‘Relative calm’ shattered as southern Israelis shaken by Gaza rocket barrage (JNS.org) After months of relative quiet in southern Israel, dozens of Palestinian rockets exploded in Eshkol, Shaar Hanegev, Merhavim, Sderot, and other communities on Wednesday. Startled residents ran to bomb shelters, once again entering the cycle of fear that occurs during every round of
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) By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Amanda Miller, a native San Diegan turned New York actor, is coming back to her hometown with a one-woman show: One Breath, Then Another. Based on her autobiography, it chronicles her relationship with her father, her struggles with an eating disorder and her journey to India
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — A representative of the Blue Star Camps near Hendersonville, North Carolina, says if you chat with any of the 65,000 alumni who have attended the kosher Jewish summer camp since its establishment in 1948, eventually the conversation may turn to the signature Elmore Solomon Chapel. “The chapel
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Collaboration with an enemy taints everyone involved. While Yuval Adler’s Bethlehem never ignores that the Shin Bet recruits Palestinian informers to avert terrorist attacks on Israel, it explores the vicious cycle of intimidation, manipulation, and reprisals that perpetuate the animosity between the Israelis and Palestinians on the West Bank as much
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Travel and FoodBy Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO–Gary Weitzman, the president of the San Diego Humane Society and co host of the Animal House has co-authored a delightful new book with Aline Alexander Newman. It is called, How to Speak Dog. The book is written for both children and adults to enjoy. It is a guide for decoding
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Hundreds of San Diegans are expected to come together Sunday, March 23 for the 3rd annual Walk to End Genocide. Timed to coincide with Genocide Awareness Month, the day of activism will bring together a wide-ranging coalition of schools, churches, synagogues, and other faith-based organizations, highlighting the power of local
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International, San Diego CalendarBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM– In what was the heaviest rocket barrage against Israel in two years, 55 projectiles were fired from Gaza into Israel on Wednesday evening, March 12. The rockets were reported to have been launched from east Gaza City neighborhood of Shuja’iyya. Islamic Jihad’s military wing, Al-Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for the rocket
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Travel and Food
GENEVA (Press Release)– The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Wednesday called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to recognize as violations of religious freedom any bans or limitations on the right to practice Jewish and Muslim ritual slaughter of animals and male circumcision. “We call on the governments of all UN member states to
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International, Jewish ReligionBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –In response to mounting unhappiness in the West with Russia’s acquisition of Crimea and plans to split Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has struck again. The Russian Defense Ministry released a statement over the weekend saying, “The unfounded threats… are seen by us as an unfriendly gesture,” raising the possibility of “new
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International, Shoshana Bryen, USAAbout two-thirds of Israelis don’t trust Kerry on security, poll says (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Sixty-four percent of Israelis do not trust U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to take Israel’s security into account as a “crucial factor” in the framework peace proposal he is attempting to formulate in the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiations, a
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InternationalBy Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM – Israel police and Shabak announced they have arrested Aziz Musah Salam Awisat, a resident of the Jabl Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem, on charges that he sabotaged gas lines in buildings in several attempts to cause mass explosions. Awisat, allegedly affiliated with Hamas, is 49 and a father of six. Authorities
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Before the end of this week, the Knesset will have passed three important bills: (1) raising the number of votes before a party can gain seats from 2% to 3.15% and other changes in the composition of future governments; (2) obligating ultra-Orthodox men to serve in the army instead of allowing
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Middle East
By Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York –Freedom is every American citizen’s fundamental right. The most important part of an individual’s freedom is to be able to walk safely and freely on the streets of his or her own town. Back in the Soviet Union, the dictatorship took away the freedom, and sometimes life, of its
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