By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — In the wake of bloody Muslim attacks on Egyptian Christians the New York Times informs us: “By lifting the heavy hand of the Mubarak police state, the revolution unleashed long-suppressed sectarian animosities that have burst out with increasing ferocity….” No kidding! Did you think a single Egyptian Christian didn’t know this in […]
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Middle EastEditor, San Diego Jewish World In your July 13, 2010 edition of Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 17, 1954 Part 1, you reprinted a letter about the Merchant of Venice from Lillian G Buck. Lillian Buck is a historical figure in labor history. Lillian G Buck was born in Warsaw and came to the United States
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Adventures in SD HistoryCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, March 30, 1956, Page 5 By Irving R. Stone, Psychological Consultant In the Spring, A Young Man’s Fancy…. Poets have a way of using words to create an expression of mood or feeling and music composers use a blending of
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — I merely transcribe the lead paragraph inSaturday’s (May 7) Washington Post: “Syrian troops used heavy machine guns and artillery to quell anti-government demonstrations in the key city of Homs on Friday in a sharp escalation of their crackdown against regime opponents, as tens of thousands of Syrians again defied
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By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—Okay, the cat’s out of the bag! George Riley, beloved teacher, friend and past lover of beloved friends has only six months to live. How do I know? This is how it all went down: absent-minded Colin (Colin McPhillamy), who is a physician, is perplexed (he’s always in a state of
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu returned from visits with British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarcozy, and claimed victory for his diplomatic mission. He said that both heads of governments had assured him that Hamas must recognize Israel before Palestine becomes a state. Reports from France and Britain are different.
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By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM–In a country of 7 million people, there’s barely anyone not touched in some direct way by one of Israel’s wars or the terror attacks that have plagued Israeli citizens since before the founding of the State. This year’s statistics indicate that 22,867 men and women have been killed defending the
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By Donald H. Harrison CARLSBAD, California – Talk about multi-tasking. Ulla Hadar of Kibbutz Ruhama, Israel, “trained” for an upcoming bike ride to raise funds for a rocket-proof high school in Sha’ar Hanegev while paying a nostalgic visit to a tourist attraction here that is based on one built in her native country. Hadar, a
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Donald H. HarrisonCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Passover Greetings Southwestern Jewish Press, March 30, 1956, Page 3 Holiday Greetings: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Apelman and Family. * Passover Greetings: Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Bard and Family. * Holiday Greetings from Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Berlin and Family * Greetings: Mr. and Mrs. Elias Berwin and
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Post editorialized that in response to the Hamas-Fatah “reconciliation,” the Obama administration “will need a new strategy. Its first priority should be to prevent a renewal of Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed after two years of relative calm. That will mean insisting that West Bank Palestinian security forces continue to
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Holocaust survivor, Dr. Eva Eger, and community arts and education organizer Jackie Gmach have been chosen by KPBS and Union Bank as “local heroes” as part of the two organizations’ observance of May as Jewish American Heritage month. Eger was cited for utilizing her past as a teenager in Auschwitz “as
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San Diego CountyLA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–Jewish Federation of San Diego County (Federation), the Agency for Jewish Education (AJE), the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center (JCC) and the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture (CJC), have announced the launch of a new, innovative, collaborative framework for the advancement of Jewish education in San Diego. Beginning July 1, 2011,
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By Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California — Were Martin Heidegger alive today, would he be granted an honorary degree from the City University of New York (CUNY)? We might consider that question in the matter of whether playwright Tony Kushner should be granted an honorary degree from CUNY. Perhaps so. Honorary degrees are granted for many
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — Anna Deavere Smith’s latest commentary on the status of our health care system is one of the topics covered in her latest set of interviews, or as she calls them, “Assemblage of stories,” in Let Me Down Easy. It is now in a stellar showing at the San Diego Repertory
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