NEW YORK (WJC)– The World Jewish Congress-US has applauded a bipartisan effort in the US Congress to create a fund to aid the estimated 30,000 impoverished Holocaust survivors living in the United States. The initiative, a letter authorized by Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and signed by more than 50 House
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USARABAT, Morocco (SDJW) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, on a visit to Morocco, said on Friday, April 4, that he and President Barack Obama will evaluate whether the United States should continue its role as a mediator in the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians, in light of recent actions taken by both
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Middle East, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release)– No Place on Earth, a story of 38 Ukrainian Jews who hid in caves for two years to avoid detection by the Nazis, will be aired on the History Channel at 6 p.m., Saturday, April 26. This was the longest recorded sustained underground survival. Built upon interviews with the survivors, as
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Travel and Food
CANBERRA, Australia (WJC) — Australia’s Jewish community has rejected plans by Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s government to loosen laws punishing hate speech and racial discrimination. Under the federal government’s proposed changes, the new Racial Discrimination Act will no longer make it illegal to “offend, insult or humiliate” an Australian because of their race or ethnicity.
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InternationalBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — The National Civil Rights Museum, built on the site of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, and visited by 200,000 people every year, is re-opening this weekend. A remarkable renovation, joining history to our moral future, has been completed in conjunction with the 46th anniversary of the MLK assassination
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USABy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — A few years ago our congregation participated in a “Torah for the Troops” campaign that was spearheaded locally by Gary Jacobs. After making a lead gift, Gary encouraged San Diego Synagogues, the Jewish Federation, and the Jewish Community Foundation to contribute funds to commission the writing of a
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USABy Eva Trieger ENCINITAS, California –The Leichtag Foundation has done it again! The informal gathering at the Hub was exhilarating, inspiring and surprising. There was not one vacant seat at a panel discussion, even though the location was a bit off the beaten path. The evening’s discussion proved how vibrant a Jewish community there is
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Eva Trieger, San Diego CountyGaza terrorists fire four rockets at Israel (JNS.org) Israeli Air Force jets struck five targets in the Gaza Strip on Thursday night in response to rocket fire from Gaza, Israel Hayom reported. Terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired four rockets into southern Israel earlier Thursday, prompting sirens to go off in the Shaar Hanegev region
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InternationalBy David Amos SAN DIEGO — In two concerts titled Americana, the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra will present four of the many directions which American symphonic music took around the middle of the Twentieth Century. These four composers were masters of composition and orchestration; some are very popular today, and at least one of them
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Remember the wedding scene in Goodbye Columbus. It shows the ugliest side of Jewish nouveau riche, and got for Philip Roth the severe criticism of Jewish leaders for his exaggerations, or for revealing one of the embarrassing aspects of Jewish culture. Think of Ehud Olmert and a few other politicians,
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Travel and Food
By Norma Zager/JNS.org LOS ANGELES — Those of the mindset that religions are inherently at war with one another must have a difficult time reconciling the friendship between the State of Israel and the Republic of Azerbaijan. Yet, in the real world, it makes perfect sense. Muslim countries that use Islam—a traditionally peaceful religion
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International, Middle East
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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