The Damage Created by Early Maternal Deprivation

… René Spitz, an Austrian-American psychoanalyst, had introduced the term hospitalism, a diagnosis for disorders in infants who were institutionalized for long periods and deprived of substitute maternal care, causing irreparable psychological damage. This is what I witnessed in the hospitals I visited. The same can be said for all children separated from primary care givers. The longer they are kept away, the more severe the damage. …

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Natasha Josefowitz, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Sephardic Festival planned Sept. 14-15 at LFJCC

This two-day festival begins Saturday evening at 7 p.m. with community and film, starting with a dessert reception and Sephardic Havdalah, followed by a short documentary that showcases the stories of San Diego’s very own Sephardim in Our San Diego Sephardic Voices. The feature film – Three Mothers, directed by Dina Zvi-Riklis – follows, highlighting the ever-lasting connection of three Sephardic mothers and sisters.

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food

Wiesenthal Center: Stop Funding UNRWA

Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s (SWC’s) associate dean and director of global social action, has called on donor nations to the United Nations Relief and  Works Agency (“UNRWA”) to either pull their funding from the scandal-plagued agency or demand far greater transparency as well as complete restructuring of the UN mechanism for delivering assistance.

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International, Middle East

Qatar must permit Israelis to attend 2022 World Cup finals

-StandWithUs has issued an Action Alert that calls upon FIFA, the international soccer association, to ensure that the Qatari government will issue entry visas to Israeli fans wishing to attend the FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar in 2022. To date, Israel is not included in Qatar’s online list of nearly 250 nationalities an

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions

Judge’s anti-Semitism requires new trial for death row inmate — AJC

DALLAS, Texas – American Jewish Committee (AJC) is calling on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to stay the scheduled October 10 execution of Randy Halprin and order a hearing on allegations that the judge presiding at his trial was hopelessly biased against Jews. “The right to an impartial judge is not only a blackletter

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USA

War not an option for U.S., Iran

… Realizing the potentially dire consequences of a war with Iran, Trump is determined not to initiate any hostility against Tehran. Following Iran’s downing of an American spy drone in June, Trump rescinded his order to retaliate against Iranian targets, fearing unnecessary escalation. Iran’s resiliency and its readiness to counter any American attack, even at the expense of suffering major loses and destruction, persuaded Trump, to the chagrin of Netanyahu, that only negotiations would solve the conflict with Iran. …

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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USA