By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA— Texas can boast the heroes of the Alamo, Sam Houston’s victory at San Jacinto that gave Texas its independence, World War II hero Audie Murphy and three U.S. presidents–both George Bushes and Lyndon B. Johnson Hopefully, Peter Morrison and Ray Myers do not reflect today’s average Texan. Morrison and Myers exposed themselves […]
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By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — What is the United States and the world going to do about an act of aggression by North Korea on South Korea, the deliberate unprovoked firing of mortars at civilians? And what are the lessons of this situation for other world problems? First, nobody is going to do anything
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – It was a mostly adult party that even the neighbor children were excited to attend so that they could see for themselves. How often do you get to meet a woman who is 105 years old, or sing her “Happy Birthday,” watch her blow out
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By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES– “I am not an émigré, I am an exile,” playwright Bertolt Brecht insisted, and he proved his point by returning to Germany soon after the end of World War II. But many of his countrymen remained in America, finding a haven and founding an artistic community in the film industry
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By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California–Do you sometimes wonder why we have so much violence, so many wars, gang fighting, genocide? Well, I know: I saw it on TV on National Geographic. This is what I saw: Using underwater photography, cameras focused on a rock with a large sponge attached to the top of
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Natasha JosefowitzBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel –It should be getting pretty hard even for Western leaders to ignore the Turkish regime’s growing alliance with their enemies. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Lebanon included a very dangerous statement that must not go unnoticed. Lebanon, of course, is now a virtual satellite of Iran, another strategic factor
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International, Middle East, USAKRAKOW, Poland (WJC)–Polish prosecutors have said the former Swedish neo-Nazi leader Anders Högström and two Polish nationals had confessed to the theft last year of the notorious ‘Arbeit macht frei’ sign, which the Nazis hung over the entrance gate of Auschwitz. The prosecutors also announced that a second Swede, whose name was not given, is
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Travel and FoodBEIRUT (WJC)–Turkey would not remain silent if Israel attacks Lebanon or Gaza, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said during a visit to the Lebanon. “Does it [Israel] think it can enter Lebanon with the most modern aircraft and tanks to kill women and children, and destroy schools and hospitals, and then expect us
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Travel and FoodAUCKLAND (WJC)–In its efforts to overturn a complete ban on shechita (kosher slaughtering practices), New Zealand’s Jewish community has won a victory after the NZ government said it would allow the kosher slaughter of poultry. Lawyers acting for the community were due to begin a legal battle next week against the government’s controversial ban on
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Travel and FoodOTTAWA (WJC)–The government of Canada will not participate in events next year at the United Nations commemorating the controversial 2001 Durban declaration on racism. Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said the “government has lost faith in the Durban process. We will not be part of this event, which commemorates an agenda that promotes racism rather
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World Staff JCRC Offers Explanation of Bible Controversy Southwestern Jewish Press, May 27-June 9, 1955, Page 1 Harry Wax, Chairman of the Jewish Community Relations Council, yesterday explained the position of the Council with reference to the distribution of the Bible in the public schools by the Gideon Society, which
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There is a lesson for the Middle East in the latest incident on the Korean peninsula. The lesson is indirect, and deals more with general principles than the details of what seems to have happened. I begin with the admission that I am a confused outsider on Korean issues. So–with respect to
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastMormons and Israel Southwestern Jewish Press, May 13, 1955, Page 5 The 125th anniversary of the Mormon Church in America must stir in many Americans of all faiths renewed admiration for the profound sense of religious and civic dedication which has characterized the founders and disciples of the Mormon Church. For American Jews, and
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO — It is said that there is no greater opportunity for charlatanism in the arts than at the podium of an orchestra. Conductors, even famous ones, can go from one end of the spectrum to the other, complete fakes, or truly master musicians. Think about it: A person possessing ample
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