July 2011

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, July 13, 1956, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Kuchel Sponsors Resolution Outlawing Discrimination Against American Jews Southwestern Jewish Press, July 13, 1956. Page 1 The Southern California Division of the American Jewish Congress today hailed the action of Senator Kuchel who co-sponsored Senate Resolution No. 298, aimed at outlawing the discrimination practiced against American Jews by […]

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‘Peer Gynt’ weird but entertaining

By Carol Davis LA JOLLA, California—Some might call director David Schweitzer’s adaptation if Henrik Ibsen’s “Peer Gynt” entertaining and they would be right. Some will agree that’s it’s pretty weird and they would be right as well. Some might look for a hidden meaning under it all and they may find that exercise well worth

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

Mazel tov! Mazel tov!

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Quite often, you want to shout “Mazel Tov” to the people whose accomplishments you admire!   Me, I’m lucky to be able also to publish the words. –To Dr. Joel Moskowitz, frequent contributor to San Diego Jewish World, who has received a plaque of appreciation from the San Diego chapter

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Donald H. Harrison

Some reasons for Palestinians torpedoing peace chances

By Ira Sharkansky Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It is common to assign responsibility to Israel, or more narrowly the present government, or even more narrowly to Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu  for the failure of the Israel-Palestine peace process. I’d prefer to put more responsibility on the nature of Palestinian  institutions, and the international arrangements that

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

A naturalist rabbi tells her God concept

The God Upgrade: Finding Your 21st-Century Spirituality in Judaism’s 5,000-Year-Old Tradition by Rabbi Jamie S. Korngold, Jewish Lights, Woodstock, VT; ISBN 978-1-58023-443-6 ©2011, $15.99, p. 129 plus Appendix By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. Fred Reiss, Ed.D WINCHESTER, California — The Jews of seventeenth century Amsterdam repudiated Baruch Spinoza and his philosophy, which rejected much of traditional

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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion

Israeli finds respite in Edinburgh from Middle East news

By Ira Sharkansky EDINBURGH, Scotland –The first newspaper headline I noticed: 80 graduates for every job. Prominent on the BBC: a pointed but civilized debate in the House of Commons about a government proposal to make institutions of higher education more competitive, more open, and more productive of employable graduates. There was also news of

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 29, 1956, Part 4

  Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Star-Light Opera Opens 11th Season Thursday night Southwestern Jewish Press, June 29, 1956, Page 5 Star-Light Opera opens its 11th season of outdoor musicals in Balboa Park Bowl Thursday, June 28, at 8:30 with “The King and I” starring John Powell and co-starring as Anna, the “I”

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 29, 1956, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, June 29, 1956, Page 3 By Irving R. Stone, Psychological Consultant Vacation Precautions This is the time of year when things happen to personalities, to vital statistics, to resolutions made at the end of the previous year, and to plans

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