Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, August 6, 1954, Part 4 Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Yomaco’s At Beach Southwestern Jewish Press, August 6, 1954, Page 7 Members of the Yomaco Club are looking forward to a beach party to be held at Mission Beach, Saturday, August 7, at 8:30 p.m. Arrangements for […]
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Adventures in SD HistoryCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Southwestern Jewish Press, August 6, 1954, Page 5 Terror in Rumania (Editorial) Recent revelations regarding the reign of terror conducted by the Communist Government against Zionists there have shocked many in the free world. Communists in Israel, faced by the news that 200 Zionist leaders in Rumania have
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Adventures in SD History, Middle East, USAKRAKOW, Poland (Press Release)–In a speech July 3, at the Schindler Factory Museum here, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the U.S. intention to contribute $15 million over five years to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, subject to Congressional authorization and appropriations. The World War II-era factory of Oskar Schindler, the German entrepreneur who saved hundreds
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USABy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–What a better way to kick off the Old Globe’s summer outdoor Festival than to mount a stunning production of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy King Lear staring Robert Foxworth and directed by Adrian Noble formally of the Royal Shakespearean Company? None that I can think of thank you. Now
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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — On Sunday Judy and I visited the Conservative Movement’s Camp Ramah in Ojai, California. Though Judy and I both retired from our summer Ramah jobs several years ago, we like to stay in touch and are local advocates and boosters. The campgrounds and setting continue to be spectacular.
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Travel and FoodCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Personals Southwestern Jewish Press, August 6, 1954, Page 3 Succumbing to the lure of our neighbor to the south are Zelma and Sid Goldstein who left for a seven day plane trip through Mexico. Among the interesting places they will visit are Cuernavaca, Taxco and Mexico City. *
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Adventures in SD HistoryBy Ira Sharkansky Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There may be 20,000 persons marching along the roads from northern Israel toward Jerusalem, led by the family of Gilad Shalit. He is the soldier who was seized from the Israeli side of the Gaza border four years ago, and has since been the subject of on-again, off-again negotiations to
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — “Vatikravnah bnos Tzelofchod…” “The daughters of Tzelofchod drew near… (Num 27:1) The daughters of Tzelofchod were in a bind. Their father died in the wilderness. Moshe was about to apportion the land of Israel to all the Jewish families, but the land was given based on the man of
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Israel’s first Bedouin Arab diplomat, Ishmael Khaldi, said on Thursday that the granting of American asylum to Mosab Hassan Yousef points up that Palestinians in Gaza are far from universally favorable to Hamas, the terrorist organization that has ruled the territory since 2006. Yousef, 32, son of
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Donald H. HarrisonWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) emphatically applauds President Barack Obama’s signing into law of the latest round of Iran sanctions. Marc R. Stanley, NJDC’s Chair, Ira N. Forman, NJDC’s outgoing CEO, and David A. Harris, NJDC’s President and incoming CEO attended the signing ceremony at the White House this evening. Following
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – After leading the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) since January of 1996, CEO Ira N. Forman announced his resignation, effective Thursday, July 1. NJDC’s leadership has appointed NJDC President David A. Harris – who has been serving with Forman in a co-executive leadership team – to serve as President and
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Travel and FoodBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — One of our more difficult endeavors is to find a balance between being so challenged that we lose sleep over it and being so bored with a familiar routine that we are depressed. What makes people satisfied with their lives is the opportunity to grow, gain mastery, and have
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Natasha JosefowitzSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– San Diego District 6 Councilmember Donna Frye and her Chief of Staff, Steve Hadley, a former District 6 candidate, announced on Thursday that they are endorsing Howard Wayne to replace Frye on the council. “We have a very clear choice in this race,” said Frye. “Howard is a long-time member of
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San Diego CalendarBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The dismissal of General Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan is not as seismic as some are contending, but it is significant. The comparison with Truman and MacArthur is not appropriate. MacArthur acted against presidential policy, and helped create the military and political disaster of Chinese entry into the Korean War. McChrystal and his
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