By David Amos SAN DIEGO –A few years ago I reviewed a book by Norman Lebrecht titled The Maestro Myth, which covered the history of orchestral conducting and the movers and shakers who shaped and controlled this art form. This was a power-packed, controversial book which I not only found fascinating, but saw it as […]
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Travel and Food
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The best way to enjoy Israel– and there’s, indeed, very much to enjoy – is (if it were possible) not to read newspapers or watch TV, because the media are likely to spoil both our favourable image of the country and our sense of security and well-being here. As
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Middle East
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Personals Southwestern Jewish Press, September 21, 1956, Page 2 Joyce Addleson was the recipient of a bridal shower given in her honor by her aunts Sadie Breitbard, Ida Wax, Mary and Tillie Gordon. Eighty guests attended the shower which was held on August 23, at the Mission Valley
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Adventures in SD HistoryBy Gabriel M. Scheinmann WASHINGTON, D.C. (JINSA) — On October 21, President Obama announced the impending end of U.S. military operations in Iraq, ordering the complete withdrawal of American forces by the end of 2011. Unable or unwilling to strike a deal to secure a long-term military presence, the President confidently declared that “Iraqis have
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Middle East
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — NATO operations in support of the Libyan revolution were seen by Russia as a victory for the West and, consequently, a defeat for Russian interests. The need to prevent another Western “victory” is part of what motivates Russian support for the murderous regime of Bashar Assad in Syria. Russian
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By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — After Joseph is thrown into jail in Egypt he meets Pharaoh’s former cupbearer and baker. Each had offended his master. Their sleep was interrupted by disturbing dreams as they agonized over their fate Joseph noticed their torment and asked them: “Why do you appear downcast today?” They answered:
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Jewish Religion
By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — When we light the menorah we instill the light of Yiddishkeit into the hearts of those outside and of those inside, as the following true story, heard from Yichel and Baila Lederman, illustrates: The German Invasion of Poland began on September 1, 1939. Jews fled from the city
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Jewish ReligionBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Several items lead me once again to write about the two countries where I have spent my life. Already some of my readers are readying their fingers to accuse me of turning against my homeland, or ignorance about the place that I left half a lifetime ago. To be sure,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Hutler Says Israel Greatest Social Planning In World Southwestern Jewish Press, September 21, 1956, Pages 1,3, 5 KIRIAT GAT, ISRAEL –Little more than a year ago this name did not exist. For the town which is so named was only a dream in the minds of Israel’s national
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San Diego Calendar
From the Holocaust to a New Dawn by David Shachar, Gefen Publishing House, 2011, ISBN 978-965-229-546-0; 198 pages, No price listed. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– David Shachar is not a world leader, nor are his Holocaust experiences particularly extraordinary, although they are, of course, tragic. Yet Shachar has written a personal memoir that
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Donald H. Harrison
By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California– Stephen Hawking in the beginning of his book, A Brief History of Time, relates a story he believes originated with the scientist-philosopher Bertrand Russell, who once fielded an interesting question asked by an elderly woman after finishing a lecture he gave on astronomy: “He described how the
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, September 7, 2011, Page 19 By Irving R. Stone, Psychological Consultant What’s New for New Years? On January first of 1957 we shall follow a pattern that has been established by custom and which has become a routine. We shall
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Adventures in SD History
By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — In my many intervals of teaching—and, more importantly—learning about the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, I’ve come to appreciate the real, flawed, and poignant elements of the man. The great preacher, erstwhile “moral leader of our nation,” was in fact an endlessly weary, often frightened,
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