January 2011

‘Emma -A Musical Romantic Comedy’ Too much fun to pass up

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—Regardless of what Emma Woodhouse does in the business of matchmaking, the fact that Patti Murin inhabits her body, makes the new Jane Austen’s “Emma A Musical Romantic Comedy” with lyrics and book by Paul Gordon (Jane Eyre) and directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun (“Bonnie and Clyde at the La […]

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 30, 1955, No. 1

Hearings Slated for Distribution of Funds Southwestern Jewish Press, September 30, 1955, Page 1 Organizations requesting allocations from the United Jewish Fund 1955 campaign have been invited to send representatives to an open hearing for the committee and members of the United Jewish Fund on Sunday, October 2, in the new State Ballroom of the

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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County

U.S. tries to walk a line between Israel and Turkey

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — The U.S. government doesn’t play favorites, even when it should. Israel came out with a report under international auspices on the Mavi Marmara/Gaza flotilla incident that corresponds to the evidence. The Turkish government had a report for which there is no evidence, accusing Israel of massacring Turkish citizens even

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Middle East, USA

ADL, StandWithUs seek prompt U.S. veto declaration for Palestinian-backed U.N. resolution

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League has called on the U.S. government to “unambiguously declare” that it would veto a United Nations Security Council Resolution on the issue of settlements if it is presented to the council for a vote. The resolution, being promoted by the Palestinian Authority, is the latest step in an escalation

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USA

Academic Freedom or Academic License at Brooklyn College

By Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California — Those of you spending tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars for your children’s college education, and paying taxes to support colleges, may be interested in a current brouhaha at my alma mater, Brooklyn College. A doctoral student, Kristofer Petersen, 1 ½ years into his studies, was hired

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Science, Medicine, & Education

‘By Fire Possessed’ tells of Jewish woman who fought the Inquisition

By Fire Possessed: Dona Gracia Nasi by Sandra K. Toro, Santa Fe, N.M.: Gaon Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-935604-06-8, 209 pages, price not listed By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Set in 16th Century Europe, this historical novel recounts the battle of the House of Mendes, a Jewish shipping, banking and trading company, for safety from

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Donald H. Harrison

Doctors giving ‘second opinions’ may be influenced by non-medical factors

BEER SHEVA, Israel (Press Releasse)A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers indicates that physicians who give second opinions may be influenced by the first opinion and other external factors. In the study, the researchers presented hypothetical scenarios with no clear cut clinical answers to a national sample of orthopedic surgeons and

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Science, Medicine, & Education

NJDC, RJC reject Paul’s call for ending foreign aid to Israel

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– A comment on Cable News Network by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) favoring an end to U.S. foreign aid to Israel and other countries has drawn fire from Jewish Republican and Democratic organizations. The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC)’s President David A. Harris said on Thursday: “The National Jewish Democratic Council stands

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USA

Napolitano announces end of color coded U.S. security alerts

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Following is a speech that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered on Thursday at George Washington University. Good afternoon, and thank you President Knapp for that kind introduction, and for the invitation to be here at George Washington University. I’ll be speaking at several colleges and universities throughout the year about different

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USA

Male bonding subject of ‘The Story of My Life’

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—San Diego Musical Theatre is in its second year of producing musicals (may be the answer to Starlight without the outside stars) and, for its second show of the season, producers Erin and Gary Lewis have chosen the San Diego premiere of Neil Bartrum (Music and Lyrics) and Brian Hill’s (Book)

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Obama: World must be ‘ever-vigilant against the possibility of genocide’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–President Barack Obama made the following statement on Thursday in commemoration of  International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “I join people here at home, in Israel, and around the world in commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day, as we mark one of the darkest, most destructive periods in human history. “To remember is a choice,

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USA

An unGalant imbroglio could jeopardize Israel’s defense if it drags on

By Rabbi Dow Marmur  JERUSALEM — My dictionary defines “gallant” inter alia as dashing, stately, majestic, noble, courageous, chivalrous etc. Before the investigation by Israel’s State Comptroller of the alleged lying in connection with the acquisition of some of the grounds of the palatial home – by now the most photographed private residence in Israel

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Middle East

Should we blame the credit card company or the naive youth who ran up debt?

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–This semester I am teaching the senior class at our new Community Jewish High School. There are only five students in the class but they are all exceptionally bright and Jewishly committed. We have been using a new book from a new series entitled,  Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices, edited by Rabbi

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Jewish Religion