Donald H. Harrison

A Passover welcome for a Marine away from home

April 11, 2012

VISTA, California (Press Release) — A capacity crowd attended Congregation B’nai Tikvah’s annual, “2nd Night Seder” Saturday evening, April 7. Congregation B’nai Tikvah was honored to host a very special guest, Corporal Samuel Roochnik from Bethesda, MD, who is currently stationed at Camp Pendleton Marine Base. The seder, officiated by B’nai Tikvahs’ Rabbi Ben Leinow was “lively, entertaining and spiritually moving,” according

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Jewish Religion

The pros and cons for Jonathan Pollard’s release from prison

April 11, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Jonathan Pollard has returned to Israeli headlines, first with his hospitalization, then the appearance of Esther (who he married after being incarcerated) before President Peres, Peres’ appeal to President Obama to release him due to his long imprisonment and ill health, and an announcement from Washington that the President does

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Ira Sharkansky, USA

What do Jews believe about the coming of a Messiah?

April 11, 2012

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California —As we open our door to welcome Elijah, some of us probably snicker and say “Yeah, right…” The cynicism of our age makes us doubt whether the Messiah will ever really arrive. People often wonder who the Messiah is going to be. Many faith communities believe it

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

Bill would permit computerized transmission of criminal histories

April 10, 2012

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – District Attorney and Mayoral candidate Bonnie Dumanis says she is one step closer to bringing increased transparency to criminal justice agencies throughout the state. On Tuesday, April 10, the California Assembly Public Safety Committee passed the Dumanis-sponsored Assembly Bill 2222, authored by Assemblyman Marty Block (D-Lemon Grove). The bill will allow prosecutors to access and

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Travel and Food

The Turn of the Screw a ghostly yarn

April 10, 2012

By Carol Davis ENCINITAS, California— The Turn of the Screw by Henry James appeared in Collier’s weekly magazine with a prologue followed by a twelve-part ghost story. Between January and April of 1898 it appeared as a serial and was later published in book version. Then it was probably more frightening to read than

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

19th Century Science Fiction writers were sometimes quite prescient

April 10, 2012

By David Brin ENCINITAS, California — It’s well known that in 1865, Jules Verne published his novel, De la Terre à la Lune (From the Earth to the Moon), which includes the concept of human spaceflight. And yet, Verne never discussed the far more practical notion of of an artificial satellite orbiting Earth. For that

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Names — what’s a Jewish woman to do?

April 10, 2012

By Leah Singer SAN DIEGO — We young Jews have quite a dilemma these days. I’m not talking about the economic crisis or whether to buy an iPad now or wait until later. I’m talking about – quite simply – how we honor our Jewish heritage with the name. Ever since I became engaged ten

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Jewish Religion

Yishai overreacts to Grass’s poem

April 9, 2012

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Even to my untrained eye and deaf ear Gunther Grass’ poem that has created such a furor in Israel and in Germany isn’t great poetry. It reads even in the original like an old man’s rant in search of attention, even though the author who is a distinguished writer

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Middle East

Explaining death to a little child

April 9, 2012

By Leah Singer SAN DIEGO — When our family lost our beloved Yia Yia (Greek for “grandmother”), it was tough. Although we knew Yia Yia was suffering from cancer, saying goodbye to a family member is always difficult. The day before Yia Yia passed away, Bryan (my husband), our daughter Sophie and I gathered by Yia

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Travel and Food

Iran and Palestine follow ‘no-negotiation’ strategies

April 9, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It is hard to know if this is a time to cry, laugh, or more simply to recognize the intractable nature of Israel’s problems in the Middle East. I’m not about to go back to Fall River, and certainly not to my grandparents’ home town of Bialystok. I’ve gotten used

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Israelis pour into Hebron for Passover

April 8, 2012

HEBRON, Israel — While many Israelis fly off to various points around the globe for Passover, those of us who stay home and are fortunate enough to have some time off during the week-long holiday use the time to explore and get to know the country better. One group that’s helping make that happen

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Which political philosophies jeopardize the future? The ones on the right and the left

April 8, 2012

By David Brin ENCINITAS, California — Is the bold future of our youth being killed by gloomy science fiction? Or has Sci Fi grown more dour as a reflection of our mood? Glenn Reynolds interviews authors Neal Stephenson and Vernor Vinge in a thought-provoking inquiry: Why We Need Big, Bold Science Fiction: “While books about

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Dec. 14, 1956, Part 2

April 8, 2012

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Marriage Told Southwestern Jewish Press, December 14, 1956, Page 2 Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Smollar announce the marriage of their daughter, Judith Sandra, to David Edward Honig, son of Mrs. Mary Honig, of Phoenix, Arizona. Judy was a student at S.D. State College, affiliated with Pi Alpha Lambda

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Adventures in SD History, Jewish History

U.S. apparently believes Iran can but won’t make N-bomb

April 8, 2012

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM– There are some disturbing elements and some that are optimistic in a Washington Post article about expanded US intelligence activities with respect to Iran. As is the nature of reports about these most secret of things, the optimism may come from some of the fluff added by unattributable sources, or by

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Ira Sharkansky, USA

A Passover welcome for a Marine away from home

The pros and cons for Jonathan Pollard’s release from prison

What do Jews believe about the coming of a Messiah?

Bill would permit computerized transmission of criminal histories

The Turn of the Screw a ghostly yarn

19th Century Science Fiction writers were sometimes quite prescient

Names — what’s a Jewish woman to do?

Yishai overreacts to Grass’s poem

Explaining death to a little child

Iran and Palestine follow ‘no-negotiation’ strategies

Israelis pour into Hebron for Passover

Which political philosophies jeopardize the future? The ones on the right and the left

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, Dec. 14, 1956, Part 2

U.S. apparently believes Iran can but won’t make N-bomb

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