Rep. Davis honorary chair of anti-genocide walk

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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International, San Diego Calendar

WJC seeks UN protection for shechita, brit milah

GENEVA (Press Release)– The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Wednesday called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to recognize as violations of religious freedom any bans or limitations on the right to practice Jewish and Muslim ritual slaughter of animals and male circumcision. “We call on the governments of all UN member states to

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International, Jewish Religion

Time for U.S. to deploy E. Europe missile defenses

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –In response to mounting unhappiness in the West with Russia’s acquisition of Crimea and plans to split Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has struck again. The Russian Defense Ministry released a statement over the weekend saying, “The unfounded threats… are seen by us as an unfriendly gesture,” raising the possibility of “new

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International, Shoshana Bryen, USA

JNS news briefs: March 12, 2014

About two-thirds of Israelis don’t trust Kerry on security, poll says (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Sixty-four percent of Israelis do not trust U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to take Israel’s security into account as a “crucial factor” in the framework peace proposal he is attempting to formulate in the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiations, a

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International

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, December 13, 1957, Part 4

Attention Family Historians:  If you would like a JPG photo copy from the Southwestern Jewish Press of any “Adventures in San Diego Jewish History” article that has been reprinted on the San Diego Jewish World website, simply copy the website address of the article, and send it along with the article’s headline, with a $5 payment

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Adventures in SD History

ZOA recites background of Brooklyn College apology

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) described itself as “pleased and proud” to announce that Brooklyn College President Karen L. Gould issued a public statement last Friday, apologizing in full to the four Jewish students who were forcibly thrown out of an anti-Israel, anti-Semitic boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) event at

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

ADL praises NCL for dropping Tunisia calls

NEW YORK (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday, March 11,  praised Norwegian Cruise Line for its “courageous and responsible” decision to cancel all port calls to Tunisia following the Tunisian government’s refusal to allow Israeli passport holders to disembark from the Norwegian Jade cruise ship. “We applaud the courageous and responsible decision of

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Middle East

Injecting neurons may aid Alzheimer’s patients

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Alzheimer’s disease is the most widespread degenerative neurological disorder in the world. Over five million Americans live with it, and one in three senior citizens will die with the disease or a similar form of dementia. While memory loss is a common symptom of Alzheimer’s, other behavioral manifestations — depression,

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Science, Medicine, & Education