The Accidental Anarchist by Bryna Kranzler, Crosswalk Press, 2010. By David Strom SAN DIEGO–The only grandfather (Zaydah) I knew died when I was seven. My memories of him are very slim and dim. What I mainly know about my Zaydah is what my older siblings have said about him over the years. To them, he […]
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the signature of a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement between the Customs agencies of the U.S. and Bahrain. This CMAA marks the 65th agreement of its kind between CBP and foreign customs agencies. The CMAA provides the legal framework for the bilateral exchange of
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Travel and FoodMUMBAI, Nov. 6 (Press Release) — U.S. President Barack Obama, on his visit to India, remembered the 166 people slain in the Nov. 26, 2008, terror attacks on various hotels and a Chabad house in Mumbai. He gave the following attack at the Taj Mahal Hotel, which was one of the terrorists’ targets. Following is the text of his remarks THE PRESIDENT:
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Travel and Food
By Steve Hofstetter NEW YORK–I imagine it’s much more difficult to be a Jew on Christmas than it is to be a Christian on Hanukah. You don’t find many Hanukah specials about families getting stranded in an airport learning the true meaning of the menorah. But if there were lots of Hanukah specials, I’d be
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Again Israel was front and center on the web site of the New York Times, along with a picture and a headline: “Israel Plans 1,000 Housing Units in East Jerusalem.” Read the article. The content is more modest by far than the headline or the prominent placement. It reports that the area
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized reported plans being pushed by the Obama Administration for the creation of a Palestinian state on all of Judea and Samaria with parts of eastern Jerusalem and the strategically vital Jordan Valley to be “leased” by Israel from it. Media reports are discussing a
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Middle EastLA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–J*Company Youth Theatre will present the high-energy musical 13 with music and lyrics by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan English and Robert Horn. The production will run December 3-12 at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre in the Lawrence Family JCC, Jacobs Family Campus. Twelve- year
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Travel and FoodCARLSBAD, California (Press Release)–The Agency for Jewish Education continues its monthly Scholar Lectures on Jewish Studies, a new lecture series in Carlsbad, with Professor Oren Meyers of the University of Haifa. Meyers’s lecture will take place in the Schulman Auditorium of the Carlsbad Dove Library on Nov. 22 at 7:00 pm. His lecture is titled,
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami on Monday, Nov. 8, released the following statement upon the Israeli Government’s announcement of the construction of 1,300 new apartments in East Jerusalem: “J Street is profoundly disappointed that the Israeli government has chosen this moment to announce yet another large round of construction in East Jerusalem.
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Middle EastTEL AVIV (Press Release) ― Saying goodbye to summer can be difficult for everybody. In some people the onset of winter triggers Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, a mood disorder in which sufferers experience symptoms of depression. Happily, a special kind of gerbil exhibits remarkably similar reactions to SAD treatments as humans, opening a promising
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Science, Medicine, & Education
By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — City Ballet of San Diego’s “Celebrate Balanchine” program on November 7, 2010 was an ambitious endeavor – not flawless – but another notch in the Company’s escutcheon of accomplishments. The Company is still based in the historic jewel box of a theatre, The Spreckels; however, the exigencies
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Travel and FoodHAIFA (Press Release)–Preschool-aged children who demonstrate fearless behavior also reveal less empathy and more aggression towards their peers. This has been shown in a new study that was carried out at the University of Haifa’s Faculty of Education. “The results of this study show that fearless behavior in children can be identified and is related
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy David Kroll SAN DIEGO — This week’s parsha was Chayey Sarah, the life of Sarah, a text which actually begins following the time of her death. As compared with other parshas which involve a great many subjects and topics, Chayey Sarah deals with only three: The negotiation between Abraham and Efron the Hittite for
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Jewish ReligionBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Living alongside the Arab neighborhood of Issawiya has its moments. Items from the weekend’s news: Israelis accompanying an Australian tourist made a wrong turn into the neighborhood, and narrowly escaped a lynching. In another incident, neighborhood folks stoned an ambulance that entered the area to tend a resident who had been injured
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