By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — It’s time to share my Oscar predictions for the major categories. Although my accuracy is usually 80% to 90% depending on the year, prognosticating has become trickier as the Academy has expanded its membership and altered how it conducts its elections. Rather than provide my preferences, I base my […]
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Lawrence Baron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — The annual World Happiness Report was released a few days ago. The list starts out pretty much as expected, with Finland, Denmark, and Iceland — countries that are relatively prosperous, not involved in wars, and shielded from constant global scrutiny — taking the top spots. But that Israel is ranked
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Gedaliah Borvick, Lifestyles, Middle East, Opinion
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — We thought the age of war in Europe was over. We thought that people of intelligence and culture had learned to cooperate and at least to prevent the senseless destruction of property and lives. We thought that the lessons of the past had been learned, and that the
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Opinion
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) celebrated the campus’ new state-of-the-art Ana “Janche” Galicot Performing Arts Auditorium (PAA), funded by Ms. Galicot’s two sons in her honor. The 5,000 square foot facility features 3 multi-purpose rooms, a theater space and auditorium, as well as state-of-the-art audio, visual, lighting and acoustical design.
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — “Treasures from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library,” a three-part Zoom series, will be launched this Wednesday evening, March 30 at 7 p.m. It is a free series under the auspices of the Astor Judaica Library and the Arts and Ideas series of the San
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Today’s subject: Palestinians and…drum roll, please…SEX!!!!! With “honor killings” against women persisting in Arabic society, a sexual-abuse survivors group at the University of Vermont “issued a statement comparing Zionists to sexual abusers and blocked Zionist students (read: Jews?) from posting.” Surprised? The surprise should be that a survivors group
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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — On Wednesday, Shana Hazan, former public school teacher, parent of an SDUSD student, and candidate for the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Board of Education District B, announced that her campaign has earned the endorsement of the Administrators Association of San Diego City Schools (AASD). The AASD represents over
(Israel21c via JNS) On Tuesday, Israel began accepting patients at its humanitarian field hospital in western Ukraine, where it will treat people affected by the war raging in the country. Situated in the western Ukrainian city of Mostyska and called “Kochav Meir,” the 66-bed hospital is set to be open 24/7 and staffed by more
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
(JNS Wire) The Jews of Color Initiative, an organization dedicated to advancing racial equity in the U.S. Jewish community, today announced their newest grantees. “We are excited to showcase these incredible, dedicated grantees creating important change across the country,” said Ilana Kaufman, Executive Director, Jews of Color Initiative. “These grantees support programs and people working
By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Of course, thousands of years before we began learning that “we are what we eat,” Judaism was already teaching the importance of the food we put inside of our bodies and its significance in living optimally. This week’s Torah education brings us a long list of nourishing
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) The first organized humanitarian mission of the North American Jewish community for Ukrainians will be far from the last. This past week, a mission organized by the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) traveled to the Ukraine-Poland border to visit with refugees and evaluate needs on the ground. The task is
(JNS) Israeli Knesset members Avi Dichter and Nira Shpak were in Indonesia on Monday to attend the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference. This is the first time Israeli MKs have visited the country, with which Israel has no diplomatic relations. Israeli flags were on display in Nusa Dua, Bali, alongside those of another 196 countries, including Arab
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International, Middle East
By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) A revived Iran nuclear deal is likely close to being done, and if it passes, Israel and the region will end up paying a “high price” for the agreement, a former Israeli intelligence official has cautioned. Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, an ex-Military Intelligence Research Division head for the Israel Defense
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International, Middle East, USA
(JNS Wire) Repair the World, an organization that mobilizes Jews and their communities to take action to pursue a just world, igniting a lifelong commitment to service, today encouraged either in-person or virtual volunteering to support meeting vital community needs this World Water Day. Celebrated on March 22, #WorldWaterDay is an annual United Nations Observance that celebrates
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