By Rafael Medoff/JNS.org For American Jews, the birthday of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an occasion to recall the impressive Jewish contributions to the movement for African-American civil rights—from the Jewish Freedom Riders such as Schwerner and Goodman, to the rabbis who marched with Dr. King, to the Jewish attorneys who […]
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USA
By Philip Carmel BRUSSELS (WJC) — In depressing late-1970’s Britain, one of life’s little pleasures was watching the young West Bromwich Albion soccer team with Laurie Cunningham running down the flanks, Cyrille Regis popping in the goals and Remi Moses kicking lumps out of opposing mid-fielders. West Brom were different than other clubs. Maybe they
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International
By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), has been forced to defend herself after a report of her split with other leading pro-Israel Democrats who support legislation for increased sanctions on Iran. The Washington Free Beacon, citing undisclosed sources, recently reported
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USAIron Dome intercepts five Gaza rockets fired at Ashkelon (JNS.org) The Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted five Gaza rockets fired at Ashkelon on Thursday. In response, the Israel Air Force made “direct hits” on four terror targets in northern Gaza, the Jerusalem Post reported. Earlier in the week, Hamas fired rockets at Israel on
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International
JERUSALEM (TNA)- Following a resolution unanimously adopted at the 169th session of the CERN Council, Israel was admitted on Wednesday, Jan. 15 as a full member of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, at a special ceremony in Geneva, at the end of which the Israeli flag was added to the line of flags representing
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–The indiscreet and disparaging comments about John Kerry’s endeavor to bring peace to Palestinians and Israelis, and about Kerry as a person, by Moshe Ya’alon, Israel’s minister of defense, did a lot of damage to US-Israel relations. It was tellingly reflected in the angry reactions from the White House and from
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Middle EastPress Notes Southwestern Jewish Press, August 9, 1957, Page 3 By Julia Kaufman The diversity of entertainment in San Diego during the summer months is enough to satisfy everyone. For sheer spectacle there is “The California Story,” the colorful pageant being played in Balboa Stadium. Classical music lovers may attend the large outdoor symphony
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County
By Mimi Pollack VISTA, California—Liz Palika has the right characteristics for a good dog trainer. She is firm and pragmatic, with a heart of gold. Together with the affable Kate Abbott, and Petra Burke, Palika co-owns Kindred Spirits which she started. Kindred Spirits, in this northern San Diego County city, offers a variety of dog
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Mimi Pollack, The World We ShareSAN DIEGO–San Diego City Councilmember Marti Emerald, the only member of the Jewish community on the City Council, said Wednesday, Jan. 15., that there is “bad news for consumers in the San Diego community of City Heights.” The neighborhoods largest grocery store, Albertsons at University and Fairmount Avenue, is closing its doors February 20th. Emerald
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San Diego County
WASHINGTON (SDJW) — U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) on Wednesday, Jan. 15, called on her colleagues to let the Obama administration continue on course in its nuclear negotiations with Iran, and not to adopt legislation that provides for new sanctions should those negotiations fail. Her speech was promptly criticized by the Republican Jewish Coalition as
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USA
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — The Knesset of Israel held its first ever Tu’Bshvat Seder on Wednesday, Jan. 15. It was hosted by the Speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein. The seder, which replicates the four cups of wine of the Passover Seder and includes traditional readings associated with land and produce, was conducted jointly by
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Jewish Religion
NEW YORK (Press Release)– AJC (American Jewish Committee) continues to be deeply concerned about Iran’s motives in negotiations with the U.S. and five other world powers over its nuclear program. Ahead of Monday’s start date for the six-month interim agreement between Iran and the P5+1, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared in a tweet that “the
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Middle East
PARIS (WJC) European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor said that he was appalled by the lack of reaction by the authorities to recent anti-Semitic incidents in European soccer, after a municipal prosecutor in the Polish city of Poznan concluded that chants by soccer fans which made reference to Jews going to the Auschwitz gas chambers
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International
NEW YORK (WJC) – The World Jewish Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 15, decried the beating of an Israeli-born Hebrew teacher in the Ukrainian capital Kiev in what local Jewish leaders say was an anti-Semitic incident. World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer called the beating “a vicious act that must not go unpunished,” and said that
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