Congressional resolution urges care for Holocaust survivors

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—The Jewish Federations of North America applauded the unanimous passage of a Congressional resolution Wednesday, Dec. 1,  to support programs that meet the distinct needs of aging Holocaust survivors. Spurred by information gathered by The Jewish Federations of North America and Jewish Family Service agencies, Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Frank […]

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USA

Obama administration has bungled in Middle East for two years now

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — In all the excitement over the Wikileaks story, I want to remind people that there’s another big story  being ignored. You will be reading about it in the mass media in two or three months. The Obama Administration has messed up its attempts to get Israel-Palestinian negotiations going. The

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Middle East, USA

Discovery of leftover rooftop Star of David on Iran Air building upsets officials

TEHRAN (WJC)–Officials in Iran are upset after discovering the outline of a Star of David atop the roof of the headquarters of Iran Air, the Islamic republic’s national airline, the Arab news channel ‘al-Arabiya’ reports. The six-pointed star was discovered by a Google Earth user recently, over three decades after the building was constructed by

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Travel and Food

Palestinians withdraw report contending Kotel not Jewish

RAMALLAH (WJC)–The Palestinian Authority (PA) has removed a controversial report claiming that the Western Wall in Jerusalem is not holy to Jews from its official website. The paper by a senior PA official had sparked world-wide criticism and was condemned as incorrect and provocative, including by the US government. The five-page ‘study’ was authored by

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Middle East

Tamir Pardo new Mossad chief

JERUSALEM (WJC)–Tamir Pardo, a former deputy director of Israel’s foreign intelligence agency Mossad, has been tapped by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as successor to current Mossad Director Meir Dagan. Pardo has worked in the organization for much of his career. In a statement Netanyahu praised the new director’s “decades-worth of rich experience in the Mossad”.

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Middle East

Political scientist Lakoff to deliver lectures in Coronado and Carlsbad

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Sanford Lakoff, professor emeritus of political science at UCSD, will deliver lectures for the Agency for Jewish Education at locales in Coronado and Carlsbad in December. First, at the Coronado Library at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 15, Lakoff will deliver a “Mid-East Update.”  According to an AJE spokesperson: “The U.S. effort to

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

Obama administration denounces Palestinian claims of no Jewish connection to Kotel

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Tuesday, Nov. 30, welcomed the strong condemnation by the Obama Administration of a report issued by a senior Palestinian official claiming that the Western Wall is an Islamic Waqf and refuting Jewish claims to the Western Wall. The

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Middle East

Latke contest at B’nai Tikvah to be judged by restaurateurs

VISTA, California (Press Release)–Congregation B’nai Tikvah is holding its first annual “Iron Bubbes” Latke Challenge at its Hanukkah Celebration on Fri, Dec. 3 at 6:30pm. Contestants will be competing for the title of “Best Latke” and a Gift Certificate to “Sur La Table.”   Judging this traditional Jewish fare will be by local restaurant celebrity, Big John Haedrich founder

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

Reform Jews call for immediate end of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) — In response to the release on Tuesday, Nov. 30, of the Pentagon study on the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, Religious Action Center Director and Counsel Rabbi David Saperstein issued the following statement: “The release today of the Pentagon’s long awaited report from the Task Force charged with investigating

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Poems in ‘Finding Words’ will find your heart

Finding Words by Merle Feld, URJ Press, New York; ISBN 978-0-8074-1162-9, ©2010, $14.95,  86 pages. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Finding Words by Merle Feld, an award-winning author and playwright, is a book of poetry that pulls at the heartstrings. Feld’s poetry expresses her most intimate feelings on the significance of family and

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Fred Reiss, EdD