BEIRUT (WJC)–Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s upcoming visit to Lebanon has stirred controversy in the Middle East, and even some Lebanese leaders view it as a provocation meant to serve the Iranian leader’s future plans for war. Ahmadinejad is set to visit Lebanon on 13 October, where he will “officially recognize it as an Iranian base”
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By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Barney Cashman is frumpy, lumpy, and awkward with women. And so is John Combs, the actor who plays him in Last of the Red Hot Lovers. Coincidence? I think not. Because if there is one thing that director Howard Teichman prides himself on, it’s his impeccable casting. And with
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Cynthia CitronWASHINGTON, 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 EastSAN 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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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, & EducationGary Acheatel spotted this video on You Tube showing a dance happening on an Israeli beach. Here it is:
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)– In an effort to make North American Jews more aware of the wide range of opportunities that the strong Israeli job market has to offer new immigrants to Israel, Nefesh B’Nefesh and the Jewish Agency for Israel are conducting career-focused Aliyah Fairs in four major cities across North America. The events
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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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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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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — How long did the Administration think the Pakistani government could or would let the Allies kill people in their country? True, most of the people we’re killing are as much or more of a threat to Pakistan than they are to the United States – we, after all, can leave
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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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Adventures in SD HistoryJERUSALEM (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday, Oct. 4, condemned the torching of a West Bank mosque in the village of Beit Fajar. According to reports, the mosque was set aflame, and anti-Arab and anti-Muslim graffiti was found on the walls. The incident followed at least two other acts of vandalism on mosques
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By Bruce Kesler and Rabbi David Frank ENCINITAS, California — Sometimes we’re lucky to have friends with whom we can have civil conversations, even when we disagree. Fewer times, we’re even more fortunate to have a friend whose learning and temperance wakens new thinking in ourself. Such a friend earns the right to be listened
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday, Oct. 4, called on the University Council of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in South Africa to “make a stand for academic freedom and fairness” and reaffirm its relationship with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and reject a “falsehood-filled campaign” to politicize a
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