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Mirik Snir, Israeli children's author, guest teaches in San Diego

By Jennie Starr SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–With an abundance of energy, and instant engagement with her audience, Israeli children’s author Mirik Snir captivated the children and adults of the Tarbuton and Kef Li San Diego on Monday, November 11 in classes in the Carmel Valley neighborhood and afterwards in a Shaat Sipur (Storytime) that was […]

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Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USA

Jewish legislators divided on trying 9/11 suspects in civilian court

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –Jewish public officials had mixed reactions Friday to the announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder that suspects in the 9/11 terror attack on the United States would be brought to trial in civilian court. Among those issuing statements favoring the move were: U.S. Senator Russell Feingold (Democrat, Wisconsin), a member of

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USA

Rick Barton to chair national ADL education program

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League is delighted to announce the appointment of Rick Barton (at right) as ADL’s National Chairman for Education Barton is a partner at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, a leading San Diego law firm.  He serves as litigation counsel and consultant to health systems, hospitals, physician groups and individual

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San Diego Calendar, USA

U.S. Ambassador Rice extolls international school in Israel

YEMIN ORDE, Israel (Press Release) — As part of a recent visit to Israel to address the Israeli Presidential Conference hosted by President Shimon Peres, US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice spent an enlightening afternoon at Yemin Orde Youth Village near Haifa, home to at-risk and disadvantaged youth from around the world. Ambassador

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Middle East, USA

Washington Post chooses wrong commentators on Middle East

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The Washington Post has published two views, claiming to be contrasting expressions of Israeli and Palestinian despair for peace. http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2009/11/israeli_despair_for_peace.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2009/11/palestinian_despair_for_peace.html   Neither is what the headlines claim. They are not expressions by Israelis or Palestinians, but by Americans or individuals affiliated with American institutions (Simon Wiesenthal Center, and the American Task

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Obama's policies seen as 'childish' by some Israelis

By Ira Sharkansky   Consider the United States, with President Barack Obama trying mightily to break the bonds of lethargy identified with his predecessor.   An article in the New York Times describes his handicaps in Afghanistan. President Karzai is not cooperating with American goals of development and reform. Evidence is that Karzai stole the most

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Diamant receives enthusiastic welcome at SD Jewish Book Fair

By Gerry Greber LA JOLLA, California– Holocaust histories frequently omit the stories of what happened to survivors  from their time of  their liberation to their final destination – Israel.  This period is mostly recorded in a simple statement that “They went to Israel.”  Anita Diamant fills in some of those blanks in her latest novel

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San Diego Calendar

Blended olive oil may promote Mideast peace

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Quite a bit of it is still hush-hush, but a proposed joint Palestinian-Israeli demonstration peace project to co-market a blended olive oil is evolving into a tri-national effort that also will involve mixing in some olive oil from neighboring Jordan. Oren Blonder, director of the Peres Peace Center’s agriculture, water

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA