OU, others, welcome Senate vote on Jewish archives

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, praised the U.S. Senate for passing Senate Resolution 333 Thursday night, which strongly recommends the United States renegotiate the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq. The resolution was adopted unanimously, with 30

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International

‘My Promised Land,’ well written but uneven

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel–Avi Shavit is a native-born Israeli Zionist and peace activist. He is also a respected columnist for Ha’aretz newspaper, Israel’s most left wing newspaper. A leading Israeli author, Shavit published his best-selling My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel in 2013. It has become a bestseller. Here’s an

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Middle East, Steve Kramer

JNS news briefs: Feburary 7, 2014

Arab MKs attack plan to build new Galilee Jewish communities (JNS.org) The Knesset’s Interior Committee was the scene of heated emotions on Thursday as Arab MKs attacked the Israeli government initiative to build new Jewish communities in northern Israel’s Galilee region. MK Hanna Swaid (Hadash) spoke of the “obsession of the housing and construction minister

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International

Humoring the Headlines: February 6, 2014

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―Archeologists have discovered a network of prehistoric limestone dwellings under Miami Beach.  While some of them speculate that the 2,000 year old structures were inhabited by the Tequesta Indians; others believe that they were originally built by one of the lost tribes of Israel because an inscription found in one of

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 6, 1957, Part 2

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

MK Rotem apologizes for Reform Judaism remark

NEW YORK (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday, Feb. 6,  welcomed a statement by Member of Knesset David Rotem in which he apologized for “any misunderstanding and offense generated by the contents of my comments yesterday,” regarding his remarks on Reform Judaism. According to reports, Mr. Rotem, the Chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law

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Jewish Religion

Jewish groups hit Presbyterian study guide on Israel

NEW YORK (Press Release)– AJC is challenging the Presbyterian Church (USA) commitment to Israeli-Palestinian peace, following the publication of Zionism Unsettled: A Congregational Study Guide. This study guide, billed by the church as an educational resource, was produced by the Israel Palestine Mission Network (IPMN), one of the church’s educational arms. “It is a devastating distortion

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

WJC urges ouster of Greek gubernatorial candidate

NEW YORK (WJC) – The World Jewish Congress on Thursday, Feb. 6, called on the Greek party Syriza to withdraw a candidate for a regional governorship who made anti-Semitic statements about Greece’s Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, and the country’s new public broadcasting channel NERIT. “Syriza should withdraw the candidacy of Theodoros Karypidis for governor of

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Travel and Food

Peres sets Guinness record for an online class

  By Aryeh Savir NETANYA, Israel – President Shimon Peres on Thursday, Feb. 5, set a new Guinness World Record as he delivered the largest online civics class in the world. President Peres delivered the online class using Cisco’s advanced technology from the company’s headquarters in Netanya. Over 6,500 students from 215 classes across the

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Science, Medicine, & Education