By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—In The Wizard of Oz, the title character turns out not as nice as he is reputed to be, but it’s just the opposite backstage at the Civic Theatre where the touring Broadway San Diego production has been pulling in the crowds. There’s just nobody nicer than Robert John Biedermann,
BEER-SHEVA, Israe; (Press Release)– Robotics researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have received a $1.3 million grant (977,840 €) to develop intelligent sensing and manipulation algorithms for robots that can sense and pick high value crops. The project is part of the European Union Seventh Framework Program (FP7) “cRops” (Clever Robots for Crops). cRops
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(column 19, February 17, 2011) Compiled by Donald H. Harrison Jewish organizations The National Conflict Resolution Center will honor retired Anti-Defamation League regional director Morris Casuto and anti-apartheid playwright Athol Fugart at a March 10 dinner at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel. Casuto will receive a lifetime achievement award. * David Brog, executive director of Christians
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountySAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Almost 60 college students from the University of Pennsylvania, New York University and Cornell University will visit San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) in March to volunteer at the school’s garden as part of Jewish Farm School’s alternative spring break program. “For the third year, we are delighted to host college students
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyNEW YORK (Press Release)… The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said Thursday it was deeply troubled by the dozens of violent attacks on journalists covering pro-democracy protests in Egypt and in other countries in North Africa and the Middle East. Scores of reporters were subjected to violent beatings, detentions, assaults and equipment seizures during the protests in Egypt.
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–In the wake of the Egyptian revolution, pundit Tom Friedman fears Israel will not take this opportunity to strike a deal with the Palestinians. “If Israelis tell themselves that Egypt’s unrest proves why Israel cannot make peace with the Palestinian Authority, then they will be talking themselves into becoming
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Middle EastRAMAT GAN, Israel (Press Release)– Professor Chaim Breitbart of Bar Ilan University has been studying the biochemistry of sperm cells for over 30 years. His research has led him to groundbreaking knowledge which he is trying to apply to making the first male birth control pill. By jamming the biochemical machinery of sperm, an Israeli
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Travel and FoodTEL AVIV (Press Release)— Discovered by archaeologists in 1952, a 28-foot-high stone tower discovered on the edge of the town of Jericho has puzzled scientists ever since. Now, eleven centuries after it was built, Tel Aviv University archaeologists at the ancient site Tel Jericho are revealing new facts about the world’s first “skyscraper.” Recent computer-based
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Benyamin Netanyahu has come in for some shrill criticism from locals and outsiders. Their most recent brief is to reiterate doubt about his sincerity with respect to the peace process with the Palestinians, and his reluctance to cheer what they see as the democratic tide of protest against Hosni Mubarak. Thursday’s
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Middle EastUNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (WJC) — The Security Council of the United Nations is expected to vote Friday on an Arab-sponsored resolution text which condemns Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem. The vote was originally set for Wednesday, but postponed to let the 15 members of the council discuss it more. The draft resolution
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By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO–Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Sheryl Rowling and money is my game. Well, it’s actually not a game for me; it’s my profession. They say “Money is the root of all evil.” That’s a very negative way of looking at things. Money allows us to eat, educate
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Sheryl RowlingJERUSALEM (WJC)–Two Iranian warships bound for Syria have withdrawn a request to sail through the Egyptian-controlled Suez Canal. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman had announced on Wednesday night that the ships were en route to Syria via the canal, which connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. However, on Thursday the ships stopped in an
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – As American businesses continue to invest in Iran’s energy sector, funding Iran’s illicit quest for nuclear weapons, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) and Mark Kirk (R-Illinois), and U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-Florida) and Dan Burton (R-Indiana) Wednesday introduced the Iran Transparency and Accountability Act. The bipartisan legislation would require companies to
By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Recently, when I spoke on developments in Egypt, a serious and respected Middle East expert claimed that there was no sign of anti-American or anti-Israel slogans in Egypt or Tunisia during their revolutions. Really? This is simply not true. The fact that a Jewish prayer room was burned down in
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