September 2010

New bill targets U.S. companies that aid Iran indirectly

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Congressman Brad Sherman, who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, announced on Thursday, Sept. 30,  the introduction of the Stop Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program Act, H.R. 6296, to increase economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran and its remaining business partners. On July 1, President Obama signed into […]

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Travel and Food

‘Notes from Underground’ is grueling to sit through

By Carol Davis LA JOLLA, California — The Yale Repertory Theatre production of Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground is a trip many might not want to take.   For those who do, it’s at the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Stage of the La Jolla Playhouse. It is based on the 1864 novella by Dostoevsky, adapted by long time

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Jewish license plate~18 David

SAN DIEGO — Our intrepid license plate watcher,  Melanie Rubin, spotted this plate, attracted by the combination of the number 18 and the name David.   The former is the numeric value of “chai,” the Hebrew word for life and is considered a lucky number.  David probably is the car owner’s name, although a Bible-minded viewer might bring David

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AJE offers course on Middle East conflict

ENCINITAS, California (Press Release)– The Agency for Jewish Education announces a new 10-week class on the history of the Mid-East conflict beginning on October 13th. Led by J.J. Surbeck, this course will provide students with new tools for understanding and critiquing texts and events as the conflict continues to unfold. “Beyond Borders: Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict”

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Middle East

‘Becky’s New Car’ audience helps her decide whether to start up

By Cynthia Citron  LOS ANGELES –Becky sells expensive cars.  Her husband Joe is a roofer.  They have been married for 28 years.  Their 26-year-old son Chris is still in school and lives in their basement.  A demonstrably ordinary and relatively contented family.  What could possibly go wrong? The play is Becky’s New Car,  a dramedy

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Obama blacklists eight Iranian officials

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–President Obama signed an Executive Order on Wednesday, Sept. 29,  that imposes sanctions on eight Iranian officials determined to be responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses involving Iran. In signing the Order, the President identified eight individuals for sanctions who share responsibility for the sustained and severe violation of

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Maybe not 'anti-Semitic,' perhaps Time is 'anti-semantic'

By Bruce S. Ticker  PHILADELPHIA — Editors at Time Magazine may be unfairly accused of anti-Semitism, but they are reckless with their semantics. As experienced journalists, they should understand that misleading language can be dangerous. The magazine’s Sept. 13 cover headline – “Why Israel Doesn’t Care About Peace” – brought its editors condemnation from supporters

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Middle East

Despite flaws, 'Prodigal Sons' well worth reading

Prodigal Sons by Sheldon Greene; self-published; 340 pages; no price listed. By Norman Manson SAN DIEGO — This is a fascinating, suspenseful novel, replete with violence, intrigue and romance, but is flawed in several significant ways.         The main protagonist, Jan Goldberg, alias Horst Vogle, plays a variety of roles as this saga unfolds. Ostensibly

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Ending settlement freeze teaches Palestinians they can't get something for nothing

By Morton A. Klein NEW YORK –Under relentless pressure by the Obama administration, Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu agreed, last November, to a one-sided one-time, 10-month Jewish construction freeze on the six percent of the West Bank where Jews live.  Since the Oslo accords were signed in 1993, Israel hasn’t built a single new settlement and

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Possible spy deal and computer malware add intrigue to international scene

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and other Democrats apparently are circulating a letter calling on President Obama to pardon convicted spy Jonathan Pollard in exchange for Israel’s agreement not to build houses for Jews in places the Administration doesn’t want them built. (The Palestinians don’t want them built between

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