October 2011

Nazi nonsense in Thailand

By Danny Bloom TAIPEI, Taiwan — When a British newspaper recently splashed some color photos of high school girls at a private Catholic school in Thailand sporting Nazi uniforms during a sports day festival, all hell broke loose on the Internet after the German and Israeli embassies in Bangkok issued statements to the English-language media […]

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International

Oh the joys of dating

By Steve Hofstetter NEW YORK — It’s not embarrassing to meet a girl online. It’s embarrassing to meet a girl at a bar. Imagine knowing the only reason you have a girlfriend is because you met her when she was drunk and now she feels trapped. Tell that story to your 8-year-old son one day.

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Travel and Food

Yom Kippur Mass Apology Form

By David Jelenko and Steve Hofstetter Dear [People on My Facebook Page/Friends], With [two days off of work/Rosh Hashanah] over, it’s time to look forward to Yom Kippur.  And as always, that means [apologizing for stuff that isn’t my fault/penance],  because [God says I have to/it’s always good to take stock of where things stand 

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Jewish Religion

Federation nominates Tuttleman for community hero award

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The Jewish Federation of San Diego County recently nominated Jan Tuttleman for the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) Jewish Community Hero of the Year. The winning candidate will receive a $25,000 grant, and national recognition. Tuttleman was nominated due to her tireless work and inspirational leadership, and her dedication to

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San Diego Calendar

‘Poor Behavior’ outcome of poor marriages, good comedy

By Cynthia Citron Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Watching a marriage implode can be painful.  Watching two marriages implode can be hilarious.  In playwright Theresa Rebeck’s play Poor Behavior, now having its world premiere at the Mark Taper Forum, two couples, long-time friends, are spending a weekend together in the country.  They are not academics

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Cynthia Citron

“Walter Cronkite is Dead’ plays out at Ronald Reagan Airport

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–The trouble with airport waiting rooms and flight delays is that everyone at one point or another is sitting next to someone they don’t know, don’t want to know about and really don’t care about. For reasons beyond their control, they are all in the same boat and conversations have a

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

West should not pressure Israelis, Palestinians on peace agreement

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — For some time now, Israeli news has been leading off with the latest comments from international worthies about the need for Israel and Palestinians to agree on two states etc etc. This morning an American friend sent me a link to a Time article about the distancing of young American

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East