NEW YORK (Press Release) — AJC congratulates the Catholic Church on the canonizations of Pope John XXIII and John Paul II. “We rejoice with our Catholic friends at this unique recognition being given to the two Popes who were also the ones most responsible for the dramatic revolution in Catholic-Jewish relations in our times,” said
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International, Jewish History
JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Israel’s President Shimon Peres has expressed the shock and dismay felt by the people of Israel upon hearing of the disastrous capsizing of the Sewol ferry, his office has announced. In his letter sent to South Korean President Park Geun-hye, President Peres expressed the shock and dismay felt by the people of Israel
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International
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– On Sunday, April 27, at 1:30 p.m. the Jewish Federation of San Diego County will present a special Holocaust commemoration (Yom Hashoah) program, “Defiance, Rebellion and Resistance.” It will be held in the Garfield Theatre of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. The program will
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—Each month, hundreds of thousands of Breast Cancer Research Stamps are sold across the country, with each stamp contributing to the fight against this deadly disease. In March 2014, 999,000 stamps were sold, raising more than $110,000 for research efforts. Since the first stamp was issued on July 29, 1998, more than
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Josh Hasten/JNS.org There’s little doubt that U.S. native MK Rabbi Dov Lipman (Yesh Atid) takes great pride, but at the same time grasps the tremendous responsibility, of being the first American-born oleh (immigrant to Israel) to serve in the Knesset in decades. But this proud Beit Shemesh resident, who has worked tirelessly towards
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Jewish History, Middle East
By Jeffrey F. Barken/JNS.org As the generation of Holocaust survivors passes, writers and researchers acknowledge the urgent need to ask probing questions and preserve fading memories. Moving forward, in the absence of firsthand accounts, survivors’ descendants will need to assume responsibility for educating future generations about the genocide. In the modern era of self-publishing, the
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Jewish History
The following essay was written by Jessica Cohen, a high school student participating in a U.S.-Israel Social Entrepreneurship Program cosponsored by the Rady School of Business at UCSD and the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles. Between the period of April 13 and June 1, Cohen and other students in the program will attend five
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International, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
TEL AVIV (Press Release)— People diagnosed with Huntington’s disease, most in their mid-thirties and forties, face a devastating prognosis: complete mental, physical, and behavioral decline within two decades. “Mutant” protein clusters, long blamed for the progression of the genetic disease, have been the primary focus of therapies in development by pharmaceutical companies. But according to
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationTOKYO (Press Release)– Congressman Eric Cantor, the Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, made the following statement on Tuesday, April 22, during his visit to Japan: “We have a senior delegation of House Members who believe that America has global interests and support America’s engagement in the world. We support an America that leads. We welcome the
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International, USAJERUSALEM (Press Release) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at his office Wednesday, April 23, with Austrian Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Minister Sebastian Kurz. Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on its website that, at the start of their meeting, PM Netanyahu said: “You’re coming at an important time. We’re trying to re-launch the negotiations with the Palestinians. Every
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Middle East
TUNIS (eturbonews.com) –The world became larger for tourists from Israel. Against objections from around the Arabic world, Tunisian Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa announced Wednesday that the security authorities in his country have approved the entry of Israeli tourists to Tunisia. Tunisia’s tourism industry had been suffering after the revolution in that country, and saying Shalom
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Middle EastNetanyahu to Abbas: Choose between peace with Hamas or Israel (JNS.org) On Wednesday, a delegation representing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at reconciliation talks with Hamas in Gaza indicated that a major breakthrough had been achieved. Spokesmen on both sides indicated that a Palestinian unity government would be established within five weeks, and that parliamentary
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International
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM – The Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) has made an extraordinary archaeological finding: it has uncovered a Second Temple Era iron chisel, which may have served the builders of the Second Temple. Archaeologist Eli Shukrun, who heads the dig at the bottom of the Temple Mount near the Western Wall, stated that
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Roman Mokrinsky DRUZHKOVA, Ukraine (TNA) – Tensions continue to mount in eastern Ukraine, as no obtainable solution is in sight. Reports of casualties continue to stream out of the provinces in dispute, and the residents of Ukraine don’t know what new reality they may encounter on a daily basis. Most Ukrainians talk of a
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International