By Ron Pundak TEL AVIV (Press Release)–Last Wednesday I returned home and thought to myself, we’ve had an interesting day today at the Peres Center. Yes, it wasn’t necessarily the most representative of days, but it wasn’t really that different from other days. And yes, it doesn’t necessarily reflect the situation in which we live, but […]
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Thanks to Mimi Pollack, who teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) at Grossmont College where I am teaching journalism this semester, my grandson Shor and I had a wonderful outing over the weekend with two young South Koreans who are in this country to polish
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
Dear Money Maven: If I’m on a limited income, should I pay for a long-term care policy? Aren’t the chances of a quick death greater than lingering around for a long time? Isn’t long-term care insurance a “gamble” that, like that in Las Vegas, “favors the house?” If I guess my future wrong, will Jewish
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Sheryl Rowling
EL CAJON– The car was parked on the Grossmont College campus signifying a Los Angeles Dodger fan in the heart of San Diego Padres territory. On the car’s license plate was an ode to one of the greatest Jewish baseball players — ever. Sandy Koufax. No. 32. The man who pitched no hitters; the proud Jew
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Travel and FoodBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—I’m supposed to take walks at least three times a week and more often if I knew what was good for me, I’m told by both my wife and my doctor. Sometimes, I spend so much time in front of my computer, I forget. But, when I do force myself
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Donald H. Harrison
The Jew is Not My Enemy: Unveiling the Myths That Fuel Muslim Anti-Semitism by Tarek Fatah, McClelland & Stewart, Toronto; ISBN 978-0-7710-4783-1 ©2010, $24.95, p. 208 plus notes, bibliography, and index Reviewed by Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Like most people with an Internet account, I receive quite a few emails each day. Most
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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion
By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — The astonishing events taking place in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Bahrain, even in the Palestinian territories are being watched by Israel with grave interest. So far, the imprint of these seismic outbursts and initial changes seem not to be as sectarian-driven as they are simply the yearnings of many
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Middle EastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Lasker Lodge News Southwestern Jewish Press, November 25, 1955, Page 5 This Sunday, November 27, is the annual dinner for the loedge. The dance will be held at Mission Valley Country Club and the evening will include a complete steak dinner and dancing for only $8.00 per couple.
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By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — President Barack Obama told Democratic Party contributors in Miami: “When you look at what’s happening…in the Middle East, it is a manifestation of new technologies, the winds of freedom that are blowing through countries that have not felt those winds in decades, a whole new generation that says I want
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Middle East, USABy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — In a moment, I’ll present you with what might be the most frightening paragraph in the modern history of U.S. Middle East policy. But first, here’s one that’s among the most deplorable. It’s from a Washington Post article: “The Obama administration is preparing for the prospect that Islamist governments
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Middle East, USA
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM—1714. That’s the number of days On Saturday, March 5, that Gilad Shalit, the kidnapped IDF soldier, has been in Hamas captivity and there’s no sign that his release is imminent or, for that matter, that he’s still alive. For all the precise intelligence that Israel is reported to have in
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By Eileen Wingard LOS ANGELES–Zubin Mehta entered the stage with measured, regal stride, humbly acknowledging the audience’s tumultuous applause before mounting the podium, like a king ascending his throne. The Bombay-born musical monarch, now 75 years old, took up his baton, his royal scepter, and began leading his forces. The loyalty and love
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Eileen WingardBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–So soon after attending Saturday morning services to attend the bat mitzvah of a friend’s daughter, here I was back again at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, causing some congregants’ eyebrows to raise. The Friday night crowd is different from the Saturday morning congregation, and more so on those evenings when Erev
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish ReligionJERUSALEM (Press Release)– A pathway whereby bacteria communicate with each other has been discovered by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The discovery has important implications for efforts to cope with the spread of harmful bacteria in the body. Bacteria are known to communicate in nature primarily via the secretion and receipt of extracellular signalling molecules, said
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