NEWTON, Massachusetts (Press Release) — What has been the “Golden Age” for Jewish Major League baseball players? Was it one of the eras in which future Hall of Famers Hank Greenberg or Sandy Koufax stood alone at the top of the class? A good argument could be made for the current age, at least in […]
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Following is a compilation of ongoing activities offered at Jewish Family Service’s College Avenue Older Adult Center, operated within Beth Jacob Congregation at 4855 College Avenue. For additional information, refer to www.jfssd.org or call (619) 583-3300. Many classes are offered through the San Diego Community College District and are free. Mondays: Classes
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Rabbi Chalom Boudjnah says Chabad will be giving away menorahs and treating passersby to latkes and sufganiyot during a pre-Chanukah party at San Diego State University from noon to 3 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10. “It will be the whole nine yards,” said the rabbi. * Preceding based on material provided by Chabad
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO—Noah Hadas, Director of Community Adult Education at the Agency for Jewish Education in San Diego County, will speak at the December Forum of Congregation Beth Israel’s Men’s Club. Noah holds an M.A. in Judaic Studies from the University of Denver and attended Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. Noah also directs ULPAN San
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San Diego CalendarNEW YORK (Press Release)—Efforts to haul foreign officials before American courts in civil actions should be rejected, the AJCongress Friday told the Supreme Court in Samantar v. Yousef, a case in which Somalian citizens seek to sue in Virginia for alleged violations of international law which took place in Somalia. The agency said enforcement of international
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)– At a time when the United States is looking to Egypt to play a critical role in bringing about a new era of reconciliation and partnership between the Muslim world and the West, an attitude of “business as usual” persists among Egyptian leaders toward the incessant drumbeat of anti-Semitism in the
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The New York Times has continued its intensive coverage of Afghanistan with a lengthy and detailed report on how the president came to his decisions about increasing the commitment of troops, along with a conception of withdrawal. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/world/asia/06reconstruct.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=Afghanistan&st=cse In the nature of things, one cannot have total confidence in this report of
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Compiled by Gail Umeham ** Can A Nation Live By Hate? (Editorial) Southwestern Jewish Press January 22, 1954 Page 4 It has been a long time since we have read such a clear statement of what is ailing American Democracy as was stated by Archibald MacLeish at the Freedom Forum celebrating the 40th year of
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Adventures in SD History, Middle East, USABy Ronald S. Lauder One of the simplest ways to influence public opinion is to present a common enemy. Today, the favourite bogeyman in international affairs is the state of Israel. Israel-bashing is growing in popularity in many areas. At international sporting events, Israeli athletes are sometimes avoided, sometimes prevented from taking part by immigration
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Middle EastTEHRAN (WJC)–Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has warned Switzerland of unspecified “consequences” if the ban on the construction of new minarets, approved last week by 57 percent of Swiss voters, is enforced. The vote went “against the prestige of a country which claims to be an advocate of democracy and human rights,” Mottaki told his
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Travel and FoodBIELEFELD, Germany (WJC)—Anti-Semitism and homophobia are on the rise in Europe, according to the annual study conducted by the University of Bielefeld’s Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence. For the first time, the study included attitudes in other European countries. According to the findings fear of Islam and hatred of Muslims has dropped
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Travel and FoodTEHRAN (WJC)–The head of Iran’s nuclear program, Ali Akbar Salehi, has said that his country needed 20 new industrial-scale uranium enrichment facilities. The announcement came only days after the regime in Tehran approved a plan to build ten new enrichment plants. The IRNA news agency quoted Salehi as saying that Iran needed the sites to
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USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — It qualifies as an important event in Jewish history: An international body stands by Israel in its life-and-death dispute with Iran. The governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency – described as the nuclear watchdog for the United Nations – censured Iran by demanding that its government freeze
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release)—The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations urged the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act (H.R. 2194) before the December break. “The timing for this vote is especially significant. After serious attempts by the United States and other world powers to engage Iran and
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