April 2011

Bill would prohibit U.S. foreign subsidiaries from trading with Iran

Washington, DC  (Press Release)– Congressman Brad Sherman, the Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, reintroduced the Stop Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program Act late last week.  Sherman’s new bill would tighten economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran and its remaining business partners.   Congressman Ed Royce is the lead Republican […]

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International

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, February 17, 1956, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Personals Southwestern Jewish Press, February 17, 1956, Page 3 Charlie Juster wishes to express his appreciation for the kind wishes of his friends and organizations during his illness. * Saul and Eve Chenkin are being wined and dined this month in honor of their 35th Wedding Anniversary.  The

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In time of Arab tumult, Palestinian bid for U.N. independence declaration an all-out gamble

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The Palestinians are betting the farm. Or–Muslim friends, forgive me– throwing a Hail Mary pass. They are doing everything they can to achieve world recognition of their state, with 1967 borders, a capitol in Jerusalem, and maybe something about refugees, without bothering to negotiate with Israel about what Palestinians might

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

AJE to merge into Lawrence Family JCC and San Diego Center for Jewish Culture

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –Beginning in July 2011, AJE’s current adult education, teacher professional development and teen programming, resources and services will be integrated into JCC/CJC’s program offerings. Adult Education:  JCC/CJC will be offering Melton classes both at the JCC and in North County and Lecture Series in both Coronado and North County, all under the

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San Diego Calendar

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, February 17, 1956, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Schwartz-Sugarman Take Lead Posts in Fund Drive Southwestern Jewish Press, February 17, 1956, Pages 1, 4 Two leaders of the San Diego Jewish community have accepted posts of responsibility in the 1956 United Jewish Fund Campaign. Harry Sugarman has been named Pace-Setters chairman and William B. Schwartz has

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The Pazinskis are back at North Coast Rep. in ‘King O’ The Moon’

By Carol Davis SOLANA BEACH, California—-What a different a decade makes. In Tom Dudzick’s Over the Tavern that took place in 1959 the age of innocence was on the wane, drive in movies, Dairy Queen (we still have one in my neighborhood) and the Ed Sullivan Show were the ‘talk of the town.’ Martin and

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

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, February 3, 1956, Part 5

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Memorial Meeting Slated for Samuel Charney-Niger by Zionists Groups Southwestern Jewish Press, February 3, 1956, Page 7 Samuel Charney-Niger, one of the great personalities in the Jewish and Hebrew literary world for the last half-century, died recently at the age of 72.  A memorial meeting will be held

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Passover, French-Hill style

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–French Hill is a largely secular Jewish neighborhood, with families who are religious and ultra-Orthodox, as well as a few Arab families and Arab plus East Asian singles and young couples who are students at the nearby university. The neighborhood synagogues are one Ashkenazi, one Sephardi, one mixed Ashkenazi-Sephardi, one Conservative, and

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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish Religion

Israel’s military capability expands as Western Europe’s declines

By Lloyd Levy LONDON — With all the incessant media coverage about  Israel , one easily loses sight of the broader picture. Yet I have been reading a respected annual publication called “the Military Balance.”  Not necessarily everyone’s chosen reading  material, but it throws a fascinating insight into the miracle that is today’s Israel. By

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Lloyd Levy, Middle East

Jewish boy, Christian nanny in gathering Nazi storm provide engrossing reading

Far to Go by Alison Pick, Paperback: 336 pages, Harper Perennial (April 19, 2011),  ISBN-10: 9780062034625,  List price: $14.95 By Laurel Corona SAN DIEGO– Far to Go gets under your skin early and stays there.  This new novel by Canadian writer Alison Pick follows the fate of one affluent Jewish family caught up in the quick

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