By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Politics does not operate like a Swiss watch. The image is outdated, but remains useful. The overwhelming majority of watches are electronic, run by batteries and tiny programs rather than by springs and cog wheels made and assembled by skilled craftsmen (or craftspeople) in Swiss villages. Word is that […]
The tangled reality of government coalitions Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO– When the fall term of the new San Diego Unified School District term begins, the first Hebrew Language public school in town will take its place among other charter schools. Kavod Elementary (http://www.kavodelementary.org) in fact will will be the first public Hebrew Language school on the west coast. A similar
Hebrew-language public school to open in San Diego Read More »
San Diego County
Hadassah Slates Regional Meeting Here May 19-22 Southwestern Jewish Press, April 18, 1957, Page 7 Mrs. Gabriel Berg, Chairman of Hadassah’s 12th annual Southern Pacific Coast Regional Conference to be held at Hotel del Coronado, from May 19 through 22, has just issued a statement of plans for the conclave. There will be delegates from
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 19, 1957, Part 4 Read More »
Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryBy Lloyd Levy EILAT, Israel — What a tonic to escape for a few weeks from the darkness of Britain to the light that is Israel. Britain is dark, not merely because it is winter and the weather this winter has been dreadful, but dark in its growing anti-Semitism. Almost weekly in
From darkness of Britain to the bright light of Israel Read More »
International, Lloyd LevyBy Yiftach Levy SAN DIEGO — Local college campuses are an active battlefield in a global war to deligitimize Israel and shame its supporters. You could be excused for not knowing this if you don’t go to school, work in higher education, or are otherwise directly affiliated with one of the universities in town, but
U.S. college campuses are Israeli-Arab battle grounds Read More »
Travel and FoodBy Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California — As we Jews get ready to gather around our seder tables to tell again the story of the biblical Exodus, 16 Grossmont College performers are enacting another famous journey of ancient times, that of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, hero of Troy, and long-lost sailor struggling to get
‘The Odyssey’ at Grossmont not unlike a Passover seder Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Signs are not auspicious for Barack Obama’s coming visit. The front page of Friday’s Ma’ariv headlined a poll showing more Israel’s viewing him as antagonistic to Israel (38%) than as supportive of Israel (33%), and substantially more Israelis opposing a gesture toward the Palestinians in connection with the visit (51%) than
Plurality believes President Obama antagonistic to Israelis Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy David A. Harris WASHINGTON, D.C. — The upcoming visit of United States President Barack Obama to Israel has taken on a life of its own. Perhaps because the American leader did not travel to the Jewish state in his first term, even while visiting several nearby countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, or
What to expect from the President’s visit to Israel Read More »
Middle EastBy Danny Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — The term “armageddon” — the imagined ”final battle” before the end opf the world — comes to us modern Jews from a word found in the Christian Book of Revelation where the apostle John writes about a monstrous war, noting “And they gathered them together to the place
By Ron Torossian NEW YORK — As CEO of a PR firm, we often brief clients prior to major communications endeavors, and with President Obama embarking upon his much-awaited Israel trip which is sure to attract major attention, wanted to offer ten tips to ensure his trip to Israeli is a success: 1: It is
Some trip tips for President Obama Read More »
Middle EastBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — Regardless of its affiliation, a House of God is just that. Years ago, after a synagogue in Cleveland abruptly dismissed me as its spiritual leader, I discovered tenderness and healing in a regal old church. My daughter Sari and I were returning from what had been a pleasant—but
When an Episcopalian minister helped this rabbi heal Read More »
Jewish ReligionMy debate with J Street’s Jeremy Ben-Ami By Roz Rothstein/JNS.org On Monday evening, March 11, I had a public discussion with Jeremy Ben-Ami, founder and president of J Street, at Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles. The topics included how American Jews should approach pro-Israel advocacy, whether peace is currently attainable between Israel and Palestinian Authority
Pro and con: U.S. Jewish support for Israel government Read More »
USABEERSHEVA, Israel (Press Release) –Two brain-focused technologies developed by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) will be presented to President Barack Obama during his Israel trip as part of a research and technology showcase on March 21. The projects, which will be presented at an event at the Israel Museum in
Obama to see Israeli technologies for brain research Read More »
Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israel has a government, Mr. President. That’s something to remember when you arrive there next week. Israel has a government, elected by its people in a free, fair, open and democratic election. Multiple parties representing widely divergent points of view met a wildly diverse electorate through free media and
President Obama and the new Israeli government Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana Bryen