Donald H. Harrison

School Sup’t Marten: ‘Every child has a gift’

  By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org SAN DIEGO — Cindy Marten respects private educational institutions in the Jewish community and elsewhere, but at the very least, she believes that Jewish parents should give public school a chance. The superintendent of San Diego Unified School District—California’a second-largest school district and the eighth-largest in the country, serving 109,785 enrolled

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Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Jewish news briefs: August 6, 2015

Israeli cabinet approves 2015-16 state budget, defense budget still pending (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israeli cabinet approved the 2015-16 state budget bill in the early hours of Thursday morning, after a tumultuous marathon discussion that began on Wednesday afternoon. The budget was approved with a majority vote among Israel’s 20 government ministers. Defense Minister

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International, Middle East, USA

I-8 Jewish travel: Qualcomm Way, Qualcomm Stadium

–16th in a series– Exit 6, Qualcomm Way, San Diego ~ Qualcomm Stadium, By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In 1997, Qualcomm, a telecommunications industry giant co-founded by Jewish electrical engineers Irwin Jacobs, Andrew Viterbi and others, paid the City of San Diego $18 million for San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium to be renamed for

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Travel and Food

AIPAC disserves Jewish community by closing forum

SAN DIEGO (SDJW)– You won’t see any news report on San Diego Jewish World about the Iran nuclear pact discussion at Tifereth Israel Synagogue on Wednesday evening, August 5, because it was closed to the media so that attendees “could feel comfortable” discussing their views, according to a spokesman for AIPAC that sponsored the discussion. On the one

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, USA

Lowey, a Jewish Democrat, will oppose Iran N- deal

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-New York) on Tuesday, August 4, announced her opposition to the P5+1 agreement with Iran in the following statement: “Preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon is an essential national security imperative. Since the nuclear agreement was reached between Iran and the P5+1 countries, I have reviewed its

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Middle East, USA

Humoring the headlines: August 4, 2015

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The Koch Brothers summoned five Republican presidential candidates to compete for their endorsement and funding.  Charles Koch compared the conservative activism of him and his brother to the civil rights movement.  Under the banner of “Rich Lives Matter More,” the brothers and the candidates sang the anthem of their cause:

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire