By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — “The Dangers of Failing Middle East States,” by Kobi Michael and Yoel Guzansky is an insightful item that describes the spread of failed states, especially among Muslim-majority countries, and applies the lesson to what much of the world aspires to create for Palestinians. You can read it here. A failed state […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastLOS ANGELES (Press Release)–StandWithUs, an Israeli advocacy group headquartered here, is protesting actions at New York University and George Washington University, respectively in New York and Washington, as both anti-Israel and anti-Semitic. Fifty-one NYU student organizations on April 9 co-signed a joint statement pledging to boycott Israeli goods, Israeli academic institutions and conferences, and numerous pro-Israel outside
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Press Release)—The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Trump v. Hawaii, the case challenging the most recent iteration of the administration’s travel ban. The September 2017 executive order restricts the entry into the United States for nationals of a specific list of mostly Muslim-majority countries. While HIAS is not a
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International, USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — A consortium of Jewish women is developing a Jewish-oriented device along the lines of Alexa and other electronic gadgets that respond to and fulfill the user’s spoken requests to play music, read the news, give weather reports, order food, shop on line, and much more. The Jewish device
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire
HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — Sigalit, 40, and Nathan Drassinover, 53, married in 2016, were told they could never have a child together. Sigalit was diagnosed with a chronic gynecological condition in her 20’s, “premature ovarian failure” that typically causes loss of normal ovarian function before age 40 resulting in infertility. Sigalit had suffered for
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — A delighted North Coast Repertory Theater audience watched in amazement Tuesday night, as Frank Ferrante became funnyman Groucho Marx. Before our very eyes, Ferrante painted on his mustache, donned rimmed glasses and adopted the familiar Noo Yawk accent in his lightning quick banter. The ninety-minute show recalled Marx
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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) are leading more than 50 House Republicans and Democrats in pushing for the U.S. Department of State to exert diplomatic pressure on Ukraine and Poland for recent in incidents of state-sponsored Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism. “We urge you to join
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International, USA
AMHERST, Massachusetts (Press Release) — The seventh annual Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music will feature a headlining performance by David Krakauer’s Acoustic Klezmer Quartet that draws from and emphasizes the beauty of traditional klezmer dance tunes, ritual songs, and reflective melodies, all given the ineffable David Krakauer touch. The four-day festival—July 12 to 15,
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Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) – A new method for early and accurate breast cancer screening has been developed by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University Medical Center, using commercially available technology. The researchers were able to isolate relevant data to more accurately identify breast cancer biomarkers using two different electronic nose
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
Absolutely on Music: Haruki Murakami Conversations with Seiji Ozawa (2017), 353 pages. © Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — I saw this book at the Jackson Hole Book Trader. Music and conversation between a brilliant author and a conductor — buy the book, find the time to read it. I already owned Parallels and Paradoxes:
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Oliver PollakWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) plans to enlist the Navy in dealing with the border sewage spills and what kind of impact spills will have on national security. The Navy will build a $1 billion Navy SEAL training center, known as the coastal campus, down the strand near Imperial Beach. Davis
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International, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Beth Israel’s Men’s Club will host Rabbi Jeremy Gimbel as guest speaker at its May 16 Dinner Forum, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the temple at 9001 Towne Center Drive. Rabbi Gimbel will discuss “How to Translate Torah to the Next Generation.” This program is open to the entire San Diego Community,
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CalendarBy Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Someone once said that a well-adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without making him/herself nervous. What’s the secret? Mental health experts claim it’s resilience. Personal elasticity if you will. Flexibility of the psyche, a springy attitude, a pliable outlook. Whatever you call it,
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell