SAN DIEGO — We’re always pleased when we see Hebrew names on personalized license plates. Recently our license-plate-spotter-in-chief, Melanie Rubin, noticed two on California plates: Aryeh 1 and Avivaa. The latter also incorporates a heart.
By Danny Bloom CHIAYI, Taiwan — To make a long story short, after the San Diego Jewish World ran a story about a convenience store chain in Taiwan selling cartoonish images modelled after what appeared to be a Hitler face and armband, although modified as a parody and not designed to promote Nazi thinking, the [...]
By Sheryl L. Rowling SAN DIEGO — Dear Money Maven, I’ve heard that there are new cost basis rules. What does this mean to me? Sincerely, Confused Dear Confused, Essentially, these rules require custodians – like Schwab and Fidelity – to report the cost basis of any securities sold. This way, the IRS can check [...]
By Yaakov Lappin WASHINGTON, D.C. _ A fierce debate is gripping Israel’s defense and intelligence community over fateful questions that have arisen from the recent period of Middle Eastern turmoil. The first, most basic question concerning defense officials is: Can stable states eventually emerge around Israel from the chaos and uncertainty that has replaced the [...]
By Harold Karpin MELBOURNE — On Sunday, Oct. 9 the Victorian Association of Jewish Ex- Servicemen and Servicewomen, will meet at the Brighton Cemetary to remember one of Australia’s greatest military icons, General Sir John Monash GCMG KCB VD. The sevice will be in the form of Yartzeit on the 80th Anniversary of his death. [...]
Posted September 25, 2011 Compiled by Garry Fabian Australia likeliy to vote no on Palestine CANBERRA, 22 September - Prime Minister Julia Gillard has effectively ruled out Australian government support for recognition of an independent Palestinian state. The Prime Minister told the Labor caucus that voting for a Palestinian state at the United Nations was [...]
By Danny Bloom CHIAYI, Taiwan — New Hitler lookalike dolls are for sale at 7-ELEVEN convenience stores in Taiwan today. Seems as if images of Adolph Hitler, the German Nazi dictator, have a special place in the marketing hearts of Asian advertising agencies and PR mavens. From Japan to India, from Taiwan to Vietnam, images [...]
97 Orchard by Jane Ziegelman, Smithsonian Books, $25,99 By Marc Yaffe BETHESDA, Maryland — If you were raised in New York City, are well passed the mid-century mark, and are Jewish, you can’t help but harbor your own special memories involving the Lower East Side, in its day the largest Jewish enclave in this country. [...]
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — A friend forwarded to me a sermon that Rabbi Schlomo Lewis of Atlanta delivered a year ago on Rosh Hashana. A bit of Googling showed that the sermon has circulated widely. It is as strong a statement as I have seen comparing Radical Islam to Nazism, and comparing the widespread [...]
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—At a recent ceremony marking the beginning of a year-long celebration of Congregation Beth Israel’s sesquicentennial, Rob Levi shared with me a copy of his book about his great-grandfather, Adolph Levi, one of the founders of the Reform congregation. Although he researched and published the book primarily for family use—and [...]
