-Twelfth in a Series- Exit 3, Taylor Street, San Diego: Temple Beth Israel, Heritage Park By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Many fine carriages pulled up to the new building at the corner of 2nd and Beech Streets on a hill overlooking downtown San Diego and the Bay. Their occupants came to observe or to participate
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Travel and Food
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — Woman in Gold made its debut in theaters in April of this year, unfurling the true story of an Austrian-American woman seeking to reclaim artwork that had been seized by the Nazis during World War II. Director Simon Curtis granted me a phone interview prior to the DVD
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Eva Trieger, Jewish HistoryWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-California) opposed the Republicans’ bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. She said that “the so-called Student Success Act (H.R. 5), which passed 218-213 on Wednesday, July 8, ends oversight of federal tax dollars spent on education, gives up on our nation’s neediest students, and
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reserves company has recently been designated to exclusively provide humanitarian care and medical assistance to Palestinians. The particular company is comprised of medics, nurses and doctors who are trained to provide quality medical care and are able to function like a civilian hospital staff
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationAn Improbable Friendship by Anthony David. © 2015 Arcade Publishing, ISBN 978-1-62872-568-1; 312 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The subtitle for this work describes it as a story of “the remarkable lives of Israeli Ruth Dayan and Palestinian Raymonda Tawil and Their Forty-Year Peace Mission.” I found it a very difficult book
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The de-facto minister of religions in Israel has delivered himself of yet another canard against Reform Judaism. Nothing better is to be expected of him and the Shas party he represents. But we’ve every reason to expect more of the prime minister than the standard announcement that the minister’s views
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We should pity them, as well as oppose their wildest demands. Those claiming to speak for them (the terms “leader” or “leadership” are too grandiose for their history) have brought them to blind alleys. Demanding too much (it would not be an exaggeration to say “demanding everything,” or “everything imaginable”)
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastIDF officer: Hamas is ‘deterred’ and unable to rebuild terror tunnels (JNS.org) Israel’s Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip last summer has “left Hamas deterred and restrained, and has created potential calm for years to come,” a senior Israel Defense Forces Southern Command officer said Tuesday, Israel Hayom reported. The officer, referring to Operation
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International, Middle East, USA
By Max Samarov LOS ANGELES — I’ve spent the last three years witnessing and helping defeat Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns on campuses across North America, so I am rarely surprised by the depravity of anti-Israel activists. But BDS doesn’t limit itself to campuses, so this year I’ve had the distinct misfortune of witnessing it
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Middle East, USA
By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — After reading through the biography of this Jaqueline of All Trades, I asked Rena Strober to label herself. Her CV reads: actress, singer, writer, film and television star, video gamer and voice overs queen, and teacher for the blind. This multifaceted, mega -talented young woman responded, “Hmmmm. Artist sounds
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Travel and FoodBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — My readers know that as an expatriate American I am primarily concerned with how any prospective president views the Jewish state. There are many candidates running for the US presidency from both parties, all of whom have opinions about Israel and its relationship with America. Below is a
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA