September 2010

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Jolly Sixteen Sponsors Military Purim Dinner Southwestern Jewish Press, March 4, 1955, Page 7 The Jolly Sixteen of San Diego will sponsor its annual Purim Dinner for military personnel on Wednesday, March 9th, at Temple Center, it was announced jointly by Mrs. Louis Steinman, president of that group,

NEW YORK (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of a challenge by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others to a stringent Arizona employment verification law that could lead to discrimination against immigrants and other groups. “Arizona’s employment verification law is unconstitutional

By Nachman Rosenberg LOD, Israel — There’s a commonly held belief that one of the main reasons why Israel’s enemies chose Yom Kippur to launch their attack in October of 1973 was that most of the country would have been in synagogue and it would take that much longer for the reserves to be called

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Double Talk Southwestern Jewish Press, March 4, 1955, Page 5 By Janet & Susan Solof The fun of Purim time is here Think of Queen Esther in all her fear There’s always a Haiman wherever you are, But good must win over him by far. Be grateful for

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (Press Release)–An explosive device was hurled into the courtyard of the synagogue here on the first day of Rosh Hashanah (Thursday, Sept. 9). There were no injuries because no one was at the synagogue at the time of the attack, but there was damage to the walls of the synagogue from the shrapnel