Rare surgery on 4-year-old pancreatic cancer patient seen as a breakthrough

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Last month, a four year old girl underwent surgery at Rambam Medical Center here for an exceptionally rare tumor, which was in her pancreas. In fact, Keren Rabinowitz is among the youngest people in Israel and throughout the world to have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Insightful – and bold – diagnostic […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Prospects for Palestinian state recede–thanks to Palestinians

  By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The Israel-Palestinian conflict is at least a century old, although it was not described clearly in its present terms before 1948, or perhaps 1967. It has had periods of sporadic violence, organized mayhem, and most recently a campaign of Palestinians and their friends to achieve politically what they could

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 2, 1955, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Yo-Ma-Cos Plans Sixth Annual Yom Kippur Nite Dance at Mission valley Country Club Southwestern Jewish Press, September 2, 1955, Page 4 Milton Kossy, Chairman of the 6th Annual Yom Kippur Nite Dance, to be held Monday Eve., Sept 26th, at the Mission Valley Country Club, has completed arrangements

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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County

Anti-Semitism and anti-Islamism contrast in Europe

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — One should not generalize in describing European states. Still, the case of the Netherlands shows interesting points regarding both attitudes toward Israel and Islam. Let’s start with the Israel issue. I’ve been closely following the new Dutch government, formed after an election in which 55 percent of the voters supported

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International

Middle East fictions often invented to appease U.S. policy makers

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– If before we came to Jerusalem last month I harboured notions about the possibility of a comprehensive and early peace between Israel and the Palestinians, I abandoned them once I tried to follow events here, this time not from afar but at least geographically closer to the action. All the official

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Middle East, Travel and Food

San Diego Jewish Film Festival: “The Yankles” is a baseball comedy

The Yankles directed by David R. Brooks, DZB Productions, color, 115 minutes. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Do you have a child or grandchild who has a favorite bedtime story?  Even though he or she knows how the story turns out, the child likes to hear it again and again.  Repetition does not diminish the

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Donald H. Harrison

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 2, 1955, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Council Women Talk “Person to Person” Southwestern Jewish Press, September 2, 1955, Page 1 Mrs. Ben Lemson, Program Chairman, will present Mr. Lionel Van Deerlin, News Analyst of Channel 6, at the September 6th luncheon-meeting, to be held at Beth Israel Center.  On the same program will be

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Ha’aretz finds the gray lining in every silvery cloud

By Barry Rubin JERUSALEM–Israelis are known for being gloomy about the political situation. In fact, they generally enjoy criticizing things (themselves above all). As a result, Israel’s enemies often make the mistake of underestimating the country’s ability to endure, struggle, and prevail. A typical example came in a recent Arab newspaper article that claims the

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Barry Shaw, Middle East

In advising Israel, ‘Economist’ learned nothing about dangers of appeasement

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — While I do not claim expertise in the history or politics of Great Britain, my impression is that the Munich Agreement of 1938, involving Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Hitler (” . . . peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time.”) is an icon of shame

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, August 19, 1955, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, August 19, 1955, Page 4 By Irving R. Stone More Travel Observations It took but a few minutes after leaving the Tokyo Airport to give further evidence that this was to be a broadening and enlightening experience for me. The

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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County

President Obama’s appointment of ambassador undeserved by Syria

By Samara Greenberg   WASHINGTON, D.C.  — President Barack Obama bypassed the U.S. Senate Wednesday  and appointed four new U.S. ambassadors to fill empty envoy positions in Azerbaijan, Syria, Turkey, and the Czech Republic. Lawmakers had previously blocked or refused to consider the nominees’ confirmations for months. The appointees can now serve without Senate confirmation until the

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