Donald H. Harrison

U.S. imam describes self as a ‘recovering anti-Semite’ following trip to Auschwitz

By Jeanette Friedman SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey — The auditorium at Jubillee Hall was filled November 14,  as curious Seton Hall students, Jews (including Holocaust survivors and educators), Muslims and Christians came to hear Imam Abdullah Antepli describe how a trip he took to Auschwitz last August changed his life. He was one of the […]

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USA

Hanukkah Under the Stars set for Dec. 7 at Fleet Science Center

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Congregation Beth Am and The San Diego Jewish Academy with sponsorship from the San Diego Jewish Journal, present a unique Hanukkah experience on Tuesday, December 7,   at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. The community is invited to Hanukkah Under the Stars! At 6:30 p.m, there will be a private showing

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

ZOA urges Israel to reject U.S.-sought construction freeze

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is urging the Israeli government not to extend the 10-month freeze on Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria which ended on September 26.  The ZOA is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to accede to international and U.S. pressure, now that the issue is being

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Middle East

ADL denounces Bnei Brak rabbis’ ‘biased’ opposition to African renters

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday condemned the recent decrees by rabbis in Bnei Brak prohibiting residents from renting apartments to African migrants, calling them “biased pronouncements.” ADL’s Israel Office issued the following statement:   “We are deeply disturbed by the calls from rabbis in Bnei Brak to discriminate against migrants who have come to Israel

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Middle East

Those who wear a Star of David or a Crucifix less likely to buy brand name merchandise, Tel Aviv researcher reports

TEL AVIV (Press Release)– Marketers hope to connect between the consumer and the products they represent by creating a strong brand identity. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher is giving marketers a heavenly new angle to consider— religious faith—on which to build their advertising strategies. Prof. Ron Shachar of Tel Aviv University’s Leon Recanati Graduate

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Netanyahu Cabinet weighs 90-day West Bank settlement freeze

JERUSALEM (WJC)–The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing plans for a renewed halt of West Bank settlement building in exchange for a package of political and security guarantees by the United States. US President Barack Obama said this was “a signal that he is serious.” The proposed 90-day construction freeze would only

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Middle East

Israel’s Cabinet approves immigration for 8,000 Falash Mura

JERUSALEM (WJC)–Israel’s Cabinet has approved a plan to bring about 8,000 more Falash Mura – Ethiopians of Jewish ancestry – to Israel over the next four years. The Cabinet’s approval follows an agreement reached by aid groups that once these 8,000 Ethiopians are brought to Israel mass immigration from there would come to an end.

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Middle East

French railway apology for Holocaust role seen as insincere by Holocaust center

PARIS (WJC)–Guillaume Pepy, the CEO of the state-owned French railway company SNCF, has issued a statement apologizing for SNCF’s collaboration in sending some 76,000 French Jews to the Nazi death camps during World War II. Pepy said that SNCF wanted “to convey its profound sorrow and regret” for being part of the Nazi plan to

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Travel and Food

U.S. knowingly admitted some Nazis after World War II, report says

NEW YORK (WJC)–A confidential report written in 2006 that chronicles the history of the US Justice Department’s special unit for the prosecution of Nazis accuses the post-war US government of making America a “safe haven” for several Nazi war criminals. Agents from the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) found that war criminals “were indeed knowingly

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Travel and Food

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 29, 1955, Part 4

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Now Hear This Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 7 By Joyce Addleson Hey Gals!  Hot stuff right from the horse’s mouth (the prettiest horse you ever did see.)  Our Senior Sponsors, God bless their active JWB-USO souls, are going to do us honor for our service

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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County

U.S. may provide planes, U.N. support to Israel in return for brief construction freeze

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Prime Minister Netanyahu has recommended that his government accept an American offer to provide advanced military planes worth $3billion　without payment, and to support Israel’s position in the United Nations, in exchange for a 90-day extension of the building freeze that will not apply to neighborhoods of Jerusalem. The deal is attractive not

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 29, 1955, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Double Talk Southwestern Jewish Press, April 29, 1955, Page 5 By Janet and Susan Solof Hi, gang! Mission Valley Country Club seemed to be the setting for a lot of kids. Those dancing to the Dixieland Jazz were: Dorothy Hess ‘n Steve Kirschtel, Jan Klaskin ‘n Norman Panish,

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Adventures in SD History, San Diego Calendar

Six years after his death, Arafat’s legacy one of terror, stubbornness, greed

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Six years ago, on November 11, 2004, Yasir Arafat died. On that occasion, former President Bill Clinton explained why he wouldn’t attend Arafat’s funeral: “I regret that in 2000 he missed the opportunity to bring [Palestine] into being….” Not Israel, but Arafat did so. Today, the Arafat era’s lessons

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International, Middle East, USA

Miller’s ‘Crucible’ sterling at Moxie Theatre

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–Two heads, they say, are better than one. In the case of Moxie Theatre and Intrepid Shakespeare Company coming together to produce the luscious Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, it’s a streak of genius. With Moxie’s Jennifer Eve Thorn and Intrepid’s Christy Yael at the helm co directing, this is one hell

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