House approves continued funding of Iron Dome, Israel’s advanced anti-rocket system

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Representative Steve Rothman (D-NJ), a member of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, released the following statement on the $205 million allocated toward Iron Dome, an advanced Israeli anti-rocket system, that has been included in the continuing resolution (H.R. 3082) to fund the rest of Fiscal Year 2011 that passed Wednesday evening,

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Middle East

Helen Diller Family Foundation to award five $36,000 scholarships to teens

SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)–For the fifth consecutive year, the Helen Diller Family Foundation wants to reward California’s most philanthropically minded young Jewish teens with a significant financial recognition of their commitment to social action.  Five California teens will be named recipients of the 2011 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award and each will receive an honorarium

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USA

Yemin Orde school in Carmel Mountain region 40 percent destroyed by recent fires; students return

YEMIN ORDE, Israel (Press Release)– Embers still smolder in Israel’s Carmel Mountains.  Yemin Orde Youth Village, home to more than 400 at-risk immigrant youth ages 8-19, sustained considerable damage as a result of the worst fire in Israel’s history.  Forty percent of the buildings are in ashes.  The library is lost.  The fire devastated the

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Middle East

NJDC calls on Republican leadership to disassociate itself from anti-Jewish rhetoric in Texas House Speaker contest

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Marc R. Stanley of Dallas, Texas, chairman of the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) and David A. Harris, President and CEO of NJDC, today jointly issued the following statement calling on national Republican leadership – including Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA) – to condemn the actions of key leaders of the Republican Party

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USA

Casuto to be honored at San Diego’s annual MLK breakfast Jan. 17

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The living legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be recognized and celebrated at the 23rd Annual All People’s Breakfast at 7 a.m., Monday, Jan. 17 at the San Diego Convention Center. Hosted by Equality Allliance of San Diego County, the theme of the Breakfast is “The Media and

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

Ros-Lehtinen criticizes Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay’s decisions to recognize Palestine

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, commented Tuesday, Dec. 7,  on the news that Argentina and Uruguay have recognized a Palestinian state, joining Brazil, which did so formally last week. Statement by Ros-Lehtinen: “It is incomprehensible that these nations who seek t be viewed

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Travel and Food

Wikileaks expose America’s waning influence in the Midle East

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — The Washington Post’s editorial, “Mr. Mubarak vs. Mr. Obama,” has two passages especially worthy of notice. Among U.S. daily city newspapers, the Post has been the best generally at understanding the serious trouble created by the Obama Administration’s mistakes and misunderstandings. In this editorial, it urges the U.S government to

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Middle East, USA

ADL denounces call by Israeli rabbis for religious tests in housing

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Calling it a “perversion of Jewish and democratic values,” the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday, Dec. 7, condemned a petition signed by dozens of rabbis in Israel prohibiting their followers from renting homes to gentiles. ADL’s Israel Office issued the following statement:  “It is outrageous and unacceptable that rabbis across Israel are promoting

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Middle East

ADL says Latin American recognition of Palestine prompted by ‘cynical manipulation’ by Palestinian Authority

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday, Dec. 7,  expressed deep concern over the announcements by Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay that they had recognized an “independent” Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, saying the countries are “aiding and abetting a cynical manipulation by the Palestinian Authority.” Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued

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Travel and Food

Book for preschoolers offers a health tip that adults could brush up on

Brush Barry Brush by Linda Valderrama, R.D.H.; illustrated by Sudi Memarzadeh, Shirley’s Gil Publications, ISBN 978-0-578-06605-9 51195; 29 pages including brushing chart with stickers, $11.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — This book is for parents and grandparents to read to preschoolers.  Written by dental hygienist Linda Valderrama, who is a member of our

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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education

El Al and JNF to work together on Carmel Mountain reforestation

TEL AVIV (Press Release)–EL AL Israel Airlines and Jewish National Fund (JNF), two leading recognizable names associated with the State of Israel, have announced a new effort to help rebuild some of the devastated areas that resulted from the worst fires in Israel’s history.  The EL AL and JNF forest will be planted on Carmel

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Travel and Food

Congregation Beth Am schedules Shabbat retreat in February

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–A Shabbat weekend retreat led by Congregation Beth Am’s  Rabbi David Kornberg and his family, themed  “Lighting the Spark, Fanning the Flame…A Lifetime of Jewish Connection.”  will take place on Shabbat Vayakhel – February 25 – 27, 2011 at Camp Ramah in Ojai, California. The weekend will feature Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Shawn

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

Babies born to moms over 40 healthy, but moms face greater risks

TEL AVIV (Press Release)― Career women who put babies on hold until after 40, or even 45, will be reassured by new research from Tel Aviv University. Even though there are associated risks for babies when postponing child-bearing, the neonates can overcome them, says Prof. Yariv Yogev of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine

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Science, Medicine, & Education