JERUSALEM ISRAEL'S POOREST CITY, Nov. 2, 2009

CLINTON MODERATES STATEMENT ON SETTLEMENTS, Nov. 2, 2009

THE ISLA VISTA MINYAN
This informal, traditional-egalitarian service meets at Hillel every Shabbat morning. Services start at 10am and conclude around noon. Lunch follows. Services are led by different members each week. Members include UCSB + SBCC faculty, students, grad students and others from the broader Jewish community. Contact Hillel for more info at (805) 968-1280.

JDC ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR ASIA PACIFIC DISASTER RESPONSE
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is collecting funds on a non-sectarian basis for its relief efforts following two earthquake-related disasters in the Asia Pacific region: in the tsunami-wracked Samoan islands and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, as well as the Tropical Storm Parma, which strengthened to a typhoon and two cyclones in the Philippines. These efforts are part of JDC’s International Development Program (IDP), which provides immediate relief and long-term assistance to victims of natural and manmade disasters.
To keep updated on JDC’s response and relief efforts visit www.JDC.org/crisis.

Mellichamp Endowed Chairs in Global Civil Society Appointments
As part of a major new initiative to build on its strengths in global studies, the College of Letters and Science at UC Santa Barbara has appointed three leading interdisciplinary scholars to a cluster of new endowed professorships focused on the study of global society, history, and culture. Read More.

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