ADL backs Muslims in effort to build new mosque in Lilburn, Georgia

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Interfaith Coalition on Mosques (ICOM) has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of a Muslim congregation in Georgia whose mosque expansion project was unlawfully blocked. The brief supports the contention of congregation Dar-e-Abbas that the city of Lilburn, Georgia affirmatively prevented the congregation from building a new house of worship, and

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Jewish Religion

Tennessee Williams’ play stands—even if the House doesn’t

By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — If Tennessee Williams were still alive, he’d be 100 years old this year.  And so, in recognition of the occasion, theaters all over town are mounting new productions of his plays.  Including the always-wonderful Fountain Theatre, which is currently presenting Williams’ final play, A House Not Meant to Stand.

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Cynthia Citron

Grossmont College’s Arab students, instructors hold forum on volatile Middle East

By William Dudley EL CAJON, California — The ouster of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and other dramatic recent events in surrounding nations have raised much interest (and some worries) among Americans. Responding to such interest, the Arabic Club at Grossmont College here sponsored “The Arab World Today,” a forum held on campus on March 7.

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Travel and Food

Libyan scandal at the London School of Economics

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –Brendan O’Neill, the editor of Spiked Online, whom I’ve come to quote lately, has written: “Emptied of its nationalist vigour and militancy, the Palestine problem, it seems, is now of little immediate interest to protesting Arabs and is instead the ultimate cause célèbre for Western liberal campaigners who like nothing

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Travel and Food

Photo exhibit explores Israel’s diverse synagogues

HAIFA (Press Release)–At the entrance to a flea market shop. On a train. Ecological. These are just three examples of numerous synagogues photographed and documented at the new “Synagogues and Congregations in Israel” exhibition currently on display at the University of Haifa. It is set to accompany the Third Israeli Conference on the Study of

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Jewish Religion

Congressional Research Service issues new report on Israel

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — A new report by the Congressional Research Service on Israel reviews major issues in Israel’s foreign policy, including its existential fear of Iran’s nuclear buildup, relations with neighborhing Arab countries, and issues in U.S.-Israel bilateral relations.   Although there are few surprises, the report by analyst Casey L. Addis is

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Middle East

Sister relationship may be in offing for schools in Point Loma and Neuhaus

  By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—An effort is underway to create a sister school partnership in the cities of Louis Rose’s birth and of his death. Rose, the first Jewish settler in San Diego, was a pioneer civic official, businessman and developer who helped to steer San Diego’s course between 1850, when he arrived

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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education

Elderly drivers slower to react to pedestrians, study finds

BEER-SHEVA,  Israel (Press Release)– Elderly drivers are half as likely to see pedestrians on the sidewalk due to a limited field of view, and compensate in part by driving more slowly, according to a study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers. In the online edition of Accident Analysis and Prevention, the study compared

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Science, Medicine, & Education

A Bissel This, A Bissel That…San Diego Jewish News and Chatter

(Column 24, March 7, 2011)   Compiled by Donald H. Harrison   San Diego Jewish Organizations Nechama Eilfort, rebbetzin at Chabad at La Costa, knows a thing or two about computers. So, she’s offering four classes, beginning at 7:30 p.m. tonight and continuing the next three Monday evenings, on the baiscs of personal computing, Internet

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San Diego County, Yeruchem Eilfort-Rabbi

Netanyahu may hope Arabs will provide him a face-saver on settlements

By Rabbi Dow Marmur  JERUSALEM–“Build, Bibi, build!” That’s the heading of an advertisement that has appeared here. It’s issued by Likud and sponsored by its strong settlement lobby. The ad shows pictures of eight party members in the current government who have spoken in favour of settlements expansion in the West Bank. In addition, there’s also

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Middle East

Another day at the peace office

By Ron Pundak TEL AVIV (Press Release)–Last Wednesday I returned home and thought to myself, we’ve had an interesting day today at the Peres Center. Yes, it wasn’t necessarily the most representative of days, but it wasn’t really that different from other days. And yes, it doesn’t necessarily reflect the situation in which we live, but

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Middle East