Donald H. Harrison

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, November 16, 1956, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Temple Beth Israel To Hold Workshop Southwestern Jewish Press, November 16, 1956, Page 4 Richard F. Lustig, Vice-President, announces that on November 20th at 8 p.m. Temple Beth Israel will hold its first Temple Workshop.  Major topics to be discussed are 1. Dues and Finances.  2. Temple problems. […]

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Adventures in SD History, Jewish History

Jacob Goldberg to deliver three Mideast lectures

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–Professor Jacob Goldberg, former Senior Adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, will deliver a series of three lectures March 5-8 about Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects and western misconceptions of Middle East turmoil. Goldberg, a professor of political science at Tel Aviv University, will begin the series Monday, March 5, disccussing “‘Arab

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San Diego County

College Avenue Center tells its ‘around-the-world’ March schedule

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The College Avenue Center, operated by Jewish Family Service, announced its schedule of events for March, highighted by its own International World Expo March 19-23. “Take a trip around the globe without leaving San Diego,” organizers have urged. “All week long come learn about different cultures, traditions foods & dress from around the globe.

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Travel and Food

U.N. resolutions will not prevent mass murders in Syria

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Obama administration officials were absolutely venomous after the Russian (and Chinese) veto of the UN Security Council resolution draft on Syria. “Disgusting,” said U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice. Secretary of State Clinton called it a “travesty.” Their revulsion was misplaced — the Russians did what they said they would do;

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International, Shoshana Bryen

Battling propaganda at the movies

By Adina Wollner SAN DIEGO —  I attended on Thursday, February 2, an Alternate Focus, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee screening of the film Israel vs. Israel a documentary directed by Terje Carlsson. The film highlights four Jewish Israelis who are working to bring an end to the “40 year occupation of the West Bank”. There were approximately thirty

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Jewish History

Culture Clash strikes again in ‘American Night, The Ballad of Juan José’

  By Carol Davis LA JOLLA, California—–The old proverb that states ‘laughter is the best medicine’ couldn’t be truer than in this, the latest incarnation of Culture Clash’s variation on the theme of immigration. The subject matter is both tragic and perverse. To get the conversation moving and out into the open and to showcase

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

JFK’s extramarital sex not so important as his record — or lack of one

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — It is hardly worth the energy to mention how monumentally uninteresting is the “shocking” new book by Mimi Alford, Once Upon A Secret, which will now briefly draw attention from the sordid, disagreeable primary presidential primary campaign and its flailing bitterness.   I’m not planning to read or

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USA

Female, Jewish, top cop tells her story Feb. 24

  VISTA, California (Press Release)–Shelley Zimmerman, San Diego Assistant Chief of Police Department, will be speaking about her life’s adventures at Congregation B’nai Tikvah on Friday, Feb. 24, at 6:30 pm.  This event will launch Congregation B’nai Tikvah’s new “L’Chayim Series” which focuses on the realities of ‘Life’. This event is free and open to

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