Schumer criticizes Obama on his policy on Jewish settlements on the West Bank

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) for his recent speech taking the Obama Administration to task for fixating on Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria as constituting an obstacle to peace when the truth is that Jews living and building homes there poses no obstacle to

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Middle East

San Diego Jewish Book Fair Review: ‘Muriel’s War’ by Sheila Isenberg

 Editor’s Note:  Author Sheila Isenberg will speak as part of the Book Fair at Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester Avenue, Cardiff, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov 14.   *                                                                    Muriel’s War by Sheila Isenberg; Palgrave Macmillan; 256 pages; $26. By Norman Manson   SAN DIEGO–World War II, with all its varied ramifications, has spawned a vast

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Travel and Food

Whew! Single dad’s daughter’s bat mitzvah goes off without a major hitch!

By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — I’m back from a self imposed leave-of-absence.  As much as I enjoy the opportunity to report on and opine about local events, it was one of those occurences where a family event needed to take precedence. So the confluence of factors – namely being a single dad and having

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Travel and Food

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 29, 1955, Part 2 (Includes Albert Einstein’s Visit to San Diego)

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Schissell-Levenson in Double-Ring Rites Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29,1 955, Page 3 On Sunday, April 17th, at 2 p.m., Sandra, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Schissell, exchanged marriage vows with Arthur Levenson, son of Mrs. Ethel Levenson.  The double-ring candlelight services were held at Temple Beth Israel,

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ADL expresses condolences to Pope Benedict XVI following Iraqi church massacre

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) condemned the massacre of worshippers in an Iraqi Catholic church as a “despicable and cowardly act” and expressed its sympathies to Pope Benedict XVI, saying the attack was “another example of the terrible price of religiously motivated extremism.” Terrorists linked to Al Qaeda took nearly 100 people hostage

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Travel and Food

To improve workplace efficiency, employees need to have confidence in their tools

TEL AVIV (Press Release)― Employers are constantly looking for innovative ways to motivate their workforce.  “Self-efficacy,” a typical technique, involves improving employees’ confidence in their abilities so that they expect greater success. This motivates them to exert greater effort and leads to better performance. But according to organizational psychologist Prof. Dov Eden of Tel Aviv

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Nobel prize winners say anti-Israel boycotts and divestment hurt rather than advance peace

CHICO, California (Press Release) — Led by Nobel Laureates Roger Kornberg, Stanford University, and Steven Weinberg, University of Texas at Austin, 38 Nobel colleagues have endorsed the following statement written under the auspices of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) regarding worldwide attempts to boycott, divest from or sanction Israeli academics, institutions, and

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Middle East

Those who take ‘early retirement’ typically resentful, Israeli study finds

HAIFA (Press Release)–Workers who agreed to take early retirement were likely to not have considered that option if it hadn’t been for pressure at the workplace to do so. This has been revealed in a new study carried out at the University of Haifa that examined the significance of early retirement. “A policy of late

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Study: Longer experiences in Israel lead to greater Jewish identification

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Participation in semester or year programs in Israel is directly linked to stronger Jewish affiliation and leadership – regardless of the Jewish background growing up, a study commissioned by Masa Israel Journey finds. Masa, a joint project of the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Israeli government which serves an umbrella for

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Middle East

Philosopher seeks inter-religious solidarity in place of fear

TORONTO (Press Release)–The non-specific call a few weeks ago to Americans and others to be vigilant when travelling in Europe sounded like a version of the classic telegram: “Bad news — start worrying — letter follows.” Or was it yet another way to canvass support for the “war on terror”? Perhaps there’s more to it.

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Conference of Presidents, ADL denounce UNESCO resolution on Rachel’s Tomb

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations strongly criticized the resolution passed recently by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, in which it labeled the historic and sacred Jewish burial site of Rachel’s Tomb a mosque. “The UNESCO resolution is an affront to

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Middle East

The thin line between madness and genius was generational in James Joyce household

By Cynthia Citron   NORTH HOLLYWOOD — “Shakespeare was God, and so was my father,” Lucia Joyce says.   Then she adds, by way of explanation, “God comes down to earth and forgets who He is.”  Lucia (Meg Wallace), the passionate, obsessive daughter of James Joyce is eventually consumed by her desperate hunger for his attention.  He (Ian Patrick Williams), for his part,

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Cynthia Citron

There you go again, Jimmy Carter

By Abraham H. Foxman NEW YORK — It was only nine months ago that former President Jimmy Carter issued an open letter to the American Jewish community asking for forgiveness for the pain he had caused by his comments which may have stigmatized Israel.  Mr. Carter went on to imply that he would avoid in the

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