JFS College Avenue Older Adult Center tells July activities

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Jewish Family Service’s College Avenue Older Adult Center, leasing space from Beth Jacob Congregation at 4855 College Avenue,  has announced the following schedule of activities in July:  Mondays: Classes and Activities offered: Aerobics with Kara Anderson (8:30 – 10 am, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays); Feeling Fit with Kara Anderson (10 – 11:15 […]

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ZOA accuses UC Irvine of 'whitewashing' student fundraising for Hamas

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) condemns the University of California, Irvine for once again irresponsibly whitewashing the misconduct of the Muslim Student Union, a registered student group on campus – despite the University’s finding that the Muslim Student Union engaged in unauthorized fundraising on campus on May 21, 2009, and despite

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, May 28, 1954, Part 3

 Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Double Talk San Diego Jewish World, May 28, 1954, page 4By Janet & Susan Solof Hi gang!  Here’s what’s cookin’with the Hop Katz. On the spotlight for many teenagers was the A.Z.A. dance.  Before the dance Jack Sharpe entertained with a wonderful “Before Party.”  Everyone who attended had

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, May 28, 1954, part 2

 Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Bryans Wins Plebescite Southwestern Jewish Press, May 28, 1954, page 2 San Diego County attorneys have voted to endorse the candidacy of George E. Bryans for District Attorney at the June 8 primary election.  The San Diego County Bar Association has announced that Bryans received the highest number

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Ambassador Rice tells meaning of UN sanction vote against Iran

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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A good day for Jewish incumbents, but not for other Jewish candidates

By 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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Hizballah destabilizing force throughout Middle East, State Department testifies

WASHINGTON, 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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Andrew Hoffman, helper of military families, up for 'All Star' award

By 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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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, May 28, 1954, Part 1

Compiled 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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ADL seeks terrorist designation for two groups that organized Gaza flotilla

NEW 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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