NEW YORK (WJC)–World Jewish Congress, North America, in cooperation with the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, held a rally in front of the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to urge increased efforts to achieve the release of Gilad Shalit who has been held captive in the hands of […]
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USATEL AVIV (WJC) — The last delegation of Israeli police officers has arrived home after patrolling the streets of Haiti for three months. The Israeli deployment followed the devastating earthquake that hit the Caribbean island in January, claiming hundreds of thousands of victims and causing wide-spread devastation. Just two months ago, a cholera epidemic broke
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Travel and FoodHAMEDAN, Iran (WJC) — A group of Islamists staged a rally at the tomb of Biblical Queen Esther, one of the most revered sites for Jews in Iran, and threatened to destroy it if Israel damages the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. An Iranian news agency identified the demonstrators as members of a hardline Islamist militia.
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Travel and FoodVATICAN CITY (WJC)–The leadership of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) has been received by Pope Benedict XVI in private audience at the Vatican. WJC President Ronald S. Lauder, who was accompanied by WJC Secretary General Designate Daniel Diker and Deputy Secretary General Maram Stern, raised his concern at the growing political assault on Israel’s legitimacy.
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By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA –As Kramer from “Seinfeld” might say, it’s a Chanukah miracle!!! The word “Christmas” was removed from the 15-foot-high “Christmas Village” sign welcoming visitors to a Christmas market in front of Philadelphia’s City Hall by order of Managing Director Richard Negrin on Nov. 29. Some city workers and visitors griped about
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Jewish Religion
By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel (Press Release)–History does not simply repeat itself, wrote Karl Marx. It often happens that a phenomenon’s first round is a tragedy; the second round is a farce. So is it today as thousands of young people devote themselves to extreme left-wing causes, including the destruction of their own countries, democracy, and
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — I admit to predispositions. The news about Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay recognizing Palestine reached a brain that spent half its life in the United States, and learned that anything south of the Rio Grande is less than upstanding or reliable. The latest Mexican civil war reinforces the image, even
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Ira Sharkansky
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — For the past five years Cygnet Theatre has mounted the radio version of the Frank Capra movie It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play adapted by Joe Landry and directed by Sean Murray with musical direction by Billy Thompson. The holiday patterns of many of our local theatre’s
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Yes, it is as bad as it seems. When U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton protests the fact that the Syrian government lied to her about its missile supplies to Hizballah, she instructed those meeting with the Syrians on their talking points. It is amazing how the Obama Administration
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Connie Mack (FL-14), the Ranking Republican of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, issued the following statement on Friday, Dec. 10, about Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay’s recent recognition of Palestine and Chile’s potential to follow suit. Mack said: “I am extremely disappointed in the recent detrimental actions taken by
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — As Congress and the White House hold increasingly contentious conversations about a package of tax cuts, B’nai B’rith International expresses its deep concern about the impact some of the proposed changes could have on the vital senior safety net, Social Security. The White House and Congressional Republicans are working on
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The National Archives has issued a report on the final days of the Third Reich and the efforts of high-ranking Nazis to escape thereafter. It is based on formerly classified material covering, among other topics, Adolf Hitler’s last days in his bunker, the background for Adolf Eichmann’s estimate of 6 million Jews
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The Air Force announced Friday, Dec. 11, that Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, is its preferred alternative to potentially host a Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA maintenance and flying training unit in the United States. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz validated
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USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Great minds and inspiring speakers from Europe, Israel and all over the United States with all gather for one powerful day of communal Jewish learning on Sunday January 30, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center at 4126 Executive Dr., La Jolla, 92037 at the Agency for Jewish
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