By Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD, California–Anton Chekhov reportedly said, “If there is a gun hanging on the wall in the first act, if must fire in the last.” The same might be said about golf clubs. In Timothy McNeil’s The Twilight of Schlomo, now having its world premiere at The Elephant Space in Hollywood, there is […]
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Travel and FoodTEL AVIV (Press Release)–Like little factories, cells metabolize raw materials and convert them into chemical compounds. Biotechnologists take advantage of this ability, using microorganisms to produce pharmaceuticals and biofuels. To boost output to an industrial scale and create new types of chemicals, biotechnologists manipulate the microorganisms’ natural metabolism, often by “overexpressing” certain genes in the
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Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, Jan. 29, highlighted the danger of proselytizing and harassment within the U.S. military and called for effective, uniform guidance promoting religious respect. The League submitted its statement to the “Religious Accommodations in the Armed Services” hearing before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. ADL
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HAIFA (Press Release)–The University of Haifa was awarded a $7 million grant from the prestigious Helmsley Charitable Trust to establish the Helmsley Mediterranean Sea Research Center, a field that was recently thrust into the spotlight following the discovery of gas off the coast of Haifa. “The grant expresses a vote of confidence by one of
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– Sarah Netanyahu’s reputed objections to Naftali Bennett joining her husband’s government – after the near-spectacular success of Bennett’s Habayit Hayehudi party in last year’s elections – may have been vindicated, even though her opposition was personal and the present rift between the prime minister and Bennett is ideological and political.
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Middle EastIsraeli-Palestinian conflict talks a ‘non-issue,’ says Ya’alon (JNS.org) The current U.S.-brokered Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiations are a “non-issue,” Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said Tuesday at the Institute for National Security Studies conference in Tel Aviv. “The Palestinian subject is a non-issue,” Ya’alon said. “Behind closed doors the Palestinian issue does not even come up. In
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InternationalWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)- The Jewish Council for Public Affairs welcomed President Obama’s support for unemployment insurance as part of the robust agenda to increase opportunity that he described tonight in his State of the Union address. In addition to extending unemployment insurance to those out of work the longest, a priority of the organized
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USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The 24th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival, presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, will open February 6-16, 2014. Sponsored by Leichtag Foundation. The San Diego Jewish Film Festival showcases over 60 of the best contemporary Jewish
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NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) On Tuesday, Jan. 28, welcomed the statement issued by Scarlett Johansson on her role as a spokesperson for the Israeli company SodaStream, and commended her “principled opposition” to the anti-Israel BDS movement. As a reaction to the recent SodaStream announcement that Johansson will appear in their new Super
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Middle EastSAN DIEGO — Someday, San Diego Jewish World may decide to endorse City Councilman David Alvarez for a higher office, but not in this election. We support City Councilman Kevin Faulconer to be the next mayor of San Diego. First, we point to Faulconer’s experience on the City Council. He’s been there for two terms
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Donald H. HarrisonYesterday upon the stair I met a man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today I wish, I wish he’d go away By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — William Hughes Mearns could have been speaking for the American government’s proclivity to see an Israeli-Palestinian peace that doesn’t exist. Secretary of State Kerry at Davos
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NEW YORK (Press Release) –Jack Rosen, president of American Jewish Congress has thanked Members of the House of Representatives who signed on to the bipartisan letter opposing the American Studies Association (ASA) vote calling for an academic boycott of Israel. “AJCongress is in full support of the Members who stand with those who believe in
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