By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Avigdor Lieberman says that he has been investigated by the authorities on and off since some 15 years ago WHEN he became the head of the Prime Minister’s Office during Netanyahu’s first tenure. But to date he has only been found guilty of beating up a little boy in
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Prior to 1948, Morocco had the largest Jewish population of North African countries. It was not one community, but several that differed in history, tradition, socio-economic traits, and language. One component traced its heritage to Jews expelled from Spain in the 15th century. Another may have been there since migrations
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–Hashem orchestrates the world and takes care of us in amazing unexpected ways. He showers us with blessings. We need to be able to accept those brachos (blessings), as the following story illustrates: (continued from last week) Mendel excused himself and asked his wife to join him in the next
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Jewish ReligionJewish Community Center Season of Fun in Progress-Activities Serving the Entire Family Southwestern Jewish Press, February 3, 1956, Page 2 The Jewish Community Center is becoming a Family Agency serving the social, recreational and cultural needs of every individual in the family. A season of fun is now in progress and out of the Center
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—I’m fortunate to live in the Mission Trails Regional Park neighborhood of San Diego. It is in the eastern part of the city, nearly surrounded by the suburbs of Santee, El Cajon and La Mesa. From my window I can see the U.S. and California flags fluttering near the Visitors
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Donald H. HarrisonWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – Congressman Bob Filner recently announced his support for legislation to honor the memory of Jewish Chaplains who have died while on active duty in the Armed Forces. “Jewish chaplains have provided invaluable service to members of our military from various faiths for over 65 years,” said Congressman Filner. “Our country owes
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USA
By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM–Citizens of southern Israel face the prospect of yet another Passover under fire. The barrage of missiles and rockets on our southern cities and surrounding western Negev kibbutzim is almost taken for granted by the international community as they prefer to focus on whether a few hundred more apartments are being
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Jewish Religion, Travel and Food
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—Family and ethnically themed comedies are not new to most audiences. (There’s always Neil Simon) What might be new, however, is that Indian ethnicity isn’t your usual fare of what’s seen on local stages these days unless you see Rafta, Rafta”, Ayub Kahn-Din’s Oliver Award winning comedy now playing at
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
In the Shadow of Death by Joseph Foxman, Yad Vashem and the Holocaust Survivors Memoirs Project, 2011, 198 pages including photos and reproduction of Yiddish manuscript, price unlisted. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Perhaps the principal value of this Holocaust memoir is that it documents how Abraham Foxman, the national director of the Anti-Defamation League,
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Donald H. Harrison
By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES–A middle-aged couple, once married but now divorced long enough to have gotten over their various grievances and resentments, have become casual friends. Would it be feasible, he suggests, for them to become Friends With Benefits? After all, neither of them has potential partners beating down their doors. And, as successful
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Cynthia Citron
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s an old Jewish joke about holidays – “They tried to kill us, they failed, let’s eat.” In a more serious vein, we read at the Passover Seder, “Let all who are hungry come and eat.” Observant Jews give charity before holidays to ensure that people have what they
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Shoshana Bryen, USA
By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — How sadly ironic. A few years ago, the two previous U.S. presidents were trying to get Gulf Arab states to do more to foster an Arab-Israeli peace settlement and to stand up against Iran. They didn’t respond very much. Now they are ready for the battle and the current
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International, Middle East, USA
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Jewish Center Sets Annual Meeting Feb. 19 Southwestern Jewish Press, February 2, 1956, Page 1 The annual dinner meeting of the Jewish Community Center will take place on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 6:45 p.m. in Temple Center, 3rd and Laurel Sts. Reservations at $3.00 per plate are now
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Adventures in SD History, Jewish HistoryBy Cynthia Citron CULVER CITY, California — If talk radio hosts didn’t exist, somebody would have to invent them. Somebody already has. It’s playwright Martin McDonagh, who brings us the character of JohnnyPateenMike, the town gossip in The Cripple of Inishmaan. JohnnyPateenMike considers himself a “journalist” as he delivers the “news” door to door on
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Cynthia Citron