January 2011

A bissel this, a bissel that–Jewish news and chatter in San Diego

(Column No. 2, January 4, 2011) By Donald H. Harrison MAYORAL SPECULATION — Gary Rotto suggests the possibility of an all-Jewish runoff election for mayor of San Diego, with Congressman Bob Filner, a Democrat, facing District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, a Republican, in the 2012 officially non-partisan race to succeed incumbent Mayor Jerry Sanders. Of the […]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

University of Haifa duo wins a world’s debate championship

GABORONE, Botswana (Press Release)– The University of Haifa’s debating team, Meir Yarom and Michael Shapiro, are World Debating Champions for 2011 .  The team took first place in the English-as-a-second language category at the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) currently being held in Botswana, where more than 300 teams from 150 universities representing about 50

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Travel and Food

U.S., Israel discuss restricting chemicals needed to make I.E.D.’s

  JERUSALEM (Press Release)—U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano on Tuesday met bilaterally with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Israeli Finance Minister Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich, to discuss the ongoing partnership between the United States and Israel, threats from terrorism that both countries face,

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Middle East

Obama condemns terror attacks in Egypt and Nigeria

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–President Barack Obama issued the following statement through the White House press office on Monday: “I strongly condemn the separate and outrageous terrorist bombing attacks in Egypt and Nigeria. The attack on a church in Alexandria, Egypt caused 21 reported deaths and dozens of injured from both the Christian and Muslim communities. 

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Travel and Food

Palestinians cook up another phony Israeli atrocity story

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Remember Muhammad al-Durrah? He was the boy in an iconic Palestinian video claiming that his father had not succeeded in sheltering him from the fire directed at him by Israeli soldiers in late September, 2000. Subsequent inquiries established that the video was edited in a way to hide the possibility that the

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 16, 1955, Part 1

   Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Mayor of San Diego Sends Greetings Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 1 The Southwestern Jewish Press has long been active in civic affairs, striving at all times for the betterment of this community. As the only Anglo-Jewish newspaper serving San Diego County, you have been

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

A bissel this, a bissel that–Jewish news and chatter in San Diego

(Column No. 1, January 3, 2011) By Donald H. Harrison COUNTER MIDDLE EAST RALLIES–The Middle East conflict is coming to Balboa Park.  Palestinian and leftist organizations are planning a rally making Israel out to be the bad guys and the Hamas government in Gaza the good guys this coming Sunday.   But the intended media blitz

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Foreign affairs ministry strikers may be seeking to derail Lieberman

By Rabbi Dow Marmur  JERUSALEM — A strike by civil servants is unusual enough, but work stoppage by employees of a country’s ministry for foreign affairs is particularly so. Yet that’s what’s happening at present in Israel. Being, as usual, ignorant of the facts I allow myself to guess that there’s more to it than

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Middle East

Napolitano discusses anti-terrorism defenses with top officials in Israel

JERUSALEM (Press Release)—U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday traveled to Israel, meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy Dan Meridor, and Minister of Transport Yisrael Katz to discuss threats from terrorism and the ongoing security partnership between the United States and Israel. “Protecting against

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Middle East

American Friends of Tel Aviv University chooses a new CEO

NEW YORK (Press Release) — American Friends of Tel Aviv University (AFTAU) has selected Gail Reiss, a veteran development executive known for her strategic approach to donor engagement and cultivation, to lead the organization. Prior to her appointment as Chief Executive Officer,  Reiss served as Vice President of UJA-Federation of New York’s Philanthropic Leadership Group, where

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USA

Rare surgery on 4-year-old pancreatic cancer patient seen as a breakthrough

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Last month, a four year old girl underwent surgery at Rambam Medical Center here for an exceptionally rare tumor, which was in her pancreas. In fact, Keren Rabinowitz is among the youngest people in Israel and throughout the world to have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Insightful – and bold – diagnostic

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