By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — I don’t know how many upticks in violence have occurred during the 40 years I’ve lived in Jerusalem. My first experience came a couple of days after my arrival. Friday was a day off from Hebrew lessons, and I went downtown for some shopping. It was years before the era
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastCaptured incitement dolls to be sent to Israeli missions (JNS.org) A recently confiscated shipment of about 4,000 dolls with mock rocks in their hands will be used to highlight Palestinian incitement against Israel, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely announced Monday. The Palestinian Authority-bound dolls were seized at the Haifa Port following an inspection of several
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Middle EastBy Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — On May 29, 2012, U.S. President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, posthumously to Jan Karski with these words “As a young officer in the Polish Underground, Jan Karski was among the first to relay accounts of the Holocaust to the
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International, Jewish History, USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Since the days of antiquity, shepherds often served as the leaders of a nation. When the prophet Nathan confronted King David for his illicit affair with Bathsheba, he gently reminded him that the role of a leader is to act pastorally toward the flock that God
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International, Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison OAKLAND, California – Generally when we think of the Bible and the heavens, we think of Genesis 1 which describes how God created the universe. However, here in Oakland, Genesis 29 also comes to mind. That is because the names of the two refractor telescopes at the Chabot Space and Science
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — BDS advocates lie when they call Israel’s brave soldiers “war criminals” and accuse the IDF of “war crimes.” So let me introduce non-Israel, non-Jewish neutral experts to give their opinion. Fourteen international former chiefs of staff and senior military officers reviewed the 2014 Gaza conflict from both the IDF and Hamas operations.
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Barry Shaw, Middle EastFamily of fallen IDF soldier believed to be held by Hamas demands answers (JNS.org) Marking a year and a half since IDF soldier Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul was killed in action during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, and subsequently classified as a fallen soldier whose burial place is unknown, Shaul’s parents Zahava and Herzl
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Middle EastDEL MAR, California (Press Release) — The Jewish Federation of San Diego County has announced the return of The Men’s Event, which is underwritten by the Mizel Family Foundation. The event is scheduled to take place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on December 16, 2015, from 5:30 pm – 9 pm. Tickets to the event
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Middle East, San Diego CountyBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — What did Yosef Abramowitz, CEO of Energiya Global and a pioneer of the Israeli solar energy industry, say at COP21, the global climate change conference? A. “Because it is Chanukah, I’m expecting a miracle of renewable light and that the deal will actually be done.”B. “While we Jews may be better
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International, Middle East, The World We Share
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Ilene Tatro, a colleague of our license plate maven Melanie Rubin, has caught the fever of finding Jewish- interest license plates. She spotted this one. A simcha in Hebrew is a happy event; it is also a first name. For us, a simcha is Tatro adding to our collection!
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San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — The TV series, Call the Midwife, which is based on Jennifer Worth’s book of that name about her own experiences of working as a midwife in the impoverished East End of post-war London, has aroused widespread interest and enthusiasm, first in Britain and subsequently all over the world.
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California –Works by two Jewish composers were programmed for the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus’ concerts on December 5 and 6. Ori Talmon’s Nefakh (Volume), underwritten by the Thomas Nee Commissioning Fund, received its world premiere, and Aaron Copland’s Symphony No. 3 concluded the program. The opening work was The
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — With the Paris climate talks concluded, and with most climate commentators agreeing that the COP21 ”agreement” still needs some fine-tuning and follow-up, things are looking good for the future of humanity. For Sarah Newman, a 50-something Jewish writer in Cincinnati, this is is also a time to start
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, The World We Share
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The Men’s Club of Beth Israel of San Diego features Al Korobkin as its guest speaker at the January 20 Dinner Forum. Al’s presentation will focus on the 2016 presidential election, the Democratic and Republican candidates running for the nomination of their parties, and characteristics of the various state primaries and
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