Programs for future American Jewish educators expanded in Israel

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Masa Israel Journey and the Jewish Education Service of North America (JESNA) on Monday announced the launch of the Lainer-Masa Israel Fellowship, a two-year program for Jewish young adults interested in careers in Jewish education.  This joint venture will engage North American Masa Israel undergraduate university participants while in Israel and place them in […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education

A Palestinian lunch to launch a new Israeli peace party?

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The headline is upbeat: “Palestinian Leader Has 60 Israelis to Lunch.” The picture features Mahmoud Abbas alongside Amram Mitzna, a former head of the Labor Party. Both seem pleased. The article mentions individuals concerned with the Geneva Initiative, “a group of Israeli and Palestinian figures who negotiated an unofficial blueprint

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Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples sounds good, fraught with problems

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–In one of those form-over-substance moments that produce endless opportunity for mischief, President Obama announced that the United States would affix its signature to the United Nation’s Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. “The aspiration it affirms, including respect for the institutions and rich cultures of native peoples,

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Tel Aviv University student films to show on shorts channels aboard El Al

 TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Your plane has levelled at 30,000 feet.  The seatbelt sign is off.  Time to relax with onboard entertainment — and now you’ll have even more choices on El Al’s international flights. In a first-of-its-kind agreement, the carrier’s Boeing 777s will offer a menu of short films created by Tel Aviv University’s

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Travel and Food

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 24, 1955, Part 3

  Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff The School Board and the Bible (Editorial) Southwestern Jewish Press, June 24, 1955, Page 5 In re-reading “The World of Sholom Aleichem” by Maurice Samuels this week, it struck us that Jews in America have not come too far away from the old problems which faced European

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In Israel, Reform must focus on providing alternative to Orthodoxy

By Rabbi Dow Marmur  JERUSALEM–In the closing decades of the last century, the complaints I used to hear in Progressive/Reform/Liberal Judaism circles in Israel had to do with the dangers inherent in the secularization of the Jewish state. Religiously and politically liberal Jews were urged to articulate viable alternatives and create institutions to promote them.

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Middle East

U.S. official: Egypt should democratize before next year’s presidential election

By Michael H. Posner WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Although it has held a series of troubling elections this year, Egypt has an opportunity to fulfill the commitments its government has made to the Egyptian people as it prepares for next year’s presidential election, if it takes steps to implement several changes to which it has

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Travel and Food

American Jewish Committee urges passage of DREAM Act

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (Press Release)– American Jewish Committee (AJC)  is urging the Senate to pass the DREAM Act, which is scheduled for a vote today (Saturday, Dec. 18) “The DREAM Act, addressing the critical needs of the undocumented student population, is an important step towards desperately needed reform of our immigration system,” said Richard T.Foltin, AJC Director of

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USA

U.S. senators urge boycott of Durban III

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)– A bipartisan coalition of 18 U.S. Senators, led by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, on Friday  urged United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan Rice to refrain from participating in the United Nation’s Durban III World Conference Against Racism, citing concerns that the conference will once again serve as a forum for

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 24, 1955, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff In The Good Old Summertime Southwestern Jewish Press, June 24, 1955, Page 3 By Julia Kaufman Starlight Opera Company– To paraphrase the words of the immortal Gilbert and Sullivan: “I’ve Got It On My List,” and I hope you have too.  Naturally, I’m referring to the “Mikado” which

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Highly sophisticated Israeli spy equipment found in Lebanon; more border attacks from Gaza

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Here’s a good report on Israel’s amazing intelligence activity along its northern border, with new types of information-gathering and targeting equipment concealed in rocks: And here’s a good report on the heating up of terrorism activity along Israel’s Gaza border: Note that something very important is happening here–unnoticed [surprise!]

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