Donald H. Harrison

Scholar to trace Israel’s decline in world opinion

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–During the Six Day War of 1967, polls showed that Americans and Europeans favored the Israelis over the Arabs by overwhelming margins. In the United Nations Security Council, a British resolution essentially gave Israel the terms of peace it sought and when the Arabs and their Soviet supporters tried to override the

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International, Middle East, San Diego Calendar

Enron: Business failure a stage triumph

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO–“Within every great man there’s a varied risk.” “Enron imploded with breathtaking speed in the early 2000s, going virtually overnight from being the nation’s seventh-largest company to a bankrupt shell synonymous with corporate greed and deceit.” (TIME, Top 10 crooked CEOs) We all know the name Enron and know that

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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County

JNS news briefs: November 18, 2014

Terror attack on Jerusalem synagogue kills 4, including 3 Americans (JNS.org) A terrorist attack on the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood on Tuesday morning killed four Jewish worshippers, including three American citizens, and wounded at least eight others. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an emergency security meeting at his office, saying

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Middle East

Four slain in Jerusalem synagogue, 8 others hurt

Photo and Video by Hillel Maier, Tazpit News Agency By Tzvi Zucker JERUSALEM (Tazpit)– Early Tuesday morning, two Arabs armed with a gun, butchers knives, and an axe, attacked worshipers praying the morning prayers in a synagogue in Har Nof. Police said Uday and Ghassan Abu-Jamal  entered the synagogue shooting a pistol and screaming “Allahu Akbar”,

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Middle East

Zuhdi Jasser, a Muslim for democracy, to speak Dec. 7

SAN DIEGO (Press release) —  StandWithUs – San Diego will hold its annual “Festival of Lights” celebration on Sunday, December 7, at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines.  Dr. Bob and Mao Shillman sponsor the gala and M. Zuhdi Jasser is the keynote speaker.  Program begins at  5:30 pm with an appetizer & wine reception followed by program and dinner at 6:30pm. 

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Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USA

JFS, Jacobs & Cushman Food Bank plan T’giving run

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Jewish Family Service and the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank are teaming up for the 13th annual Thanksgiving Day Run for the Hungry sponsored by Westfield Horton Plaza, JIMBO’S…Naturally and Skechers Performance Division. The 10K/5K (6.2 mile/3.1 mile) run/walk takes place on Thursday, Nov. 27 at Broadway Circle, in

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, The World We Share

Feinstein contrasts fatalism with Judaism

By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California – Rabbi Ed Feinstein, in the closing talk Nov. 16 of  the San Diego Jewish Book Fair, contrasted the Mesopotamian outlook on life with the “chutzpah” that Judaism teaches. Author of The Chutzpah Imperative, Feinstein differentiated “chutzpah” from the popular definition meaning “colossal nerve,” suggesting that in reality

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Donald H. Harrison

Survey analyzes sources of French anti- Semitism

PARIS (Press Release) – Three distinct groups in France are noticeably more anti-Jewish than the overall population, according to two new public opinion surveys on French anti-Semitism. The groups are supporters of the National Front party (extreme right), to a lesser extent supporters of the Left Front coalition (extreme left), and members of the Muslim community.

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