By Morton A. Klein and Daniel Mandel NEW YORK — It’s a constant refrain that, if Israel would only give more land and concessions to the Palestinians, peace would arrive. If only that were true. But the Arab war on Israel has nothing to do with borders; with Jews building homes in the West Bank […]
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) — In cooperation with The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) and the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism, the Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA) has established the Carmel Fire-Israel Emergency Fund to help Israel battle the worst fire in the country’s history. Funds will be distributed via the Israeli Reform
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Middle EastBy Abraham H. Foxman NEW YORK — The leaking of millions of American diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks is a disturbing phenomenon primarily because it will make future diplomacy more difficult and, in particular, will undermine U.S. credibility in such matters. However, the documents’ revelations should finally put to rest the double game that the Arab
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Travel and FoodSTOCKHOLM (WJC)–A television documentary, to be broadcast next Sunday, will accuse the late father of Sweden’s German-born Queen Silvia, Walter Sommerlath, of making a fortune from a factory seized from its Jewish owners by the Nazis. Sommerlath was a member of the Nazi Party since 1934, something he denied in 1976 when his daughter married
HAVANA (WJC)–The leadership of Cuba’s Jewish community has denied having worked with the jailed American contractor Alan P. Gross, whose family claims he was on the island help Jewish organizations gain better access to the internet. Cuban authorities have accused Alan Gross of espionage, though they have not pressed charges despite keeping him in custody
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Travel and FoodTEL AVIV (Press Release)― Could the bacteria that we carry in our bodies decide who we marry? According to a new study from Tel Aviv University, the answer lies in the gut of a small fruit fly. Prof. Eugene Rosenberg, Prof. Daniel Segel and doctoral student Gil Sharon of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Molecular
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jill Borg Spitzer, chief executive officer of Jewish Family Service, has sent the following message to be conveyed to readers to seek their help in fighting hunger: December 1 marked the first night of Hanukkah. It also marked the first day of voting in a new month of the Pepsi Refresh
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyHAIFA (Press Release)–Due to a fire in the Carmel mountains, the University of Haifa announced on Thursday that it is evacuating the campus. That said, it is important to clarify that there is no immediate danger at the campus, but after consultation with the police and firefighter authorities, a management decision was taken to avoid unnecessary
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–A video that was part of an art exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., should not have been pulled at the behest of government officials and aggressive religious groups, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Americans United criticized U.S. Reps. John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Eric Cantor
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) on Thursday condemned the Senate’s failure to pass an extension of unemployment benefits before they expired November 30. NCJW President Nancy Ratzan released the following statement: “It is unconscionable that extension of long-term unemployment benefits has languished in the Senate while benefits expired November 30.
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO –I have recently written about the relationship of composer and conductor, or a composer and any soloist who needs guidance as to how to perform the music at hand. When the composer is no longer with us, as it is in most cases of music being performed today, the situation
SAN DIEGO — We’ve written about Melanie Rubin and her eagle eye for spotting Jewish interest license plates. Well, now her mother, Penni Rubin, who lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio, has caught the bug. We can’t tell whether this license plate was meant to be plural or possessive, but we know it’s Yiddish for grandpas.
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Jewish ReligionLA JOLLA, CA (Press Release)– Goodbye Memories, an original play by San Diego playwright Anita Yellin Simons, will be presented Jan 21-23 by the J*Company youth theatre at the Lawrence Family JCC. The production is a collaboration with the San Diego Jewish Academy and will be directed by Emily Calabrese. Goodbye Memories sheds new light
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyTEL AVIV (Press Release) ― Working out can help you shed pounds ― but that’s just the beginning. New research from Tel Aviv University has found that “endurance exercises,” like a Central Park jog or a spinning class, can make us look younger. The key, exercise, unlocks the stem cells of our muscles. Prof. Dafna Benayahu
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