TEHRAN (WJC)–Five people were been sentenced to death and 81 received jail terms in connection with post-election unrest in Iran, prosecutors in Tehran have said. The Iranian Justice Department said those facing the death penalty were members of “terrorist and opposition groups.” No names were given. The statement released by prosecutors in Tehran on Tuesday […]
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Travel and FoodRIO DE JANEIRO (WJC)–Three days after hosting Israeli President Shimon Peres, the Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has announced that it is considering closing its operations in Iran. The company’s international director, Jorge Zelada, told the magazine ‘Veja’ that Latin America’s largest company was studying this possibility. Peres had met last Friday with Petrobras
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Middle EastBUENOS AIRES (WJC)–Ending his Latin America trip, Israeli President Shimon Peres predicted that the people of Venezuela and Iran would soon get tired of their leaders. Speaking at a forum in Argentina, Peres said both Hugo Chávez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had gone crazy over oil. He said both leaders are headed for a fall. “They
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By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Despite the continuous roars of approval from the jazzed-up opening night crowd at the Ahmanson, Mary Poppins, in the long run, is a bit of a disappointment. And I DO mean in the long run. At three hours, the production is at least an hour too long: there are
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Cynthia CitronBy David Amos SAN DIEGO–We know the great musicians of the past from the legacy of wonderful music they left us. But, we may not be familiar with their writing and comments. Some composers were quiet, shy, and introverted, while others were notorious conversationalists, humorists, writers, and commentators on many social issues of the time.
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Barack Obama was six years old when the Jordanian army opened fire on Jerusalem as its part in the 1967 war. Shortly after the fighting, Israel expanded the city’s boundaries. Four years later it began construction the Gilo neighborhood. Gilo was in the news early in the intifada that began in 2000, when
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USALA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I will be presented ny the J*Company December 3-13 at the Lawrence Family JCC’s David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre. The King and I is based on the true story of an Englishwoman, Anna Leonowens, who came to Siam (known today as Thailand) as schoolteacher
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San Diego Calendar, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) – “Manny Farber: Four Decades of Painting and Drawing” will be exhibited December 14 through February 24 in the Gotthelf Art Gallery, part of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS. A free opening night reception with a keynote speaker
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JERUSALEM (Press Release)– On Thursday, November 12, Israel took another step in the country’s long history of solidarity with the United States and global victims of terror as international diplomats, U.S. and Israeli politicians and religious leaders unveiled a monument dedicated to the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Commissioned and built by
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM—More than 40 years ago I chose public administration as my specialty in political science. I still poke at it, despite being interested in other things as well. Here I will poke at the 2009 Report on International Religious Freedom published by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the
Compiled by Gail Umeham Pay Pledges Now! Urges Harry Snyder Southwestern Jewish Press December 25, 1953 Page 1 ** ** In an appeal for cash before December 31st Harry Snyder, Treasurer of the Fund urged all contributors to pay their pledges now in order to take advantage of tax exemptions for charitable gifts. “Uncle Sam”
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Adventures in SD HistoryVIENNA (WJC)–Iran could have several secret nuclear facilities across the country, according to a new report by the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna. IAEA inspectors who visited the recently disclosed underground nuclear enrichment plant near Qom last month said the site was built to hold 3,000 centrifuges,
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Middle East, USABUENOS AIRES (WJC)–Israeli President Shimon Peres and Argentinean President Christina Fernández have met in Buenos Aires. “Argentina does not allow anybody to choose its friends, and it doesn’t choose the friends of others,” Fernández told reporters after meeting, referring to the influence of Iran in Latin America and Tehran’s close relations with Venezuelan President Hugo
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Middle EastNEW YORK (WJC)–A hundred mosques and synagogues throughout North America and Europe took part in the second edition of twinning. The annual event involves meetings between local Muslim and Jewish congregations aimed at launching joint activities. The New York-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, founded by Rabbi Marc Schneier, has been organizing the event, which this
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