August 2010

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, January 8, 1955, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff City of Hope Southwestern Jewish Press, January 8, 1955, Page 5 The Installation of Officers of the City of Hope Auxiliary has been postponed due to the untimely death of Bill Schusterman, husband of Goldie Schusterman. * Temple Men’s Club Southwestern Jewish Press, January 8, 1955, Page 5 […]

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Justin Beiber, Gwen Stefani help cause of aging Holocaust survivors

NEW YORK (Press Release)- Two American pop singers,  Justin Beiber and Gwen Stefani, came to the aid of aging Holocaust survivors when guests of iVolunteer bid for concert tickets and a meet and greet with Bieber and for Stefani’s signed guitar at a special silent auction. The soiree was held at the Inc Lounge in the

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Travel and Food

Leichtag Family Foundation donates $20,000 to North County's Food Bank

  SAN MARCOS, California (Press Release)- North County’s Food Bank received a donation from the Leichtag Family Foundation in the amount of $20,000.00 that will enable North County’s Food Bank to continue providing food to those individuals and families in North County that need it most.  Sharyn Goodson of the Leichtag Family Foundation presented the

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Commentary: Palestinians, Israelis ever so slowly being pushed by U.S. into direct talks

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM– Israel and Palestine may be inching, crawling, or sidestepping toward direct, face to face negotiations.  We have heard this before. It is a long and contorted road even to the beginning of talks. Neither side appears to be enthusiastic. They are being pushed by the pathetically naive, led by the champion

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

150 Irish artists, intellectuals declare Israel boycott

DUBLIN (WJC)–More than 150 Irish artists and intellectuals have declared a boycott of Israel, saying they would not perform or exhibit there until Israel ceases what they call “abuse of Palestinian human rights.” The artists also pledged to reject funding from any institution associated with the Israeli government. The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) said

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Travel and Food

Iran tells Western nations not to interfere in stoning sentence

TEHERAN (WJC)–Iran has told Western nations to stay out of the case of a woman who faces death by stoning, warning it would not tolerate any interference in the matter as it was still under examination by the judiciary. “Independent nations do not allow other countries to interfere in their judicial affairs,” Foreign Ministry spokesman

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Mountain interior nuclear plant planned by Iran

TEHERAN (WJC)–Iran has announced that it will start building the first of ten new uranium enrichment plants at a secret location “inside the mountains” in the spring of 2011. Iranian Vice-President Ali Akbar Salehi, who also heads the country’s Atomic Energy Organization, announced that the search for sites for the facilities had ended. “The construction

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Notwithstanding reports, Harvard continues to invest with Israel

CHICO, California (Press Release) — Scholars for Peace in the Middle East was made aware of the Globes report of August 15, 2010 which indicated that the Harvard Management Company had sold it’s Israel holdings, which immediately made its way to a number of anti-Israel organizations and websites. SPME, in concert with members of its Boycott,

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Middle East

Jazz bassist Avishai Cohen heads for a San Diego performance

SAN DIEGO  (Press Release)– The San Diego Jewish Music Series kicks off it’s 2010-2011 season with a one-night only concert with jazz bassist Avishai Cohen and his band, Monday, October 25th at 7:00pm.  The Music Series is part of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus. 

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