By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Conservative commentators have chided President Obama for appearing on Zach Galifianakis’ on-line talk show “Between Two Ferns” to plug the Affordable Health Care Act and encourage young adults to apply for it on healthcare.gov. They charged it was beneath the dignity of his office, but their real reason seems to be […]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week While meeting in Geneva for its annual spring session from March 3-28, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will be deciding on a replacement for Richard Falk, the body’s special rapporteur on Palestinian human rights who has a history of anti-Israel bias. U.N. watchdog groups, the United States, and
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Middle East
WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – Being able to pay extra on a student loan can provide peace of mind that a financial burden is shrinking faster than usual. That’s until you learn that the extra money has been applied to future payments and interest, reducing your ability to pay down the principal. Congresswoman Susan Davis
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — In striking a more libertarian tone than in previous years, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) might be taking the constituency represented by its sponsor, the American Conservative Union (ACU), down a path that is alienating to some in the Jewish community. According to some
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USA
ATLANTA, Georgia (Press Release) – In his first public appearance since joining the U.S. peace process team, David Makovsky spoke at the JCPA Plenum last weekabout the need for a two-state solution and the prospects for peace. The Plenum is the annual conference for Jewish community leaders and representatives from 125 Jewish Community Relations councils
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Middle East, USA
WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – BBYO, the world’s leading pluralistic Jewish teen movement, is partnering with BBYO alumna and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In Foundation (LeanIn.Org) and the Girl Scouts of the USA to “Ban Bossy.” The Ban Bossy campaign aligns with BBYO’s commitment to developing the leadership skills of young men and women
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Travel and Food
HAIFA (Press Release)– What was there before the Big-Bang? Is a creation of the Universe out of nothing possible? Questions regarding the formation of the Universe and ‘what was there’ before it came to existence have been of great interest to mankind at all times. Several suggestions have been presented during the ages – mostly
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) — The Israel Air Force (IAF) announced Thursday afternoon that its aircraft attacked seven terror sites in the southern Gaza Strip. “Since yesterday we have seen a substantial deterioration in the safety of the residents in southern Israel,” IDF Spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said. ”We have responded and will continue
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Middle East‘Relative calm’ shattered as southern Israelis shaken by Gaza rocket barrage (JNS.org) After months of relative quiet in southern Israel, dozens of Palestinian rockets exploded in Eshkol, Shaar Hanegev, Merhavim, Sderot, and other communities on Wednesday. Startled residents ran to bomb shelters, once again entering the cycle of fear that occurs during every round of
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International
) By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Amanda Miller, a native San Diegan turned New York actor, is coming back to her hometown with a one-woman show: One Breath, Then Another. Based on her autobiography, it chronicles her relationship with her father, her struggles with an eating disorder and her journey to India
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Travel and Food
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — A representative of the Blue Star Camps near Hendersonville, North Carolina, says if you chat with any of the 65,000 alumni who have attended the kosher Jewish summer camp since its establishment in 1948, eventually the conversation may turn to the signature Elmore Solomon Chapel. “The chapel
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Collaboration with an enemy taints everyone involved. While Yuval Adler’s Bethlehem never ignores that the Shin Bet recruits Palestinian informers to avert terrorist attacks on Israel, it explores the vicious cycle of intimidation, manipulation, and reprisals that perpetuate the animosity between the Israelis and Palestinians on the West Bank as much
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Travel and FoodBy Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO–Gary Weitzman, the president of the San Diego Humane Society and co host of the Animal House has co-authored a delightful new book with Aline Alexander Newman. It is called, How to Speak Dog. The book is written for both children and adults to enjoy. It is a guide for decoding
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Mimi Pollack, The World We Share
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Hundreds of San Diegans are expected to come together Sunday, March 23 for the 3rd annual Walk to End Genocide. Timed to coincide with Genocide Awareness Month, the day of activism will bring together a wide-ranging coalition of schools, churches, synagogues, and other faith-based organizations, highlighting the power of local
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