By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) The initial excitement of the Abraham Accords was palpable. And while White House signing ceremonies and speeches by high-level dignitaries capture a snapshot in history, the process of continuing to move peace forward, while no less important, is often a much less glamorous, day-to-day process. “There’s really no special envoy whose
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Middle East
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — To paraphrase Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do,” do not miss Desperate Measures at the North Coast Repertory Theatre. This delightful show is an antidote for the
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Published by Reuters By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -A six-year cold case investigation into the betrayal of Anne Frank has identified a surprising suspect in the mystery of how the Nazis found the hiding place of the famous diarist in 1944. Anne and seven other Jews were discovered by the
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USA
(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Texas Gov. Greg Abbot on Sunday to express his gratitude following the safe conclusion of the synagogue hostage crisis in Colleyville. Bennett thanked Abbot for the “determined and professional action by the law-enforcement authorities,” and also for his support for Israel and stance against anti-Semitism and the
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Middle East, USA
By Faygie Holt (JNS) The Jewish community “must be ready” and stay “vigilant and strong” to respond to any antisemitic incidents, emphasized Michael Masters, CEO and national director of the Secure Community Network, the security arm of the organized Jewish community. “We are just 2 percent of the U.S. population, but 58 percent of religiously
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USA
By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — Being Jewish, my wife and I light Shabbat candles on Friday evening before the Sabbath begins. This is a longstanding Jewish practice, usually understood to be over 2,000 years old. The usual explanation for the custom is based on a dispute between the Sadducees and Pharisees.
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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
Published by Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A rabbi who was among four Jewish congregants taken captive at a Dallas-area synagogue said on Monday that he and others managed to escape after he threw a chair at the hostage-taker and then rushed for an exit door. The ten-hour siege Saturday at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue
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USA
By Maayan Hoffman (JNS) “I’m grateful to be alive,” wrote Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker on Facebook shortly after he emerged unscathed from his Texas synagogue, where he was held hostage for nearly 11 hours, along with three congregants. “I am grateful that we made it out.” The world watched in shock on Saturday as yet another
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USA
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in political trouble, as he once again was caught violating governmental COVID restrictions. Since the pandemic began, there have been numerous incidents where the Prime Minister and his staff were found to have been partying at his official residence. Among the
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., gave a lecture via Facebook entitled How the Nazis Manipulated the Masses. Historian Dr. Edna Friedberg and USHMM Teacher Educator Kim Blevins-Relleva were the presenters. Nazi propaganda didn’t begin with hatred, but a kind of patriotism. In the 1920s, the
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Eric George Tauber, International, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — Who is the more credible source, one who has witnessed something, or one who has researched it thoroughly? This is the crux of an upcoming and provocative reading of The Soap Myth, a benefit for North Coast Repertory Theater in Solana Beach. The play, written by Baltimore native,
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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Israel began its COVID vaccination program earlier than the United States. The U.S. then followed Israel’s lead in giving booster shots and probably will do the same for the next round of boosters. Hence, COVID must be a Jewish plot to impose Israeli medical policies on the world. Although
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Reports are circulating in the Israeli press of protracted negotiations between former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Attorney General Avichai Mandleblit, concerning Netanyahu’s acceptance of a guilty plea for fraud and breach of trust. According to the reports, there would be no mention of bribery, no jail time, but
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
Heidi Gantwerk, President & CEO of Jewish Federation of San Diego County, and Tammy Gillies, Regional Director of ADL San Diego, issued the following statement on Saturday’s hostage situation involving Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. * Dear Community Member, We have been monitoring what many of you have likely been following today, the horrifying
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San Diego County, USA