GENEVA (WJC)—The UN Human Rights Council has begun discussions about Iran’s controversial record on human rights. A review was underway on Monday as part of a UN mechanism intended to hold all member states accountable on a range of human rights issues. Review and debate by the 47 countries that are members of the Geneva-based […]
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Travel and FoodLONDON (WJC) — Baroness Jenny Tonge, a senior member of the British opposition party Liberal Democrats, has been sacked as her party’s health policy spokeswoman in the House of Lords after she called on Israel to disprove allegations that its medical teams in Haiti harvested the organs of earthquake victims and sold them on for
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Middle EastPUNE, India (WJC)–A bomb that exploded in the German Bakery, a crowded café in the Indian city of Pune, on Saturday might have been meant to be detonated at the nearby Chabad house, Indian authorities have said. Nine people were killed in the blast and 57 wounded. The German Bakery is ony a few meters
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Israel radio announced that The Times of London was accusing Israel of “waging covert war across the Middle East.” The worry was that this would be the start of another campaign to condemn and delegitimize Israel, recruit support for boycotts of its exports and its academics, and arrange arrest warrants for officials
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — My reflections on the comments by Bradley Burston about the dangers of the political right in Israel (which has turned Prime Minister Netanyahu into a sort-of moderate unable to tame the hotheads) prompted a correspondent to ask how I myself see the situation. The fact that I wrote the
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Middle East, USABy Sara Appel-Lennon LA JOLLA, California—A Shabbos Mother,” written and directed by Inbar Namdar portrays how celebrating Shabbos (Sabbath) brings a family together. The film centers on a widow, Miriam, and her three daughters, Yael, Cheli, and Ella. Yael, the oldest sister and radio announcer, shows up for the Shabbos meal just 20 minutes before
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Congressman Bob Filner announced his co-sponsorship of H.R. 1074, a resolution that honors the life and courageous spirit of Miep Gies, who helped sustain Anne Frank’s family while they were in hiding and preserved her diary for future generations. “Were it not for Miep Gies, the world would never have met Anne
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Philip Graubart LA JOLLA, California –If you grew up in circumstances similar to mine (American, suburban, public high school), and with a similar sensibility, then a few weeks ago you felt a sharp pang of loss, with the death of J.D. Salinger. Many of us (actually, millions of us) had our first experience
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Travel and FoodHAIFA (Press Release)–Exposure of the cultural aspects of Ethiopian Jewish immigration to Israel in the Israeli media has focused on immigrants’ cultural ignorance and ‘astonishment’ at their proving basic technological skills. This has been shown in a new study carried out at the University of Haifa. Immigrants from the former U.S.S.R., on the other hand, were
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–It is tempting in the midst of “snowmageddon” here in Washington, to hunker down and forget that anyone is out beyond our immediate very white sphere, but Thursday, Feb. 11, is the 30th anniversary of the Iranian revolution. It has been 30 years of Shiite triumphalism, impoverishing and brutalizing the
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Shoshana Bryen, USASAN DIEGO —Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers, the critically acclaimed inaugural production of the Globe’s Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, has been extended for one week due to popular demand. Originally set to close on Feb. 28, the production will now run through Sunday, March 7. Lost in Yonkers stars Tony Award winner Judy
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Travel and FoodJAFFA, Israel (Press Release)–Two recent agricultural training workshops marked the first time Gaza farmers have taken part in Peres Center programs in over a year. In the first workshop, as part of the Peres Center’s “Strawberry Fields for Peace” project, Palestinian farmers from Gaza and the West Bank and Gaza Strip focused on strawberry
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Middle EastSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The ‘On the Go’ program of Jewish Family Service is more than a ride—it’s independence, community connection, mobility, and dignity for individuals 60 and older in the following zip codes: 92037, 92064, 92111, 92115, 92117, 92119, 92120, 92121, 92122, 92126, 92127, 92128, 92129, 92131, 91941, 91942. On the Go provides individual rides
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Travel and FoodLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – The award-winning J*Company Youth Theatre, a program of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, will present The Sound of Music March 4-21 at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre. Based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, the
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