A report that Israel\’s President Moshe Katsav chided Iranian Jews for settling in Los Angeles rather than in Israel has been criticized by a leader of the local Iranian Jewish community.
In a sea of competitors, 17-year-old Ilya Gurevich of Israel is alone in the field of theoretical physics. All the other teenagers competing in the physics division at this year\’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair have entered projects in practical physics, Gurevich said, but he stuck with the theoretical.
\”The world\’s largest science fair,\” formerly known as the Westinghouse Competition, is taking place at multiple locations May 9-15, including the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
HeimishHome.com, a new Web site that wants to be the one-stop shop for researching Jewish neighborhoods. Heimishhome has listings from realtors in different neighborhoods around America with special features that allow the users to check how close the house is to the nearest shul, school, kosher restaurant or mikvah. There are also editorials on the site that offer thumbnail descriptions of the different communities.
Recognition and Honor to individuals, groups, schools and a special appearance by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Questioning the support Israel\’s official policy at May 15-18 annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
World updates including, Israel-US Anti-Terror Fund, Jusices for Israel, Meeting with Democrats, the Rise of Anti-Semitism in Canada, Crack Down on Hate Sites, Rally in Paris, Condoleezza Rice visit to Palestine, and Arson attack on Synagogue.
The execution of American Jewish civilian Nicholas Berg by Iraqi extremests for being a Jew.
President Bush has imposed sanctions on Syria, heeding the call of lawmakers and American Jews who wanted the Bush administration to get tougher on Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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