MIAMI, Florida (Press Release) – Israeli mountain climber Nadav Ben-Yehuda, who gained international fame when he halted his climb of Mount Everest 300 yards from the summit to help a Turkish climber who was near death, has received the Florida International University Medallion of Courage. The Medallion of Courage honors individuals who pursue or defend […]
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–A country’s politics is a product of big things and little things. The big things have been around for a long time, and are unlikely to go away soon. They include place (i.e., geography and its implications), the good or bad luck of having or lacking natural resources, and elements of culture
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastJERUSALEM–A mechanism that permits essential substances to enter our cells while at the same time removing from them harmful components also has a “down side.” This negative aspect prevents vital drugs, such as anti-cancer drugs, from achieving their designed functions, and also enables bacterial cells to develop resistance to penetration of antibiotics. A study aimed
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Aryeh Savir Much is said about life in Israel; the challenges are counted, the fear of the various regional threats are often talked about, the unique difficulties entailed with living in Israel are recounted time and again, yet a recently published poll by the Central Bureau of Statistics which tracked the social trends in
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Middle East
Buffet: Israel “a nation of entrepreneurs” (JNS.org) Dubbed the “start-up nation” for its culture of innovation and a book by Dan Senor and Saul Singer that used that term, Israel received praise along those lines this week from world-famous billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who on Wednesday completed his acquisition of Israel’s Iscar tool-making company. “Israel should
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International
Marriage Told Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 2 On Sunday, June 9, Alvin J. Abrams, of San Diego, was wed to Carol Bonnie Rosen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Peter Rosen, of Los Angeles, in a garden ceremony at the Robertson Rendezvous in Los Angeles. A reception and dinner followed the ceremony.
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish History
By Eran Mukamel LA JOLLA, California–One of the Hebrew language’s most celebrated novelists, essayists and committed public activists visited San Diego last week to talk about Israel’s past, present and future. Amos Oz came to UCSD as the Herman Wouk Chair of Modern Judaic Studies Lecturer, and he used the occasion to confess to his love affair
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Travel and Food
By Ilene Lerner BOSTON — I remember going to New York years ago and seeing Six Degrees of Separation, a play based on the assumption that all of us are separated by just six degrees. If I ever doubted it, I don’t any longer! The Boston Marathon bombing has taught me how connected we all
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USAEL CAJON (Press Release) – Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego) toured Grossmont College on Tuesday, praising the East County college for its strong support of student military veterans and the high-tech training it offers for aspiring nurses and other health professionals in the classrooms and labs of the Health and Sciences Complex . Davis marveled
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San Diego County
Unusual Antique Collection To Go On Sale Southwestern Jewish Press, June 14, 1957, Page 1 The annual Antique Sale, sponsored by the Beth Israel Sisterhood, will take place at the Temple House, 2570 Third Ave., on June 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. A collection of antiques, rustics, early Americana and bric-a-brac will be
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish History40% of Palestinians favor suicide bombings (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Out of all the Muslim respondents in a global survey, Palestinian Muslims polled highest in favor of suicide bombings as a justifiable means “to defend Islam.” A new Pew Research Center survey of Muslims around the globe finds that most adherents of the world’s
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International
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK — It is a word that one hears frequently these days, in many contexts. The word is “process.” It is a word that reflects our growing recognition that there are very few things in this world that occur in an instant, yesh me’ayin, something out of nothing.
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Jewish Religion
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Israel is currently greatly benefiting from not having a foreign minister. Avigdor Lieberman, who helped Prime Minister Netanyahu to do badly in the last general election by joining forces with him, is currently otherwise engaged as a defendant in a criminal case. Netanyahu seemingly bound to keep the job open for
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Middle EastPalestinian terrorist kills father of five (JNS.org) A Palestinian terrorist killed a 31-year-old resident of Yitzhar on Tuesday morning at the Tapuach Junction in Samaria, Israel Hayom reported. The victim, named as father of five Evyatar Borovsky, was the first Israeli to be killed in a terror attack in Judea and Samaria since 2011. A
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