SAN DIEGO — Here are some of the events at the upcoming San Diego Jewish Book Fair that readers may wish to note. All these events will be held at the Lawrence Family JCC, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. Tuesday, November 1 10:00am Yoga/Meditation with Rabbi Benjamin Shalva Spiritual Cross Training: Searching Through Silence, Stretch, and […]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO – Megan Phelps-Roper, a refugee from the hate-mongering Westboro Baptist Church known for its in-your-face demonstrations against Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim institutions, LGBT establishments, and the funerals of U.S. military personnel, will detail her change of heart at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Music Box, 1337 India Street. Sponsored by the
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San Diego CalendarSAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the Hadassah Foundation to support the Girls Give Back teen leadership program, which enables Jewish teen girls in San Diego to address the challenges faced by young Jewish women in meaningful, self-directed, and ongoing service learning and leadership
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San Diego CountyNEW YORK (JNS.org) –Following a shootout with New Jersey police on Monday, authorities arrested Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, a naturalized American of Afghani descent, in connection with the spate bombings in New York City and New Jersey over the weekend. The shootout and arrest came after the FBI circulated his photograph. Rahami, an Elizabeth, New
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International, USAPalestinian cleric at Al-Aqsa Mosque prays destruction of America, Russia (JNS.org) A Palestinian Muslim cleric prayed to Allah to “vanquish American and Russia” in an address last week at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Jerusalem Post reported. “Oh America, let me tell you about the day when the call to prayer will be heard from atop
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Middle EastAs the UN General Assembly prepares to host a high-level summit to address the refugee and migrant crisis, the reality for the millions of Syrians who have fled the country since 2011 is one of frustration, insecurity, poverty and statelessness. In the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan the refugees feel helpless: “We have been here
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Middle EastThe deputy head of Hamas’s political wing, Ismail Haniyeh, left Gaza 10 days ago via the Rafah border crossing, supposedly on his way to Saudi Arabia to perform the hajj — the pilgrimage to Mecca that is required of all believing Muslims. The departure — an unusual one, it must be said — of Haniyeh,
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Middle EastBerlin (dpa) – Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) suffered slumped to their worst-ever result in Berlin city-state poll increasing the pressure on the chancellor ahead of next year’s national elections after a surge in support for the right-wing party. The CDU dropped to 17.6 per cent from 23.3 per cent in the last election
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InternationalThough the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday celebrated television’s best moments, the ceremony gave near equal time to celebrating its own newfound diversity — and joking about the Oscars’ lack of it. “This year’s nominees are the most diverse ever,” host Jimmy Kimmel said in his opening monologue of a field that included 18
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAPALO ALTO, California — A looming Donald Trump presidency would make it more likely for lame-duck US President Barack Obama to support a United Nations Security Council resolution laying down the basic parameters for the creation of Palestinian state, a former top US official said Sunday. “I suspect that if Trump wins, the president would
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Middle East, USADonald Trump on Monday lamented political correctness in the wake of the explosion over the weekend in New York City, saying police are hamstrung because they don’t want to be accused of profiling and criticizing magazines that he said are providing how-to guides for building explosive devices. “It’s a mess and it’s a shame, and
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American Trivia: What We All Should Know About U.S. History, Culture & Geography by Richard Lederer and Caroline McCullagh; Gibbs Smith Publisher; © 2012; ISBN 9781423-622772; 144 pages, including some silly riddles at the end; $9.99 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Abe and Bea Goldberg attended an event at which co-author Richard Lederer
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonCommuters traveling to Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial hub, are expected to face vast traffic logjams over the next eight days as Israel Railways carries out major repair and upgrade work on the tracks leading into the city. Three of the city’s four major stations – Savidor, University and Hashalom – will also see work to
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Middle EastRussia’s ruling party United Russia won a record high number of seats in the Russian parliament in an election with the lowest turnout in the country’s post-Soviet history. While Sunday’s vote showed some signs of hope for the Russian opposition to finally break into parliament’s lower house, the State Duma, the exit polls indicated a
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