By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — He was tall, lean, and carried a grim humanity about him. James Arness, handpicked by John Wayne (who had better things to do in 1955), portrayed the signature Marshal Dillon, with dryness and few speeches, for twenty years. Gunsmoke was longest-running network television drama in history and Arness
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)- Congressman Steve Chabot (OH-1) is traveling in the Middle East. Congressman Chabot is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia and is visiting Israel, Egypt and Jordan. He released the following statement regarding his meetings with the Israeli and Palestinian Prime Ministers: “I was deeply disturbed
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The results of a poll, just released, shed light on the stall in what optimist label the peace process. It is just a bit of light, insofar as the results should not surprise anyone. A majority of Israelis (54 percent of those polled), are willing to withdraw from territory in
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO — One often hears at the end of a concert or recital second guessers as to the music just performed. The Mozart Sonata was played too fast, the Chopin Adagio too slow, and so forth. We all know that it is up to the interpreter, the soloist or the conductor
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One day, the chicken told the pig: “my friend, we must contribute to the welfare of mankind: I will produce more and better eggs, and you will produce more and better ham.” The pig replied: “Oh No ! for you it is an effort, but for me, it is a full life commitment! By Isaac
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C — It seems the countries of the United Nations have begun to have second thoughts about trying to “create” a Palestinian state through the General Assembly, or – since the Palestinians declared their state independent in 1998 – accepting “Palestine” as a member of the UN without the imprimatur of the
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–A day after the House of Israel’s grand reopening, board member Arnold Flick opened up the Balboa Park cottage again on Monday, June 13, to permit visiting Israeli veterinarian Yonatan Peres to take a look. Peres, whose father is President Shimon Peres of Israel, expressed pleasure over
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Donald H. HarrisonENCINITAS, California (Press Release) — Over 300 donors and supporters of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities visited The Leichtag Family Foundation Campus in Encinitas on Sunday, June 5, for a Dedication & Celebration of the newly expanded campus. The dedication marked the opening of the newest features to Seacrest Village Retirement Communities: Arthur & Sophie Brody
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San Diego CountyBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Congressman Brad Sherman has announced from his Washington office that he has introduced legislation that would preclude San Francisco and other municipalities from banning the practice of circumcision within their municipal boundaries. The Jewish Democrat, who represents a portion of Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, said in a
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Donald H. Harrison, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The New Children’s Museum and the Anti-Defamation League invite children and families to “dig our differences” at Diversity Day on Sunday June 26, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m.. Offering free admission, the community is encouraged to celebrate the region’s diversity, including the many races, religions, national origins, genders, and sexual orientations that thrive
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San Diego CalendarBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Last weekend the Egyptian government announced that it had arrested an agent of the Mossad who had been sent to Cairo to provoke demonstrations against the regime. The culprit is Ilan Grapel, since featured in a number of media reports. Descriptions by those who knew him are of an
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – There are two photos of Jewish members of the U.S. Congress in the news . One we’d like to see a lot more of; the other a lot less. The first, of course, is that of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who has been in physical rehabilitation ever since January
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Donald H. Harrison, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–It wasn’t exactly news when sources back in my hometown of Cincinnati announced that the wrecking ball would finally bring down our venerable, exhilarating, dangerous, and soul-defining Woodward High School—a churning microcosm of America from which we graduated in 1970. For some time, the school had stood ready for imminent
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USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — For more than 60 years, the United Nations has worked mightily to prevent the Arabs from paying the price of their rejection of the independence of Israel in 1948 and to stoke the fires of Palestinian irredentism: denying resettlement to Arabs who fled the Arab war against Israel; five
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