By Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California — Were Martin Heidegger alive today, would he be granted an honorary degree from the City University of New York (CUNY)? We might consider that question in the matter of whether playwright Tony Kushner should be granted an honorary degree from CUNY. Perhaps so. Honorary degrees are granted for many […]
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Science, Medicine, & Education
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — Anna Deavere Smith’s latest commentary on the status of our health care system is one of the topics covered in her latest set of interviews, or as she calls them, “Assemblage of stories,” in Let Me Down Easy. It is now in a stellar showing at the San Diego Repertory
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–Shortly after the death of Osama Bin Laden by American Special Forces, Rabbi David Wolpe of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles posted the following comment on his Facebook page: “Yesterday, Yom Hashoah, Bin Laden was killed. The proper reaction is sobriety, not revelry. This is a time to remember those
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Jewish Religion
By Dov Hartuv KIBBUTZ NAHAL OZ, Israel — This coming week will be one of emotional extremes. It was purposely decided that The Day of Remembrance and Independence Day would be celebrated “back to back”. In the early days of the State there wasn’t a family that was not somehow involved with the losses of
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) — U.S. Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), a Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, have sent a letter to the President asking him to fully implement U.S. sanctions laws targeting Syria and to step up support for democracy promotion
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InternationalWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, commented on the signing of an agreement between Fatah, Hamas, and other Palestinian groups. Statement by Ros-Lehtinen: “Let’s face reality: assistance to the Palestinian Authority will end up benefiting Hamas. Any nation that continues to fund the PA will
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Middle East
By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California–I’ve often wondered if one could “travel” the world while remaining in San Diego County. In other words, can one sample the culture, the foods, and the ideas of all the different countries of the world, simply by taking advantage of the many international resources
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Donald H. Harrison
By David Amos SAN DIEGO — A few months ago I wrote about the famous 1940 book by Oscar Levant, A Smattering of Ignorance. As you may know or have read, Levant was a pianist-composer in the mid-Twentieth Century; he was involved in both popular and very serious classical music, was a good friend of
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Travel and FoodCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Women to Hear Speaker at “Heart of Gold” Luncheon April Fifth Southwestern Jewish Press, March 30, 1956, Pages 1, 16 Mrs. Milton Roberts, chairman of the Women’s Division of the United Jewish Fund campaign, has announced that the “Heart of Gold” luncheon, the initial affair of the women’s
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — I find much of the literature on political culture to be persuasive, and I have worked in enough American states and other countries to experience variations myself. People differ in their values and behaviors, and often think that their way is the best or even the only way of dealing with
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Ira Sharkansky, USA
By Garry Fabian MELBOURNE, Australia, May 5 — This day every year has a special, and very personal, significance to me – on the 5th of May 1945, three Soviet tanks rolled into the Theresienstadt Ghetto, bringing a four year nightmare for those who survived to a close. While almost seven decades have passed since that
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InternationalNEW YORK (Press Release) – A large-scale international effort to help Jewish victims of the Holocaust redress claims of lost property confiscated, looted or forcibly sold under the Nazi regime was jumpstarted this week with the unveiling of a large, publicly available and searchable database of more than 650,000 Holocaust era property records in its first
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International
DOROTHY: “I thought you said she was dead.” GLINDA: “That was her sister–the Wicked Witch of the East. This is the Wicked Witch of the West. And she’s worse than the other one was.” –“The Wizard of Oz” By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — It’s astounding that Hamas, Fatah al-Aqsa Brigades, and the Egyptian Muslim
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Press Release) –Friends of Yemin Orde (FYO), the U.S. fundraising arm of Yemin Orde Youth Village, has announced it received a $360,000 challenge grant from an anonymous donor to help offset millions of dollars in rebuilding costs as the Village recovers from severe damage it sustained during a wildfire in northern Israel, December, 2010.