Published by OK Magazine (CA) Scooter Braun just wants to help others amid the Israel-Hamas war, which began in October 2023. “Ahead of the campaign launch for Care Together next week, Scooter Braun pledged $200,000 for both Palestine and Israel in memory of his late grandmother who was a Holocaust Survivor,” a representative for the […]
Published by ANI News Ramallah [Palestine], March 15 (ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appointed economist and former senior government official, Mohammad Mustafa, as the new Prime Minister, his office said, according to a report in The Times of Israel. The decision is seen as part of an effort by Mahmoud Abbas to reform Palestine, creating
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Right now, there are four major obstacles standing in the way of two states, and until they are removed from the equation, there will never be peace in Israel and Gaza and the West Bank. Those four major obstacles are: Hamas, and the Palestinians who support and tolerate their evil ways. Radical right-wing Israelis in government and society. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. [Excerpt from Chuck Schumer’s Senate speech]
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Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned from the United States. The legislation is a major setback for the video-sharing app, which has surged in popularity across the world while causing nervousness
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The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), has announced the hiring of San Diego native Sarah Norton as Assistant Vice President of a new venture within the URJ which makes it possible for more individuals to engage with Judaism on their terms. [Press Release]
San Diegan to Develop Programs for Reform Judaism’s Outreach to Underrepresented Groups Read More »
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Published by Tampa Free Press Two staffers and a campus-based pro-Palestinian group recently sued the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) in an effort to stop the transfer of documents related to a congressional investigation into antisemitism at the ivy league school. The House Education Committee opened an investigation into antisemitism on UPenn’s campus following a Dec.
Kit Carson was a legendary figure celebrated as a brave frontiersman. But he was a brutal leader, commanding attacks on Native Americans across the west, destroying food sources and murdering innocent women and children. Yet we have a local park in Escondido named after him. [Marsha Sutton, Times of San Diego]
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It’s a cute, little fast-casual restaurant that does a brisk lunch hour. Owner Avi Gerassi prides himself on making everything they can in house. That includes all the salads and spreads, the pita and even the challah that they use for the weekend French toast. The menu features Israeli comfort food- shawarma, kabobs, falafel, pita, humus, etcetera. [Sandi Masori]
At Pita 22 It’s about Good Homemade Food Not Politics Read More »
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“We are truly grateful for Floyd Mayweather’s commitment and support at this dark time in our history,” said Catherine Reed, CEO of American Friends of Magen David Adom. “The Floyd Fleet will save thousands of lives in record time and wouldn’t have been possible without him.” [JNS.org]
Boxing Champ Mayweather Dedicates ‘Ambucycle’ Fleet in Israel Read More »
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The pilot project will launch at South Carolina State University and Vorhees University this year. It will then be expanded to five-seven additional HBCUs in South Carolina next year and the following year. Each school will provide seminars to educate and train both faculty and students about the shared history of Black-Jewish solidarity, provide a deeper understanding of Jewish identity and Israel, and prepare participants to confront antisemitism out in the world. [Press Release]
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Einstein was awarded a doctorate from the University of Zurich in 1906, a year after publishing a paper on mass-energy equivalence, best known for the formula E=mc2. (Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared.) [SDJW staff]
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Published by Benzinga A New York Police Department association has publicly denounced President Joe Biden‘s judicial nominee, Adeel Abdullah Mangi, for his alleged extremist affiliations, just as the Senate prepares to cast its votes. What Happened: A New York Police Department association has vehemently criticized President Biden’s choice for a federal appeals court judge, citing
Published by DPA The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said one staff member was killed and 22 others injured when Israeli forces hit a food distribution centre in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The Hamas-run Health Ministry in the Palestinian territory said that five people in total were killed in the Israeli strike
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Stories of the “wise people of Chelm” abound in Jewish literature. Chelmites always jump to the wrong conclusions and their attempts to solve perceived problems often compete in silliness. [Donald H. Harrison]
Chelmites, as Usual, are Foolish, But in This Tale, Their Children are Smarter Read More »
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