By Jenni Frazer/JNS.org BRIGHTON, England — In August 2012, a Christian and a Jew bumped into each other in Brighton, the languid seaside resort on Britain’s south coast that has become the hub of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) protests at the local Ecostream store. The Israeli-owned shop has attracted weekly demonstrations from the
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International, Middle EastBy Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D SAN DIEGO — The other day I was sitting with my group of morning coffee buddies in what we call “Our Caffeinated Corner” — okay, I’ll give the shop an unnecessary plug: Starbucks — and we were talking about health. Everyone had his or her favorite way of obtaining health
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Michael Mantell, Science, Medicine, & Education
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Fast-food employees and community and faith leaders, including Rabbi Laurie Coskey, took action Thursday against systemic and illegal wage theft in the industry—just days after the first-ever national poll of fast-food employees showed companies like McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s are stealing money from 89 percent of their employees. The action comes
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San Diego County
By Sean Savage/JNS.org BOSTON—The U.S.-Israel relationship finds itself at a critical juncture while American Jewish opinions and passions swirl regarding the U.S.-brokered Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, which stand on the brink of collapse. Against that backdrop, six Israeli Members of Knesset (MK), each representing a slice of the diverse Israeli political landscape, had the chance
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Middle East
By Giora Bar-Sakai TEL AVIV –Spring is my favorite season: the weather turns warmer, flowers are blooming all around, the days are already longer and the sunsets are simply unbelievable. And one of the most vivid places to enjoy the spring is my city: Tel Aviv. Please allow me to share with you the top
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Middle East, Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)–El Al Airlines has announced that during the Passover season, some of the special holiday dishes that will be served on the New York (JFK/Newark) route include sweet and sour chicken with a trio of roasted potatoes, braised beef short ribs with pomegranate and silan, spicy matbucha salad, caramelized onions and vegetables
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Travel and Food
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Former San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio, candidate for the United States Congress, will be the featured speaker at a dinner forum of the Men’s Club of Beth Israel at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, at the congregation, 9001 Towne Center Drive. DeMaio, a Republican, will discuss the plans and goals that
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San Diego Calendar
PHILADELPHIA (Press Release)—Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME), a grass roots organization of over 30,000 academic members based in Philadelphia, expressed its great concern over recent events at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.. Controversy erupted there after an “International Studies 110” class (IS) traveled over Spring break to Israel to study water policy. The IS
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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & EducationTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Is a picture worth only a thousand words? According to Dr. Carmit Katz of Tel Aviv University’s Bob Shapell School of Social Work, illustrations by children can be a critical tool in forensic investigations of child abuse. Dr. Katz’s study, published in Child Abuse and Neglect, compared the results when
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — In the kitchen of Ahuva Guterman, a Gur Hassid who lives in Mea She’arim, stands an unlikely group of people – a Christian from Texas, a Muslim Arab from the Mount of Olives and a Christian Arab from Jerusalem. Even more unusual is that the group is learning how
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Middle East
NEW YORK (WJC) – The World Jewish Congress welcomed a statement by the Polish Parliament, the Sejm, saying that kosher slaughter of animals is permitted in Poland if performed for the needs of Jewish communities. Last July, the Sejm had voted against a government proposal that would have granted a general exemption for kosher and
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International, Jewish Religion
JERUSALEM (TNA) — Mayor Nir Barkat is currently conducting an official visit to the United States, his office here has reported. During his visit in Washington he met on Tuesday with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Republican members of Congress Peter Roskam of Illinois, Susan Brooks of Indiana and Edward Royce of California. Royce chairs the
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Middle East, USAFatwa, what fatwa? (JNS.org) The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) says U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry praised a nonexistent fatwa by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on banning nuclear weapons. In a recent interview with Voice of America, Kerry said, “I show a lot of respect for this fatwa as it
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