Hadassah applauds return of medical staff in Israel

NEW YORK (Press Release) – Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America (HWZOA), on Thursday, Feb. 20,  praised the progress at Hadassah Medical Center (HMO) following successful union negotiations and labor court decisions that resulted in doctors, nurses and non-medical staff returning to work this week. The hospital is now fully operational and back to

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Free Hebrew stories for tots now available

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– The Israeli American Council (IAC) has opened Sifriyat Pijama B’America’s (SP-BA) registration for the 2014-2015 school year. There are now 5,000 spots available for families to join the highly popular free Hebrew-language children’s book program on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to popular demand, IAC has made a total of 15,000

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Travel and Food

Syrian dad to Israel: ‘Save him, he’s all I have left!’

By Anav Silverman HAIFA, Israel–An estimated 130,000 people have been killed in Syria, and millions displaced during the past three years of the civil war.  During that time, Israel has been at the forefront of providing medical care to wounded Syrians – with some 700 Syrians having received medical treatment in Israeli hospitals as well

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Humoring the Headlines: February 20, 2014

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―The demonstrations in the Ukraine have tarnished the image of a state content with being heavily dependent on Russia.  Internal memos reveal that the Ukraine expected to easily quell the protests and initially dismissed it as a “pussy riot.”  Embarrassed that much of Kiev’s Independence Square has been reduced to ash

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

British Jews issue manifesto for European elections

LONDON (WJC) –The Board of Deputies of British Jews has launched the first-ever ‘European Jewish Manifesto’ which lists “key Jewish aspirations” ahead of the elections to the European Parliament in May. The document aims to inform existing and prospective members of the European Parliament about Jewish interests and concerns. “We hope it will help to

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International

The state of human kindness

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 Food

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, October 4, 1957, Part 1

Attention Family Historians:  If you would like a JPG photo copy of any “Adventures in San Diego Jewish History” article that has been reprinted on the San Diego Jewish World website,  simply copy the website address of the article, and send it along with the article’s headline, with a $5 payment per article,  to Family

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Adventures in SD History

UNDP Chief Helen Clark views Israeli innovations

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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