By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — We went to see the movie, Nebraska in Jerusalem’s Semadar cinema last Saturday afternoon. The auditorium, as well as the attached café, was full of secular Israelis of all ages and sizes enjoying the free-and-easy atmosphere there, untrammeled by the religious restrictions that characterize too many of Jerusalem’s […]
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Two dramatic events, or maybe not so dramatic. Commentators see possibilities, while the rest of us will wait and see what comes next, if anything. One has optimists hopping. The other is sobering, but may portend significant responses. The event seen as a sign of hope was a presentation made
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
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By Danny Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — When I read in the local newspapers here that a Jewish novelist born in 1950 in Guatemala was coming to Taipei to attend the recent Taipei book fair as a guest speaker, I quickly sat down and typed out an email and asked if I could interview him
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Travel and FoodIt happened two years ago, in 2012, but it’s a lot of fun: Muscovites and visitors flash dancing to “Putting on the Ritz” by American-Jewish composer Irving Berlin.
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Travel and Food
CAESAREA, Israel (Press Release)–Helen Clark, administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has begun her first visit to Israel and participated Wednesday morning, Feb. 19, in the ID² – Israeli Designed International Development, the young entrepreneurs’ conference held in Caesarea, organized by the Schusterman Family Foundation and sponsored by MASHAV and Tel Aviv University.
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Science, Medicine, & Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) on Wednesday, Feb. 19, responded to the announcement that President Obama has appointed Robert Malley to serve as a senior director of the National Security Council, a powerful post inside the White House. RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks stated: “We are profoundly disappointed to see Robert
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Middle East
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust historian Prof. Saul Friedlander and artificial intelligence pioneer Prof. Marvin Minsky are among the winners of the 2014 Dan David Prize, which annually bestows three awards of $1 million each. The prizes are granted for “proven, exceptional and distinct excellence in the sciences, arts and humanities that
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Travel and FoodSeries on NJ synagogue’s ties to poverty-stricken Kentucky town earns journalism prize (JNS.org) New Jersey Jewish News (NJJN) staff writer Johanna Ginsberg was announced as the winner of an annual award named after a distinguished Jewish journalist for her two-week series of stories on the relationship between the members of Congregation B’nai Israel in Milburn,
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International
By Aryeh Savir HAIFA, Israel — It is rare to find two women from Gaza, within weeks of each other, with their unborn child facing life-threatening problems necessitating the expertise of Israeli specialists at Rambam Health Care Campus—but that is what happened. Two and half weeks ago, “A” from Gaza, 29 years old and pregnant
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Science, Medicine, & Education
BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)–Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), using specialized monitoring technology, have determined that intensive organic agriculture in greenhouses in Israel can cause significant pollution from nitrate leaching into groundwater. Public demand has led to the rapid development of organic farming in recent years to provide healthy food products that are
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Science, Medicine, & EducationNahum HaLevi, The Color of Prophecy: Visualizing the Bible In a New Light; Hardcover; Jerusalem: Gefen Publishing House 2012 By Rabbi Michael Samuels CHULA VISTA, California — The Zohar teaches that there are many different layers of Torah interpretation. This mystical work cautions us to take the biblical text at face value. In reality, many
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiBy Eva Trieger Update, March 2, 2014–Due to unforeseen events, Michael Snyder and Brandy Gold have had to postpone the showing of Shelter Me Sderot. Further information will follow with a new date when it is scheduled. * SAN DIEGO — “Mom,” your daughter whines “My English teacher says I need a new composition book.”
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Eva Trieger, San Diego CountyJERUSALEM (Press Release)–Israeli Ministers Avigdor Liberman, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Tzipy Livni, Minister of Justice and Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Intelligence and Strategic Affairs, as well as Opposition Leader Yitzhak Herzog and Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat addressed leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in briefings Tuesday, Feb. 18,
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Middle East