Donald H. Harrison

New Tisha B’Av tragedy: S&P’s downgrading of U.S. bonds

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The first music that I heard on Israel radio this morning (Tuesday, August 9th, ט’ באב) was עַל נַהֲרוֹת, בָּבֶל–שָׁם יָשַׁבְנוּ, גַּם-בָּכִינוּ: בְּזָכְרֵנוּ, אֶת-צִיּוֹן. My old brain heard transformed that into Peter, Paul and Mary, “By the waters of Babylon, we sat down and wept when we remembered thee Zion . .

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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish Religion

Israeli protests: a secular backlash against religious settlers and Netanyahu’s foreign policy

  By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — It is not as dramatic a phenomenon in Israel as, say, the bold, treacherous discord ongoing in the Arab world.   And certainly the thousands upon thousands of Israeli youth (and many older citizens) already have the freedom of assembly that their counterparts in Syria, Libya, Egypt and

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Middle East

Israeli demonstrations a media success, but will they change anything?

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –There is no doubting the success of those who organized demonstrations in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and elsewhere in behalf of social justice. Activists and their friends in the media are reporting that more than 300,000 participated. Police estimates are 200,000. Whatever the accuracy of one or another, the pictures were impressive.

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Felder dazzles with insights into Leonard Bernstein

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO —Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein is Hershey Felder’s personal love letter to Leonard Bernstein. Felder, the consummate master of bringing musical genius alive by adopting the persona of the masters and becoming them has been a treat for yours truly in the past. He has paid tribute to George

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Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast