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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 28, 1957, Part 3

May 9, 2013

Editor’s Note: An appreciative shout out to Michael Bennett, who watches this column carefully and sends items on to members of the many “old time” families that he knows. With the Guardians Southwestern Jewish Press, June 28, 1957, Page 5 By Morrie Pomeranz Veteran newspaper vendors could not account for the unprecedented run on the […]

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M.O.T. to-watch: Sidney Franklin

May 9, 2013

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — After Grossmont College’s Entrances & Exits, I hooked up with Sidney Franklin for an interview. I met Sidney years ago when he was a spirited and promising teenager and have watched him grow into a fine, polished performer. What follows is the bulk of our conversation –minus my

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Eric George Tauber

IDF ‘Lego Man’ helps ailing Israeli children

May 9, 2013

By Sahar Raz PETAH TIKVA, Israel — It is not altogether common to see a 33-year-old man walking through the streets with large quantities of children’s toys, much less one wearing a military officer’s uniform. Yet when the IDF Website met with Maj. Maor Cohen, the officer was carrying boxes of Legos – those popular

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Middle East

JNS news briefs: May 9, 2013

May 9, 2013

Assad vows ‘strategic revenge’ on Israel (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Syria will “give Hezbollah everything” in recognition of its support and will follow the terror group’s model of “resistance” against Israel, a Lebanese newspaper on Thursday quoted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as saying, AFP reported. Assad’s comments, published by Al-Akhbar, reportedly came during meetings with

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International

The Wandering Review: ‘La Rafle’

May 8, 2013

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO– There’s a new movie venue in San Diego. The Media Arts Center San Diego recently began screening films in its renovated facility at 2921 El Cajon Boulevard between 30th and Kansas Streets. Dedicated to the “inclusion of underrepresented communities in the media arts field and the portrayal of accurate

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Lawrence Baron

Brit Milah, Shabbat, and the far-flung Jewish people

May 8, 2013

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – When he performs the brit milah ceremony, Dr. Stuart Rubenstein, a pediatrician and mohel, often reflects upon the spiritual importance of Shabbat. His comments on Tuesday, May 7, about the spirituality of Shabbat brought back memories for Rabbi Matthew Earne of another spiritual Shabbat in a far-off

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Donald H. Harrison

Jewish studies coming to fore in India

May 8, 2013

By Dr. Navras Jaat Aafreedi During the last two months two international seminars took place in India focusing on Jewish and Israel Studies, with a gap of a month, in two very different cities, signaling the advent of Jewish and Israel Studies in India as an academic discipline and paving the way for India’s first

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Science, Medicine, & Education

From Russia with klezmer

May 8, 2013

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — “Vibrant” “Engaged” and “Enchanted” were three adjectives that leapt into my mind when I met the teacher, clarinetist and international performer. Alexander Gourevitch and his wife Anna, welcomed me into their Carmel Valley home Friday morning. I was eager to learn about Gourevitch’s upcoming role in the San

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Eva Trieger

JNS news briefs: May 8, 2013

May 8, 2013

Stephen Hawking boycotts Israeli conference (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) World-renowned theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking has joined the academic boycott of Israel and will not be attending the fifth annual Presidential Conference in Jerusalem in June, The Guardian reported Wednesday. Hawking, 71, had agreed to headline the conference, titled “Facing Tomorrow,” alongside other major international

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International

Lapid’s budget draws fire and disappointment

May 8, 2013

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — On Sunday the vast bulk of Israel’s media was about Syria. By Tuesday, it had shifted to the budget that Finance Minister Yair Lapid would present to the government. The background was a sizable deficit in the budgets of recent years, and a greater deficit projected for the present year

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Poetry for blooming deserts and faith

May 8, 2013

By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK — I trace back my love of poetry to Mr. Perle. He taught freshman English in the high school I attended. I remember him as diminutive in stature, but not at all diminutive in his ability to inspire reluctant students to read, and to actually enjoy, fine literature.

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Jewish Religion

Pine demonstrates universality of ‘Jewish music’

May 7, 2013

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Rachel Barton Pine informed us, as she opened her recital at San Diego State University, that she was not Jewish. In fact, with the exception of the Nigun by Bloch and the Hebrew Melody of Achron, she had never played any of the selections on the Jewish Studies program

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Eileen Wingard

JNS news briefs: May 7, 2013

May 7, 2013

Mortar shell lands in Israel from Syria for second consecutive day (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) For the second consecutive day, a mortar shell fired from Syria exploded within Israeli territory in the Golan Heights on Tuesday. Army Radio reported that the shell struck a minefield in the Tel Fares area around 8 a.m. No

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International

Jerusalem most populous and most visited Israeli city

May 7, 2013

By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM–Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held the weekly government meeting at Mount Herzl on Sunday in honor of Jerusalem Day which is to be celebrated on Wednesday (May 8). Israel will celebrate the 46th anniversary of the unification of its capital. Netanyahu stated during the special session that the liberation of

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Middle East

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 28, 1957, Part 3

M.O.T. to-watch: Sidney Franklin

IDF ‘Lego Man’ helps ailing Israeli children

JNS news briefs: May 9, 2013

The Wandering Review: ‘La Rafle’

Brit Milah, Shabbat, and the far-flung Jewish people

Jewish studies coming to fore in India

From Russia with klezmer

JNS news briefs: May 8, 2013

Lapid’s budget draws fire and disappointment

Poetry for blooming deserts and faith

Pine demonstrates universality of ‘Jewish music’

JNS news briefs: May 7, 2013

Jerusalem most populous and most visited Israeli city

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