documenting, for the first time in English, the synagogues and prayer houses destroyed on Pogromnacht, November
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Jewish History, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today welcomed a Department of Defense decision that will help ensure the military applies made-in-America requirements to athletic shoes. The decision came after Levin helped enact language in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2014 requiring the department to
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Sports & Competitions, USA
HARTFORD, Connecticut (Press Release)–On Monday, April 28, in response to new draft Food and Drug Administration regulations prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Yale-New Haven Hospital doctors Ben Toll and Roy Herbst at Smilow Cancer Hospital to call for additional measures to protect youth from nicotine addiction. The draft
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(Editor’s Note: Following is the text of a speech delivered Sunday, April 27, by Israel’s President Shimon Peres at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem) By Shimon Peres JERUSALEM — My brothers and sisters, at this very moment I see before my eyes a heartbreaking image. Tens of thousands of people; young and old, male
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastBy Barbara Boxer WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 1980, Congress established Holocaust Remembrance Day to educate Americans about the history of the Holocaust and commemorate its victims. On this day, we honor the memories of the 6 million Jews and millions of other innocents murdered by the Nazis before and during World War II. We also
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Jewish History(Editor’s Note: Following is a transcript of a speech given Sunday, April 27, by Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in commemoration of Yom HaShoah) By Binyamin Netanyahu JERUSALEM — The last time I visited Yad Vashem was with the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, a great friend of Israel
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Jewish History, Middle East
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BEIJING (WJC) — Leaders of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) held a series of meetings in Beijing last week with senior Chinese officials aimed at strengthening Sino-Judeo relations. WJC CEO Robert Singer and his deputy Maram Stern held talks with Chinese Middle East Envoy Wu Sike; Deputy Director General at the International Department of Central
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InternationalFour Palestinians indicted for throwing firebombs at synagogue, Hebrew U. (JNS.org) Four Palestinians were indicted on Sunday in Jerusalem for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at targets on Mount Scopus and French Hill, including Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a synagogue, Israel Hayom reported. The Jerusalem District Court indicted 18-year-olds Mohammad Abid, Ibrahim Darbas, and Waleed
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