PHOENIX, Arizona (Press Release)–The Early Childhood Educators of Reform Judaism (ECE-RJ), an affiliate of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), will honor 11 years of Reform Judaism’s support of Jewish early childhood education at their annual meeting here this week. The conference, from Jan 12-15, will explore the theme “Ani V’Atah: You and I Can […]
By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s remark about how the Arizona shooting is just like September 11 is such a superb example of everything wrong with Western policy toward the Middle East. Let’s summarize the issue by coining a phrase which sounds a bit Zen but has a very practical meaning:
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–President Obama met Wednesday with Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon. The President commended the Prime Minister for his steadfast leadership and efforts to reach peace, stability, and consensus in Lebanon under difficult circumstances. The efforts by the Hizballah-led coalition to collapse the Lebanese government only demonstrate their own fear and determination
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Travel and FoodJERUSALEM (Press Release)– The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s Israel Commission and Nefesh B’Nefesh – which works in close cooperation with the Jewish Agency – are pleased to announce the continuation of their joint Ma’alot program for a third year. Following the runaway success of the program over the past two years in deepening the connection
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Jewish ReligionAMSTERDAM (WJC)–A Dutch youth has been given 16 hours community service in the Anne Frank house for insulting Jews. The 18-year-old from Utrecht, identified only as Omar E., was put on trial after he had given an interview on a Dutch website in which he said that Jews should be exterminated. During the trial the
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Travel and FoodJERUSALEM (WJC)–A leaked report has revealed that that the 25 European Union missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah are urging Brussels to treat East Jerusalem as the future capital of a Palestinian state. The report also calls for an EU presence at the demolitions of Palestinian homes, and intervention when peaceful protesters face arrest. The confidential
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Middle EastBERLIN (WJC) — The notorious Nazi Adolf Eichmann could have been caught sooner if Germany’s intelligence agency had assisted, new information has revealed. The German Information Agency knew as early as 1952 that Eichmann, a chief organizer of the Nazi genocide against the Jews, was hiding in Argentina under a false name, the German tabloid
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By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The city of Rawabi has not made it to conventional atlases or a prominent mention in international media, but it is shaping up as a point of tension between Israel and the Palestine Authority. Last evening it was the center piece in a discussion on prime time television. The guest
SAN DIEGO–As the nation observed mourning rituals for those slain last Saturday in the shooting rampage in Tucson and prayed for the 14 injured, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, commentaries from individuals and organizations continued to pour into news desks across the country, including that of San Diego Jewish World. These included: Religious Action Center of
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which represents a New York City firefighter who survived the 9-11 terrorist attacks and has filed a lawsuit to stop the Ground Zero Mosque, is asking a court to enjoin the mosque’s developers from performing any demolition or construction at the site and is
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USATEL AVIV (Press Release) ― Lasers have revolutionized the communications and medical industries. They focus light to zap tumors and send digital TV signals and telephone communications around the world. But the physical length of an ordinary laser cannot be less than one half of the wavelength of its light, which limits its application in many
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Science, Medicine, & Education
(Column 8, January 11, 2011) By Donald H. Harrison San Diego and Israel Boris Goldenberg, 20, grew up in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with his mother and grandmother, knowing very little about his Jewish background. However, at the age of 17, he started studying Hebrew at a local Jewish community center. That led to
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — Americans are animal lovers. Bo, the First Pooch, has his own Facebook page. (Yes, I did “like” Bo on my Facebook page.) Besides watching for Governor Brown to announce a State Budget Plan earlier this week, the Sacramento Bee had a reporter assigned to follow Sutter – the
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Jewish ReligionCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Milestone in Legal History Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Pages 18, 19, 21 Editor’s Note—The now famous Prinz v. McGinley libel trial in Newark, N.J., marks the first time in American court history that a notorious anti-Semite has been brought to justice and convicted for defamation. In
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