January 2012

S.D. Jewish Film Festival: ‘The Kissinger Saga’ a double American success story

“The Kissenger Saga,” a film by Evi Kurz Reviewed by Joel and Arlene Moskowitz LA JOLLA, California–The story of the Kissenger boys, who escaped Hitler’s campaign to anihilate the Jews, is a star example of the American dream .  It is told in a picture directed by Evi Kurz who wrote a book about them.  Henry (actually […]

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Bible’s “truths” are spiritual not necessarily historical

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — In reading a book (“Galileo’s Daughter” by Dava Sobel) about the sixteenth and seventeenth century scientist, astronomer, and philosopher Galileo Galilei, I learned that despite his run-ins with the Catholic Church, Galileo was a deeply religious man. His religious beliefs, however, were out of synch with the orthodoxies

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Jewish Religion

U.S. accommodation with Taliban as short-sighted as its turning blind eye to 1973 murders by P.L.O.

By Shoshana Bryen   WASHINGTON, D.C — The Washington Post ran several articles and columns this week about the emergence of once-secret U.S.-Taliban talks designed to pave the way for an American exit from Afghanistan. Writers have likened them to the talks that preceded our exit from Vietnam. Maybe, but there is another cautionary tale

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International, Shoshana Bryen

Jewish Policy Center’s world news and commentary

  Posted January 12, 2012 By Samara Greenberg  WASHINGTON, D.C. –Here are some news stories from around the world attracting attention in the nation’s capital. Egypt  U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns on Wednesday met with the head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), in the highest-level talks that

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International

‘The Lion in Winter’ roars in New Year at North Coast Rep

By Carol Davis SOLANA BEACH, California —Thirty  years ago the late Tom Blakistone and his wife Olive founded the North Coast Repertory Theatre in the shopping center at Loma Santa Fe in Solana Beach.  The first incarnation of this theater was located in a tiny little corner right next to an ice cream store.  My

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

Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist an example of narrowing the target

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — A few years ago, a group of senior American military professionals were in discussion with high-level IDF commanders on what the Israelis called “extremely narrowly focused attacks.”  In the beginning, they tiptoed around blunt language – “targeted killing” or “assassination” – but the bottom line emerged.  Israel faced an

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Shoshana Bryen

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Nov. 16, 1956, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Cash Collection Campaign Set To Rush Money To Israel Southwestern Jewish Press, November 16, 1956, Page 1 William Colt, Treasurer of the United Jewish Fund, announced today that an additional $26,500 was forwarded to the United Jewish Appeal in answer to their urgent appeal for funds. This was

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Adventures in SD History