Rothman lauds funding for U.S.-Israel anti-missile programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Representative Steve Rothman (D-NJ), a member of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, released the following statement: On July 27, 2010, the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a strong message – to our allies and enemies alike – by appropriating more funds than ever before toward joint […]

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Middle East, USA

Melton Adult Mini-School offers courses on some timeless topics

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The Agency for Jewish Education invites you to join the great Jewish conversation! Do Jews believe in heaven and hell? Are abortions OK according to Jewish law? How could the Holocaust have happened? What happens after we die? These questions and more are discussed in Melton classes. The Melton Adult Mini-School

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Commentary: As peace talks loom, Arab rejectionists fire their missiles

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–It is not easy to make peace in this region.  Currently those who aspire to a breakthrough depend on Mahmoud Abbas and Benyamin Netanyahu. Neither of them inspires a great deal of confidence, given their histories. Moreover, both are politicians, dependent on pressures and constraints from local and wider constituencies. As we

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, November 12, 1954, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staffSouthwestern Jewish Press, November 12, 1954, Pages 1,6, 7 Salute To Tijuana and Ensenada: Jewish Community of San Diego Greets Neighbors Because of the short distance between San Diego and the Mexican border, Jews of Tijuana and Lower California feel a great deal closer to the Jews of San

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Book Review: The Roman Wars-Was Josephus a Jewish hero or traitor?

Jerusalem’s Traitor: Josephus, Masada, and the Fall of Judea by Desmond Seward, Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA; ISBN 978-0-306-81807-3, ©2009, $28.00, p. 275, plus maps, endnotes, and selected bibliography By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Desmond Seward, noted historian and author, in his newest book, Jerusalem’s Traitor provides us with a biography of Joseph

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Fred Reiss, EdD

Kassam missiles destroy three rooms of hydrotherapy center in Sha'ar Hanegev

By Alon Schuster Mayor, Sha’ar Hanegev SHA’AR HANEGEV, Israel — A rocket exploded Saturday night, July 31, on the roof of our Hydro Therapy Center. The center is situated in the educational campus, where the schools and Sapir Collage are located. Fortunately, children with special needs were not in the facilitiy that they use to train their

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Middle East

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, October 29, 1954, Part 5

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Temple Sisterhood Holds County Fair Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29, 1954, Page 10 Plans are underway for a gigantic County Fair to be given by the Temple Beth Israel Sisterhood on Sunday, Feb. 65, at the American Legion Hall, 2691 B. Street. Mrs. Richard Lustig is chairman and

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Trapped in and by 'The Elevator'

By Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD–Seven people stranded in a stalled elevator makes an interesting premise for a play, wouldn’t you think? Well, almost.  In Elevator, a new play written and directed by Michael Leoni, seven strangers, fine actors all, twiddle through the first hours of the ordeal without really making contact with each other.  In fact,

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Cynthia Citron

A short history of anti-Semitism and its modern equivalent

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Anti-Semitism is ancient, although the term itself appears only from the 19th century onward. By the latter part of the 20th century, Arabs were ridiculing the charge that they were anti-Semites, on the grounds that they are Semites. Tendentious claims aside, no less a reference than the Oxford English Dictionary defines anti-Semitism

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, October 29, 1954, Part 4

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Bay City B’nai B’rith Women To Hold Donor Dinner Dance November 14th Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29,1 954, Page 8 Mission Valley Country Club will provide the setting for the Fifth Annual Donor Dinner-Dance sponsored by the Bay City B’nai B’rith Women on Sunday, November 14th, 6:3-0 p.m. 

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