By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — The visit to Israel of friends from abroad provided us with the opportunity to walk through the Old City of Jerusalem and show them just a few of the tourist attractions in which that relatively small area abounds. One of our visitors had been to Israel several times in the last
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — We recently enjoyed the new exhibit at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, across from the Israel Museum. Entitled “By the Rivers of Babylon,” the exhibit displays: “original artifacts dating to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian Exile [586 BCE], including clay tablets [over 100 cuneiform tablets that
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Jewish History, Middle East, Steve KramerBy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO–In her memoir An American Bride in Kabul,” Phyllis Chesler, (Palgrave Macmillan Publishers 2013) relates how while in college in 1961, at the age of twenty, she fell in love with an educated, handsome, sophisticated, charming, wealthy man. He was a Muslim from a prominent Afghan family – she was the
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Readers of these reflections may have surmised that I’m not a Netanyahu fan. I’ve even indicated that I don’t intend to vote for his party in the March 17 elections. However, I do feel that he’s currently getting a raw deal from the state comptroller (Israel’s auditor-general). Perhaps that’s
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Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison In association with President Obama’s Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, there was a round of diplomatic consultations in Washington D.C. with various envoys from Middle Eastern countries, including Israel. Additionally the administration made two announcements of note. One of those announcements was a memorandum signed by President Obama on Friday, Feb.
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — With more than a week to go before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, two Republican representatives visited Israel last week to demonstrate their support of the Jewish state. Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-North Carolina) and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Florida) spent time in Israel visiting with the
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Middle East, USABy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Rabbis come in all varieties, and their diversity in ideas and wisdom widens the communities they minister to. For Rabbi David Wolpe of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, a close brush with a medical emergency changed his life and made him a better man. I know Rabbi Wolple
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Barack Obama is not a Muslim, but, he shows signs of a Wannabe. He emphasizes his middle name and his father’s origins when talking to Muslim audiences. That’s not a sin, but an effort to establish identity. He’d be a lousy politician if he didn’t play that game. However, he
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Jews in the Wild West, written and illustrated by Kay Miller; Paint Horse Press © 2012, ISBN 978-0-615-55388-7; 29 pages, $9.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Although this book for juvenile readers was published in 2012, I know from lecturing about Jews in the West that the story it tells so very well is hardly
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The 25th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival, presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, finished its ten days of screenings. The Festival showcased over 96 of the best contemporary Jewish themed films from around the world celebrating
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CARLSBAD, California (Press Release) — The Jewish Collaborative of San Diego (JCoSD) has launched its multi-faceted Jewish education for children in K-5th grades. In addition to family Hebrew class held once a week, the JCo Kids’ Club is proving to be a new and innovative way to get families committed to Jewish community. “The JCo
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — You’d think that after 70 years they’d have used up all the possible Holocaust stories. But they keep coming up with new ones. Now, from Poland, the site of the largest and most infamous of Nazi concentration camps (Auschwitz) comes Ida, the story of a Jewish Girl’s coming of
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