Helga’s Diary by Helga Weiss, W.W. Norton & Co. (c) 2013, ISBN 978-0-393-07797-1; 248 pages including glossary, post-diary interview and color plates of her drawings; $24.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — This is a hybrid book, part diary, part reconstruction, part editor’s explanations. When the author was about 12 years old she was
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Not much is new under the Middle Eastern sun. One or another of the Gazan gangs began shooting rockets toward Israel about the time of the visit to Israel and Palestine (not the Gazan portion) of Barack Obama. So far, there are more reports of injury and damage from rockets that didn’t
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastJERUSALEM (Press Release)– The same factor in our immune system that is instrumental in enabling us to fight off severe and dangerous inflammatory ailments is also a player in doing the opposite at a later stage, causing the suppression of our immune response. Why and how this happens and what can be done to mediate
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENICNINTAS, California — On April 3, 1968, 45 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached the fear of death out of himself. Most people recall the oration as “The Mountaintop” speech; it came less than 24 hours before King’s assassination outside Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. It rained
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USABy Gabriel Scheinmann Nicknamed “Operation Desert Schmooze” by one journalist, President Obama’s visit to Israel, Jordan, and Ramallah last month marked the White House’s effort to reboot its relationship with the Netanyahu government after both leaders secured their reelections. In his last trip to the region nearly four years ago, the president literally flew over
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Middle EastHolocaust can happen again, say 40 percent of survivors in Israel (JNS.org) Some 40 percent of Holocaust survivors in Israel are concerned that a second Holocaust could occur, according to the annual report of the Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel, released on Wednesday, ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day next week.
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InternationalBy Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK — We all applaud when an old man runs in the marathon. We expect that his physical powers diminished long ago, and when he proves otherwise we celebrate for him. We are impressed when an old woman professor can still give an extemporaneous lecture, drawing upon her memory
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Jewish ReligionBetrothal Told Southwestern Jewish Press, May 17, 1957, Page 2 Mr. and Mrs. Sam Slayen announce the engagement of their daughter, Lillian, to Martin Rubenstein, son of Mr. Louis J. Rubenstein of Jackson Heights, New York. The betrothal was revealed a t a family dinner party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Al Slayen,
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryLOS ANGELES –Members of the annual Western Jewish Studies Association Conference will pay tribute to one of its past presidents, Lawrence Baron, PhD., former head of the Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies at San Diego State University and, in retirement, a reviewer of Jewish-interest movies for San Diego Jewish World, among other pursuits. At an
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$30,000 Needed To Reach Top Goal of $295,000 Southwestern Jewish Press, May 17, 1957, Pages 1, 3 As the 1957 United Jewish Fund reached its peak this week, Dr. Walter Ornstein and Victor Schulman, General Campaign Co-Chairmen, issued a plea to all those who have not as yet contribute to participate immediately in what they
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — Our national pastime emanates from the great cities of this country, but you wouldn’t necessarily know that by looking at the uniforms. Whatever happened to the traditional visitors’ jersey in major league baseball? It is supposed to be gray and carry the name of the city emblazoned across
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We did not intend to flee Jerusalem when the great man arrived, but we saw no reason to change our plans when we heard about his trip. On the basis of previous presidential visits, we knew that the city would be dysfunctional. Our visit to Greece provided insights into the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy David Amos SAN DIEGO — The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra will present one of its most eclectic programs ever on April 14 and 16. The traditional part of the concert is represented by two post-Romantic composers that are household names and their music reign as concert favorites. The Finnish composer Jean Sibelius wrote tone
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