NEW YORK (Press Release)– In an effort to make North American Jews more aware of the wide range of opportunities that the strong Israeli job market has to offer new immigrants to Israel, Nefesh B’Nefesh and the Jewish Agency for Israel are conducting career-focused Aliyah Fairs in four major cities across North America. The events […]
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Middle East
HAIFA (Press Release)–Researchers at the Institute of Archaeology from the University of Haifa excavating at Tel Shikmona have exposed magnificent mosaics dating back to the Byzantine Period (sixth century C.E.), which were part of an ecclesiastic structure. The excavations are taking place as part of a project funded by the Hecht Foundation, to expand the
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Science, Medicine, & Education
LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– J*Company Youth Theatre is producing Fiddler on the Roof with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein. The production will run October 15-24, at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre in the Lawrence Family JCC, Jacobs Family Campus. Rich in historical and ethnic detail,
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — How long did the Administration think the Pakistani government could or would let the Allies kill people in their country? True, most of the people we’re killing are as much or more of a threat to Pakistan than they are to the United States – we, after all, can leave
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Shoshana Bryen
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff U.J.F. Drive Starts April 2nd; ‘C’ Week To Open for Fund Drive Campaign Southwestern Jewish Press, April 1, 1955, Pages 1, 15 Campaign leaders announced that “C” Week will begin Monday, April 4, immediately following the Kick-off Dinner. Purpose of “C” Week as announced by the Chairman will
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Adventures in SD HistoryJERUSALEM (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday, Oct. 4, condemned the torching of a West Bank mosque in the village of Beit Fajar. According to reports, the mosque was set aflame, and anti-Arab and anti-Muslim graffiti was found on the walls. The incident followed at least two other acts of vandalism on mosques
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Middle East
By Bruce Kesler and Rabbi David Frank ENCINITAS, California — Sometimes we’re lucky to have friends with whom we can have civil conversations, even when we disagree. Fewer times, we’re even more fortunate to have a friend whose learning and temperance wakens new thinking in ourself. Such a friend earns the right to be listened
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday, Oct. 4, called on the University Council of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in South Africa to “make a stand for academic freedom and fairness” and reaffirm its relationship with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and reject a “falsehood-filled campaign” to politicize a
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Agency for Jewish Education has announced the lineup of its Scholar Lectures on Jewish Studies, a new lecture series in Carlsbad. Lawrence Baron, SDSU, will kickoff the monthly series. Baron’s lecture will take place in the Schulman Auditorium of the Carlsbad Dove Library on Oct. 18 at 7:00 pm. His lecture
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Science, Medicine, & EducationWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has reported to Congressman Brad Sherman about the progress that the Department of Education is making on the issue of whether Title VI of the Civil Rights Act protects Jewish students from anti-Semitism on campus. “I’m extremely encouraged as a result of my conversation with Secretary Duncan,”
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM–As a child in London in the 1950s I enjoyed listening to the radio on the days that I managed to persuade my mother that I was too ill to go to school. Somewhere between ‘Whistle While you Work’ and ‘Mrs. Dale’s Diary’ was a programme where someone with a German accent
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East
Story and photos by Robert Sanchez LA MESA—As the smell of kettle corn wafted through the air, La Mesa Boulevard was crammed with people of different ethnic backgrounds and different age groups. All had come to downtown La Mesa over the Oct. 1-2 weekend to enjoy the festivities of this German-inspired cultural festival known
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Travel and Food
By Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD–Cecil B. DeMille once waited five months for his peacocks to shed so that Edith Head could use their feathers in the spectacular cape that she designed for Hedy Lamarr to wear in Samson and Delilah. A tasty tidbit offered by Edith Head—in the person of Susan Claassen—at the El Portal
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Cynthia CitronWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Patrick Kennedy, undersecretary for management in the U.S. State Department, spoke on a conference telephone call to reporters on Sunday about the department’s Europe Travel Alert. See Europe Travel Alert OPERATOR: Thank you for standing by. At this time, all participants are going to be in a listen-only mode. During the question-and-answer session,
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