JERUSALEM (WJC)–Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon has apologized to Turkey over what Ankara called the “discourteous” way he had treated the Turkish ambassador in Israel at a summons on Monday. In particular the fact that Ayalon made Ambassador Ahmed Oguz Celikkol sit on a low couch while he sat on a high chair as he
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Middle EastROME (WJC)–Holocaust survivors have asked Rome’s Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni to tell Pope Benedict of their pain at his advancement of the case of Pope Pius XII toward beatification during the visit of Catholic pontiff to Rome’s main synagogue on Sunday. “The decision by Pope Benedict to advance the candidacy of Pius to sainthood
AMMAN, Jordan (WJC)– The Jordanian government has said that the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls were seized illegally by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War and has asked the United Nations for them to be restored to Jordan. “The government has legal documents that prove Jordan owns the scrolls,” a government official in Amman said, adding
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Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC) — Samuel (Shmuel) Hadas, Israel’s first ambassador to the Holy See in Rome, has died in Jerusalem at the age of 72. In a statement, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder called Hadas “a pioneer of Jewish-Catholic relations who was not only instrumental in establishing relations between Israel and the Vatican during
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Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC)–Israel on Monday summoned the Turkish ambassador in Tel Aviv to protest against a television series that depicts Mossad agents as baby-snatchers. Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon told the Turkish envoy that the popular Turkish soap opera ‘Valley of the Wolves: Ambush’ was offensive and “an intolerable situation which endangers the Jewish community, the
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)–According to a report by the ‘Wall Street Journal’, the leading Swiss commodities trader Glencore International halted gasoline shipments to Iran several months ago, partly in response to the rising prospect of stricter international sanctions against Iran for continuing its nuclear program. Glencore has long been one of the biggest gasoline providers
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USAAMSTERDAM (WJC)—Miep Gies, the woman who helped the family of Anne Frank to hide from the Nazis and who saved the girl’s diary, has died in the Netherlands at the age of 100, following a brief illness. Gies was the last living member of the group who helped to sustain Anne’s Jewish family between 1942
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Adam Christopher and Joshua Grenrock in “Circus Welt” at the Whitefire Theatre ________________________________________________________ By Cynthia Citron SHERMAN OAKS, California– Even three-quarters of a century later, the sight of a troop of Hitler’s brownshirts, their left arms emblazoned with a swastika band, can cause a chill in the most stalwart of audiences. The setting is Germany in
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By Gail Umeham Mayor Butler To Speak March 8 Southwestern Jewish Press March 5, 1954 Page 1 Mayor John Butler will be the speaker at the Lasker Lodge meeting Monday, March 8. The mayor will discuss some of the problems facing San Diego which will be of interest to all members of the community. Members
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CalendarPALO ALTO, California (Press Release)– The Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards recognize young Californians who have distinguished themselves as leaders and have initiated community service projects that impact their communities in meaningful ways. This is the fourth year for the statewide philanthropic endeavor. Any teacher, civic leader, or non family member may nominate a young
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Now that President Obama has acknowledged that the United States is, indeed, at war, the relevant questions are, “against whom and with what allies?” Mr. Obama said, “We are at war with al Qaeda.” Our allies include our Western-thinking coalition partners, of course. But our allies are also supposed
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Shoshana Bryen, USA
Loretta Adams at home __________________________________________________________ By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California—The life and business success of Loretta Hirschfeld Adams illustrate how advantageous a bilingual education can be, especially for those of us who live in the southwestern United States. Adams, who established and later sold a company of nearly 300 employees specializing in Spanish-language
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USABy Jay N. Jacobson BOCA RATON, Florida — Last year I went to Washington for the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) Board of Advisors meeting. I was so impressed that in early December this year, my wife Lorita and I went back. It’s an amazing organization. They have instituted many programs that no
JERUSALEM (Press Release)–As one of the world’s largest religious Zionist organizations with an alumni base numbering in the hundreds of thousands, Bnei Akiva is renowned for its ongoing work on behalf of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. In advance of the upcoming Pesach, World Bnei Akiva is inviting the participation of
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