Sunday, December 6, will be a 'Hannukah Happening' at Lawrence Family JCC

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – The 26th Annual Hanukkah Happening, co-sponsored by the Nierman Preschool – GlickmanGalinson Education Complex and the JCC Youth Department, will take place at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS on Sunday, December 6,  from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Hanukkah Happening is San Diego’s largest Hanukkah

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Job goes to the movies

By Rabbi Philip Graubart LA JOLLA, California –Last month I saw the Coen Brothers new movie A Serious Man. I was curious because I’d heard both Coens’ claim that the movie was their take on the biblical story of Job – and I, I must admit, am a Job fanatic – a follower of all

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Poizner announces crackdown on insurance companies investing with Iran's business partners

LOS ANGELES  (Press Release)–Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner on Wednesday announced at the Museum of Tolerance that insurance companies licensed to do business in California have admitted to holding $12 billion in investments in companies that do business with the Iranian energy, nuclear, banking and defense industries. “I launched this effort six months ago to ensure

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Obama could learn from Israel's mistakes with Palestinians, Lebanese

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The New York Times followed President Obama’s speech on Afghanistan with an article that is devastatingly skeptical. It seems to have been prepared largely before the speech, on the basis of details discussed for days. The article  details the corruption high and low in Afghanistan that depends on narcotics, and the dismal

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Swiss minaret ban sparks worldwide condemnation

GENEVA (WJC)–Political leaders around the world, especially in Muslim countries, have condemned the decision by Swiss voters to ban the construction of minarets. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said the ban was “deeply divisive” and “clearly discriminatory”, and it was at odds with Switzerland’s international legal obligations. Sweden’s Foreign Minister Carl Bildt,

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Iran becoming more intransigent in nuclear controversy

TEHRAN (WJC)–Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said there was no need to hold further talks with the West over Iran’s nuclear program. In a live television interview, Ahmadinejad threatened to downgrade relations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): “Friendly relations with the agency are over. We will cooperate as much as they offer us

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Shonda file: Attorney Scott Rothstein accused of $1 billion Ponzi scheme

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — Jeffrey H. Sloman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Office, and Daniel W. Auer, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, announced the filing of a five-count Criminal Information charging attorney Scott

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Iraqi police arrest 11 suspected al Qaeda operatives

BAGHDAD (Press Release)— Iraqi police on Tuesday arrested 11 suspected members of the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist group  during two joint security operations in northern Iraq. Near As Sadiyah, northeast of Baghdad, Iraqi police and U.S. advisors searched several buildings for an alleged al-Qaida in Iraq member believed to have ties to senior leadership. Based

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Text of President Obama's speech announcing 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan

WEST POINT, New York (Press Release)–Following is the transcript of the speech by President Barack Obama announcing an increase in troop levels in Afghanistan: THE PRESIDENT:  Good evening.  To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our Armed Services, and to my fellow Americans:  I want to speak to you

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ADL backs Wiccan's right to sue California prisons

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) urged a federal appeals court to allow a Wiccan religious leader to have his day in court to pursue a religious discrimination case. A Wiccan clergy member challenged as unconstitutional a policy of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that limits paid clergy positions to members of

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Shoah Survivor Rita Ross speaks Dec. 14 at Adat Shalom

POWAY, California (Press Release)—The Temple Adat Shalom Adult Education Committee presents Rita Ross, the writer of an exceptional memoir that delves into her childhood during the Holocaust, saving the lives of children and personally experiencing the horror of the era. Her book, Running from Home, which will be available for purchase, is written in a

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In the Mix, for 20s to 40s, will focus on cultural events, and hold Dec. 9 mixer to preview Jewish film festival

SAN DIEGO–Jews in their 20s, 30s, and early 40s who desire to participate in and influence the cultural offerings of the Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family JCC have formed a new group called “In the Mix.” The group is kicking off its activities with a Wednesday, Dec. 9, Flix Mix cocktail party

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