LA JOLLA, California (SDJW)—Israel’s retired chief of the Mossad, Maj. Gen. Danny Yatom, will be the featured speaker Saturday, Oct. 30, at the “First Annual Gala Dinner” of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces at La Jolla Hilton Torrey Pines. The 7 p.m. event also will honor Charles and Randi Wax, Carl and Elizabeth […]
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Middle EastSACRAMENTO (Press Release)–California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner reminded residents who have been evacuated due to the recent wildfires (including the Crown Fire, West Fire and Bull Fire,) that they may be eligible for reimbursement for additional living expenses due to mandatory evacuations. Commissioner Poizner also encouraged all Californians to make sure their insurance policies are
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (SDJW)–Two Jewish public officeholders—Congressman Bob Filner and San Diego City Councilwoman Marti Emerald – have endorsed fellow Democrat Ray Lutz, 52, in his effort to unseat incumbent Republican Congressman Duncan D. Hunter. The endorsements of these and other prominent Democrats were announced in connection with a fundraiser for Lutz in the Gaslamp Quarter.
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Travel and Food{Editor’s Note: A subsequent press release from National Jewish Democratic Council retracted this statement below.} WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) President and CEO, David A. Harris, on Friday issued the following statement regarding revelations that Representative Michael McMahon’s (D-NY) reelection campaign was “counting” his opponent’s Jewish donors: “NJDC strongly denounces the actions taken by
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (WJC)–Heirs of the late Hungarian Jewish banker and art collector Baron Mor Lipot Herzog are suing the Hungarian government for the return of more than 40 paintings seized during World War II and estimated to be worth more than US$ 100 million. The case, filed in Washington DC, follows a failed battle in
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Travel and FoodBONN (WJC)–Prosecutors in Germany have filed charges against a 90-year-old man for allegedly helping to murder 430,000 Jews during World War II. Samuel Kunz, 90, was charged in a Bonn court last week. He has reportedly admitted to working in the Nazi extermination camp Belzec in occupied Poland. Kunz, who denies having personally murdered anyone,
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matthew Brooks on Friday issued a statement in response to Rep. Mike McMahon’s (Democrat-New York) reelection campaign attacking “Jewish money” going to a potential Republican challenger. “In more than 25 years in politics I have never seen anything more despicable and offensive than this. This raises serious questions
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Travel and FoodCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Barbara Taylor-Peter Haas Wed In Afternoon Ceremony Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29, 1954, Page 6 The marriage of Barbara Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Laycock of Germany, to Peter Haas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Haas, was solemnized at an afternoon ceremony Sunday, October 24,
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Adventures in SD History, USA_________________________________________________________________ Update– San Diego Jewish Film Festival schedules “Jews and Baseball” …. It will be presented at 1 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 13 at the Clairemont Reading 14 Theatres. _________________________________________________________________ Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story, directed by Peter Miller, narrated by Dustin Hoffman, produced by Clear Lake Historical Productions.By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO
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By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM–The Sephardic Educational Center in Jerusalem’s Old City celebrated the completion of a new Torah scroll Wednesday night, July 28, in a lively celebration of Jews from around the world. A scribe dips his quill pen into special ink and puts the finishing touches to a new Torah scroll before
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USACANBERRA (WJC)–The Australian government announced new restrictions on business dealings with Iran in the oil and gas sector. The sanctions follow those announced earlier in the week by the European Union and Canada. They are the latest in a series of measures taken by the international community in an effort to prevent Iran from developing
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USABERLIN (WJC)–The websites of the memorials and documentation centers of the former Nazi concentration camps Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora have been attacked by hackers. The intruders replaced a ‘Book of the Dead’ on the Buchenwald website with neo-Nazi slogans and symbols and completely erased the Mittelbau-Dora camp website. “Brown is beautiful,” read one slogan in English,
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Travel and FoodPARIS (WJC)–France and the Palestinian Authority are formally upgrading their diplomatic relations. Until now, the Palestinians have been represented by a ‘delegation’ in France headed by a ‘general delegate’. In future, the General Delegation of Palestine in Paris will be called the Palestinian Mission to France and be led by an ambassador-head of mission, French
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Middle EastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Brandeis Women To Meet For Dessert Nov. 1 Southwestern Jewish Press, October 29, 1954, Page 4 The first semi-annual Membership Meeting of the San Diego Chapter of the National Women’s Committee of Brandeis University will be held Monday, November 1, at the home of Mrs. William
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