NEW YORK (Press Release)–U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice made the following comments Wednesday upon the vote of the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran: Thank you, Mr. President. Today the Security Council has responded decisively to the grave threat to international peace and security posed by Iran’s failure to live up […]
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USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Jewish incumbents on San Diego County ballots won election or renomination to their seats in California’s primaries on Tuesday, but most Jewish candidates running for open seats fell short of the mark, or placed second for runoff spots. San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis won outright reelection in
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Donald H. HarrisonWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Jeffrey Feltman, acting assistant Secretary of State for the bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, on Tuesday delivered an assessment of the threat posed by Hizballah to other Lebanese parties, Israel, and to the wider Middle East. He spoke to the Senate Foreign Affair’s subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There is no knowledge without comparison. “Better” or “worse” are the keys to intelligence. The principle applies to how we judge our health, bank account, personal relationships, the actions of a politician or an entire country. We compare one event to another, or one time period to another. Is X more desirable than
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Ira Sharkansky, USABy Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California–Andrew Hoffman is a congregant at my synagogue, Temple Solel. Andrew Hoffman is a finalist in Major League Baseball and People magazine’s 2010 “All-Stars Among Us” national campaign, in conjunction with the MLB All-Star Game. The campaign is to recognize individuals who are serving their communities in extraordinary ways. Andrew Hoffman works
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Travel and FoodCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Southwestern Jewish Press, May 238, 1954, page 1 Richard Graves, candidate for governor, faces issues In an interview with the Jewish Press, Richard Graves, Democratic Candidate for Governor, spoke out on issues vital to all Californians. Speaking about California’s future, Graves said, “In the next four years we
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Adventures in SD HistoryNEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday called on the U.S. Department of State to designate two of the principal organizers and funders of the “Free Gaza” flotilla as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Long before Insani Yardim Vakfi (Humanitarian Relief Fund, or IHH in Turkish) and The Union of Good (UG) raised their profiles as the
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO– We received from Sigal Peres, a teacher in Israel, a referral to a YouTube video parody, suggesting how groups opposed to Israel can make certain they are carrying out an effective boycott. Here is a link to that video.
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By Shoshana Bryen Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Turkey and Honduras, in different ways, highlight the lack of effective leadership the United States currently is able to exercise in the world. Turkey: Turkish government support for the IHH ship in the Gaza flotilla is now well understood and the anti-Semitic ravings of both official Turks
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—At the San Diego Model Railroad Museum you can enjoy trains that are 1/48 scale; 1/87 scale and 1/160 scale among others. As you walk along the large exhibit cases observing to-scale scenes of San Diego and the Southwest, you also can learn about a railroad woman whose persistence was
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Travel and FoodENCINITAS, California (Press Release)– Members of Seacrest Foundation’s Legacy of Promise program gathered on May 27, 2010 for an intimate evening of appreciation and gourmet fare in the newly remodeled Mel’s Place at the Seacrest Village Encinitas Campus. The Legacy of Promise provides donors the opportunity to secure the future for the residents of Seacrest Village
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By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO– Sixteen months since he created a coalition government, I can come to only one conclusion about Benyamin Netanyahu: He is inept. To be successful, a leader must have a grasp of three things: Time, a firm grasp on the levers of power and the ability to lead. This is different
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By Joey Seymour LOS ANGELES — Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s is being overrun by a Nazi invasion. The 15,000 Jewish inhabitants of Bratislava are being harassed daily by brutal acts of anti-Semitism and will soon find themselves being sent to concentration camps. One resident, Imi Lichtenfeld who had been proficient in boxing and
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Middle EastThe Jews of Sing Sing: Gotham Gangsters and Gonovim, by Ron Arons. Barricade Books, Fort Lee, New Jersey, 2008, 352pages By David Strom SAN DIEGO–I lived in a very small portion of the American Jewish world. As a child I thought all Jews were religious, kept kosher, and obeyed the laws. Like Ron Arons mentioned,
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