July 2012 – Page 6 – San Diego Jewish World

‘Man of La Mancha.’ a story within a story, at the Cygnet

July 17, 2012

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO– What’s there not to like about a musical with a playlist that includes: “Man of La Mancha” (“I Don Quixote”), “I Really Like Him”, “Little Bird, Little Bird”, “Golden Helmet of Mombrino”, “To Each His Dulcinea”, “Night of the Woeful Countenance”, “A Little Gossip” and “The Impossible Dream” just to […]

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NY Times ignores Arabs favoring national service in Israel

July 17, 2012

By Robert Cherry, PhD BROOKLYN, N.Y — The issue of Israeli Arabs and alternative service has been covered prominently recently in the U.S., both as a front page July 11 New York Times story and on the widely-viewed Yahoo! main page. Both stories emphasized those Israeli Arabs who are strongly against participation. The title of a Yahoo!

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Middle East

Historian traces anti-Semitism from antiquity to the present

July 17, 2012

By Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California — Edward Alexander’s latest book, The State of the Jews: A Critical Appraisal, would better have been titled “The State of the Anti-Jews.” Edward Alexander is a professor emeritus of English as well as one of the better informed writers on matters Jewish, who brings this broad knowledge to a

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Jewish Religion

Into whose hands will Syria’s chemical weapons fall?

July 17, 2012

By Yaakov Lappin WASHINGTON, D.C — Like blurred windows into another world, cell phone video footage and hastily written messages seep through the Internet from Syria, giving outsiders a glimpse of the civil war raging in multiple locations. The defense establishment in Israel has long ago concluded that there can be only one eventual

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Middle East

No budget cutting on public’s right to know—Emerald

July 17, 2012

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — City Councilmember Marti Emerald says despite recent state budget cuts, our open meeting laws are not at risk, at least in the City of San Diego. Because of budget-tightening in Sacramento, the State suspended the requirement for local governments in California to comply with certain aspects of the Brown Act,

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Travel and Food

When should someone go back on his promise?

July 17, 2012

By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK –It was a typical park bench conversation. I hadn’t seen my friend for quite some time, and we both were delighted when we ran into each other by chance that afternoon. We shook hands, and withdrew to a bench in the shade to spend a few minutes together

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Jewish Religion

U.S. needs a tougher policy towards Iran

July 16, 2012

By James Colbert WASHINGTON, D.C — When it comes to compelling Tehran to end its nuclear weapons program, sanctions – as employed by the U.S. government and our European partners – amount to little more than a time-consuming exercise with scant possibility of success. Moreover, the latest round of negotiations, which went nowhere, is just

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Middle East

Silberman new Jewish Community Foundation chair

July 16, 2012

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Jewish Community Foundation Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Jeff Silberman as its new Board Chair, succeeding Emily Einhorn, who served for two years with distinction Silberman’s leadership experience includes seven years as a Foundation Board member, including serving as Vice Chair and Human Resources Committee Chair.

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San Diego Calendar

J Street attracts some well-known San Diego Jews

July 16, 2012

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Congressman and San Diego mayoral hopeful Bob Filner, City Council member Marti Emerald, and various leaders of the business and academic communities have signed their names to a half-page ad in the U-T newspaper urging support for J-Street. The message on Page B10 of Sunday’s edition, July

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Donald H. Harrison

Laser technology will reveal our bodies’ secrets

July 16, 2012

By David Brin ENCINITAS, California–The future comes rushing upon us so quickly, already I worry that the world portrayed in my freshly minted novel will be old hat long before the time it is set, 30 years from now. (Meaning that we need futuristic and open-minded thought experiments now, more than ever.) Try these items

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Who was the better artist: DaVinci or Michelangelo?

July 16, 2012

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO— The rivalry between Da Vinci and Michelangelo was a big deal back in 1504, Florence. Imagine pitting these two art giants of the Renaissance, one against another in a painting duel? Michelangelo was an up and comer and Da Vinci was already a well-established inventor, musician, writer and painter of

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Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

The wheelchair-bound broaden horizons through Ezer Mizion

July 16, 2012

By Menachem Weiss PETACH TIKVAH, Israel — I have a good imagination. Sometimes I read about something and I can actually imagine that I am there, like the time I read about some kids spending the day at the beach. I could almost feel the waves and smell the air even though I haven’t been

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Travel and Food

Is Moshe Silman the Thích Quảng Đức of Israel?

July 16, 2012

Editor’s Note: Thích Quảng Đức was the Buddhist monk who set himself afire on June 11, 1963 at a Saigon intersection to draw the world’s attention to the abuses of South Vietnam’s President Ngô Đình Diệm. Self-immolations thereafter became a regular form of protest in South Vietnam. By Ira Sharkansksy JERUSALEM–We are seeing the reality

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Kavod Elementary names Cinda Doughty as director

July 15, 2012

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Kavod Elementary Charter School, San Diego’s first and only Hebrew language charter school, will open this September in Clairemont (92111) with veteran charter school leader Cinda Doughty at its helm. Kavod Elementary was approved by the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education in late March. Kavod, the Hebrew word for

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San Diego County

‘Man of La Mancha.’ a story within a story, at the Cygnet

NY Times ignores Arabs favoring national service in Israel

Historian traces anti-Semitism from antiquity to the present

Into whose hands will Syria’s chemical weapons fall?

No budget cutting on public’s right to know—Emerald

When should someone go back on his promise?

U.S. needs a tougher policy towards Iran

Silberman new Jewish Community Foundation chair

J Street attracts some well-known San Diego Jews

Laser technology will reveal our bodies’ secrets

Who was the better artist: DaVinci or Michelangelo?

The wheelchair-bound broaden horizons through Ezer Mizion

Is Moshe Silman the Thích Quảng Đức of Israel?

Kavod Elementary names Cinda Doughty as director

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