Britain, Spain to boycott OECD conference saying it should be in Tel Aviv

JERUSALEM (WJC)– The governments of Britain and Spain will not send delegates to a tourism conference later this month hosted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) because it will be held in Jerusalem. Israel’s Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov (Yisrael Beiteinu) was quoted by ‘Haaretz as saying: “OECD officials demanded that we not […]

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Travel and Food

U.S. State Department condemns mosque and Koran burning on West Bank

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The U.S. State Department issued a condemnation of the burning of a mosque in Hebron by Israeli settlements, in a written response Tuesday to a question from a reporter.   Question: What is our reaction to the burning of a mosque and copies of the Quran in Hebron by Israeli settlers?

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Middle East

University of San Diego hosts workshop on teaching about the Holocaust

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)-The University of San Diego has partnered with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to host a professional development opportunity for secondary school teachers. USD’s School of Leadership and Education Sciences will host the free professional development opportunity this Friday, October 8 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Warren Auditorium, Mother

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

Nano-gyroscope: How your lover can always know where your heart is

TEL AVIV (Press Release)–Optical gyroscopes, also known as rotation sensors, are widely used as a navigational tool in vehicles from ships to airplanes, measuring the rotation rates of a vehicle on three axes to evaluate its exact position and orientation. Prof. Koby Scheuer of Tel Aviv University’s School of Physical Engineering is now scaling down

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Archaeologists restoring Tel Shikmona mosaics in Haifa

HAIFA (Press Release)–Researchers at the Institute of Archaeology from the University of Haifa excavating at Tel Shikmona have exposed magnificent mosaics dating back to the Byzantine Period (sixth century C.E.),  which were part of an ecclesiastic structure. The excavations are taking place as part of a project funded by the Hecht Foundation, to expand the

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Science, Medicine, & Education

J*Company to produce ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Oct. 15-24

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– J*Company Youth Theatre is producing Fiddler on the Roof with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein.  The production will run October 15-24, at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre in the Lawrence Family JCC, Jacobs Family Campus. Rich in historical and ethnic detail,

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 1, 1955, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff U.J.F. Drive Starts April 2nd; ‘C’ Week To Open for Fund Drive Campaign Southwestern Jewish Press, April 1, 1955, Pages 1, 15 Campaign leaders announced that “C” Week will begin Monday, April 4, immediately following the Kick-off Dinner. Purpose of “C” Week as announced by the Chairman will

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