NYU, GWU student actions decried by SWU

LOS 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

HIAS chief hopes Supeme Court will end Muslim ban

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, USA

‘Just kidding’: ‘Alexa’ to compete with ‘Shanda’

By 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

‘Ovarian failure’ didn’t stop a baby’s birth

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

‘Evening with Groucho’ brings back funnyman Marx

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

50 U.S. Reps. decry anti- Semitism in Poland, Ukraine

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

Yidstock Festival set for July 12-15

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 Arts

Breath and urine tests developed for breast cancer

BEER-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

Rabbi Gimbel to discuss Torah for the next generation

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 Calendar

The Resilience Antidote

By 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

JNF raises $505 million for Israel

NEW YORK (Press Release) ─As thousands of people from across the world celebrate the 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence, Jewish National Fund-USA–the organization whose hundreds of millions of trees created the lush green terrain and forests of the Jewish nation and today is developing its north and south–is proud to announce that over 600,000 donors

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Middle East, USA