Davis leads drive for more medical research funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) is spearheading a drive in the House of Representatives to boost federal funding for medical research. In a bipartisan letter to House appropriators, 190 Representatives signed the Davis letter urging $32 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health. “San Diego is the cornerstone of medical

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Dumanis supports Block bill on human trafficking

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis joined colleagues from the Alameda, Orange and Riverside County District Attorney’s offices to support passing Senate Bill 939, authored by State Senator Marty Block. The bill would make it possible for prosecutors to file multiple charges against a defendant who commits human trafficking-related offenses in

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San Diego County

Jobbik gains in Hungary worrisome to Jews

BUDAPEST (WJC) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party narrowly defended its two-thirds majority in elections for the country’s legislature, but significant gains the extreme-right Jobbik party caused concern. With over 98 percent of the votes counted, Hungary’s National Election Office said Fidesz had won 133 seats in the 199-seat legislature. The right-wing Fidesz and

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International

Kaifeng Jewish descendants to observe Pesach

KAIFENG, China (Press Release)  – Nearly 100 members of the ancient Jewish community of Kaifeng, China, are expected to attend a first-of-its-kind traditional Passover Seder that will take place next Monday, April 14, at the start of the holiday in Kaifeng. The Seder, which is being sponsored by the Jerusalem-based Shavei Israel organization, will be conducted

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International, Jewish Religion

Video alleging UN anti- Israel incitement debated

  By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week While the breakdown of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process grabs the latest headlines, a growing group of organizations is calling attention to what it believes to be a major obstacle in fostering understanding between Israelis and Palestinians: the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near

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Travel and Food

JNS news briefs: April 7, 2014

Samaria-based Ariel University left out of Israeli universities heads’ conference (JNS.org) Representatives from Ariel University—the first accredited Israeli university located beyond the Green Line—were absent from the invitation list to Sunday’s Committee of University Heads conference on the future of higher education in Israel. Ariel University said in a statement, “The Committee of University Heads

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International

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, January 24, 1958, Part 2

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

Pat Robertson and a Jewish stereotype

Editor’s Note: The Christian Broadcasting Network, in comment below the following story, says Pat Robertson was quoting Daniel Lapin’s book, and not voicing his own opinion.  By Joe Gandelman SAN DIEGO — Televangelist  Pat Robertson has struck again, recently saying Jews never fix their cars because they’re too busy polishing diamonds. Note that Robertson often

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Jewish Religion, Joe Gandelman, USA

Richmond has history, art and many monuments

Editor’s Note: Our correspondent from Mevasseret Zion, Israel, has been visiting the United States and occasionally blogging about what she sees.  Here is a report from Richmond, Virginia. By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson RICHMOND, Virginia — For me personally, the principal attraction of Richmond, Virginia is the presence there or in the vicinity of two first cousins

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Travel and Food, USA