By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There is a long tradition, no less prominent in Judaism than in other cultures, of voluntary service and donations collected for the benefit of the needy or some other public purpose. There is also a long list of eleemosynary organizations that have gone bad, with leaders using the resources collected for their […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Leslie Weening, a 30-year employee at the Jewish Federation of San Diego who rose to the position of assistant to the executive director, was memorialized Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the sanctuary of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, where she had been a longtime member. Weening had died of a heart
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Donald H. Harrison
LOS ANGELES (Press Release)—Abby J. Leibman, President & CEO at MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger (MAZON) has issued this statement regarding the Agricultural Act of 2014: “It is a relief that the extremely long and painful negotiations over our nation’s agricultural and nutrition safety net programs are finally behind us. But our relief is tempered
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USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– Americans for Peace Now (APN) thanks the 104 members of the House of Representatives, Republicans and Democrats, who on Wednesday, Feb. 12, sent a letter to President Obama supporting the current diplomatic efforts to resolve concerns over Iran’s nuclear program. APN strongly supported the letter and urged House members to sign
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International
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Tom Seidler will be the featured speaker at the February 19, Men’s Club of Beth Israel Dinner Forum. Seidler hails from “baseball royalty.” He is a grandson of Walter O’Malley and a member of the third generation of the O’Malley family that took over ownership of the San Diego Padres in
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Travel and Food
CAESAREA, Israel (Press Release)–ID² – Israeli Designed International Development, an exclusive three-day gathering of 70 young Jewish innovators, entrepreneurs and international development professionals from Israel and around the world, is scheduled for February 18-20 in Caesarea. Coming together across sectors – private, government and NGOs – they will be looking at how to harness Israeli
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Osnat Nir PETACH TIKVAH, Israel — “Last January was a very busy month for my husband, Dudi. He is manager of a software company, a job that keeps him busy every moment. He didn’t feel well, as if he had a lingering flu, but he simply didn’t have time to be sick. When the
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Science, Medicine, & Education
By Randy Fadem MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay–A previously unknown Yiddish book, Zichronot Fun Yiddischen Legion (Memories of the Jewish Legion) by Moshe Krel, written, published, and printed in Montevideo, Uruguay in May, 1938, was discovered by this author at the Astor Judaica Library, Jewish Community Center in La Jolla, in the Spring of 2012. The Library donated
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday, Feb. 12, expressed alarm at a reported anti-Semitic attack against two Jewish businessmen in a northwestern Turkish city, and called on Turkish authorities to fully investigate the incident. According to reports, the two Jewish individuals were eating at a restaurant on February 6 in the
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InternationalSAN DIEGO –Three outstanding published poets will be reading and singing their works at the next “Jewish Poets—Jewish Voices” evening, Tuesday, February 18, at 7 p.m. at the Astor Judaica Library, Lawrence Family JCC. Thea Iberall, Penni Rubin and Rae Rose, featured poets, have all had their works published in poetry publications and in
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego County
JERUSALEM (WJC) — Several Israeli ministers have accused Martin Schulz, the German president of the European Parliament, of spreading lies about Israel in his speech before the Knesset on Wednesday. Industry, Trade, Labor and Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett and other members of Bennett’s Jewish Home faction walked out of the Israeli parliament chamber
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Travel and FoodBy Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California — Hearing terms like “bug juice,” “arts and crafts time,” “bunks,” and “head counselor ” conjures up one mental picture: Summer Camp. However, imagine to these terms are added “social action”, “Democratic process” and “nonviolent resistance.” Filmmaker and stand up comedienne, Katie Halper, described her current offering for the San
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Travel and Food
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Prof. Irad Malkin, an expert in Classics at Tel Aviv University’s Department of History, has been awarded the 2014 Israel Prize in the field of General History. The prize will be awarded in Jerusalem on the eve of Israel’s Independence Day in May 2014. In awarding the prize, the Israel
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Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– I hope Mayor-elect Kevin Faulconer and his fellow City Council member, David Alvarez, will sit down soon to a nice private lunch, enjoy a few tales about their respective campaigns, and restore the cordiality that previously had marked their relationship. I’d like to see them have a joint press
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Donald H. Harrison