By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Once the revolution began, Egypt’s Christians knew precisely what to expect. It isn’t that the regime of Husni Mubarak protected them so well from Muslim wrath. On the contrary, it was reluctant to prosecute Muslims who attacked and killed or wounded Christians as well as damaged or destroyed churches. […]
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Three Hungarian Families Locate Here; More To Come Southwestern Jewish Press, November 30, 1956, Pages 1, 10 The Émigré Committee of the United Jewish Fund will furnish assurances for employment and affidavits against becoming a public charge, for three Hungarian Jewish families, escapees from the bloody holocaust of
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ESCONDIDO, California —The musical The Fantasticks with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones was originally an off-Broadway production that ran a total of 42 years and 17,162 performances making it the world’s longest running musical. It’s characters are Matt (a Boy), Louisa (a Girl), Huckaby (the Boy’s father), Bellomy (the Girl’s father), Henry,
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Carol Davis VISTA, California–How does one pay tribute to an American icon who lived to be 101 years old, wrote over a thousand songs, nineteen were Broadway scores, eighteen Hollywood films scores with several nominations for Academy Awards, plus “God Bless America”, “Easter Parade” “This is The Army” and “White Christmas” and still do
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Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastNEW YORK (Press Release) — In response to concerns raised by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and others about offensive comments made by Glenn Beck regarding Reform Judaism during a February 22 radio broadcast, Beck has communicated directly with Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, to apologize to all those he may have offended. Foxman welcomed
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (WJC) — A suspected nuclear site has reportedly been identified in a residential area near the capital Damascus, using commercial satellite photos. The installation is said to be a uranium conversion plant, the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said. The institute published photos of the site in a report which
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By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Several years ago a stranger came to the synagogue office bearing gifts. She offered an old box filled with ten old Art Deco prints of Israel. I immediately fell in love with the stylized scenes of the Holy Land. When she said she wanted to donate them I
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Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsTEL AVIV (Press Release)–The city has its favorite nominee at the Oscars — Strangers No More. Nominated for best documentary, the film tells the amazing story of Bialik Rogozin, a Tel Aviv Foundation supported-school attended by children from 48 different nationalities. Th school serves children who fled poverty, violence and war and provides a fresh
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NEW YORK (Press Release) – EL AL Israel Airlines carried 31 Chilean miners on a nonstop flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil to Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel as special guests of the airline and the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. The miners captivated the world during the 69 days they were trapped underground and during a
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(Col. 21, Feb. 24, 2011) Compiled by Donald H. Harrison Jewish Organizations The Agency for Jewish Education sponsors a presentation by Ghada Osman, SDSU’s director of Islamic and Arabic Studies, on encounters between Judaism and Islam at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 28, at the Carlsbad Library, 1775 Dove Lane. This weekend, the J*Company begins
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama finally stirred himself to address the carnage in Libya, saying the “suffering and bloodshed is outrageous and it is unacceptable.” Without calling on Muammar Gaddafi to step down – as he did to Mubarak for far less – he announced no sanctions or punishment. He left it
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Travel and FoodBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — For those of us who have been trying to talk about Middle East dictators for a long time–I wrote my book on the subject, Modern Dictators, more than a quarter-century ago–it is amusing to see how people are lining up to be “horrified” by those evil repressive regimes. Some
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release)–The Jewish Agency for Israel HAS announced the election of James S. Tisch, President and CEO of the Loews Corporation, as the next Chairman of its prestigious Board of Governors. Tisch is slated to replace Richard Pearlstone, who has served as Board of Governors Chairman since 2007. The Board of Governors is the
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By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Former Israel president Moshe Katzav is getting extensive pastoral care. He has been convicted of rape and related charges and is awaiting to be sentenced on March 8. To cheer him up, a number of prominent Israeli rabbis who belong to the so-called nationalist ultra-Orthodox stream (in contrast to
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