High school students challenged to invent an ‘app’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – To encourage science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among high school students, Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) announced she is holding a House App Contest in her congressional district.  Students who are interested in participating can get more information at Rep. Davis’s website. “This contest will really allow our students

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, August 23, 1957, Part 3

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, San Diego County

U.S. Senate ponders Iraqi Jewish archives legislation

By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week Efforts to keep a significant collection of artifacts seized from Iraq’s Jewish community by Saddam Hussein from being returned to that nation by the United States may be picking up steam on Capitol Hill. With just months to go before a June deadline mandates the return of the religious archive,

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International

JNS news briefs: February 4, 2014

Israeli foreign ministry sets up team to combat boycotts (JNS.org) Israel has established a new inter-ministerial team to fight efforts to boycott the Jewish state and products manufactured beyond the Green Line, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced Monday. The creation of the inter-ministerial team, which includes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and International, Intelligence, and Strategic

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International

Humoring the headlines: February 4, 2014

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Since Hollywood loves sequels to successful movies and stories “ripped from the headlines,” production has begun on films that mix these genres.  Here are some scripts currently under consideration. American Tussle-An American diplomat futilely tries to convince obstinate Israeli and Palestinian leaders that making peace is better than descending into an

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Deaf Jews tour Israel

  By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM – It was an unusual sight on Friday night at Judaism’s most sacred site, the Western Wall.  Around the blue-and-white Israeli flag, waving over the multitudes of Sabbath prayer-goers, a group of young adults were holding hands and dancing – in complete silence. The group consisted of young deaf Jewish

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