Andrew Hoffman wins All-Star award for work with Hand Up

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Major League Baseball, PEOPLE and the San Diego Padres have announced Andrew Hoffman as the Padres’ “All-Star” of the “All-Stars Among Us” campaign, which debuted in 2009 and recognizes individuals who are serving their communities in extraordinary ways. Out of the three “All-Star” finalists representing the Padres, Andrew was selected by fans

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Travel and Food

Book Review: 'Kiss Every Step'

Kiss Every Step by Doris Martin with Ralph S. Martin, Booksurge Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4392-5606-0, ©2009, $14.95, 222 pages By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — The year is 1939. Hitler tells the Reichstag that if war erupts, the Jews will be exterminated. Eichmann is placed in charge of the Prague branch of the Jewish Emigration

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Fred Reiss, EdD

Jewish Agency wants Israelis to become more Jewish and more Diaspora Jews to visit Israel

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Once again at an historic crossroads for Israel and the Jewish people, the Jewish Agency for Israel has examined changes and challenges in the world and the Board of Governors has approved a new strategic plan that seeks to align its resources and goals to best serve current and anticipated needs. The plan,

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Middle East

U of Arizona seeking to reunite Holocaust families through DNA matches

TUCSON, Arizona (Press Release)–The DNA Shoah Project is a non-profit, humanitarian effort at the University of Arizona aiming to reunite families disrupted by the Holocaust. We are building a database of genetic material from Shoah survivors and their immediate descendants in an attempt to match displaced relatives, provide wartime orphans and lost children with information

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Shalit rally set for 6 p.m. Sunday, June 27, at Congregation Adat Yeshurun

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–A rally to call for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit from Gazan captivity on the fourth anniversary of his kidnaping will be staged from 5 to 6 p.m., Sunday, June 27, at Congregation Adat Yeshurun, 8625 La Jolla Scenic Drive. Organized by the San Diego Israel Coalition, the rally

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Conference of Presidents lauds Congressional moves on Israel, Iran

 NEW YORK (Press Release)– An overwhelming majority of members of the Senate and the House has signed letters to the President reaffirming the special relationship and strong bond between Israel and the U.S.  The Senate letter signed by 87 members stresses that it is in the U.S. national interest to support Israel when it faces threats

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