By Natasha Josefowitz LA JOLLA, California — I came across an item which caught my eye: “Einstein’s ‘God letter’ from 1954 goes on auction block” (USA Breaking News, December 2, 2018) that could yield $1.5 million. In it Einstein writes, “The word God is for me nothing but the expression of and product of human
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Natasha Josefowitz, Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Joshua Dorsch SAN DIEGO — In our Torah portion this week, Ki Tisa, Moses comes down from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments. When he saw that the Israelites had built a golden calf in his absence, out of anger, he throws the tablets down to the ground smashing them into many pieces. But
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County
Made by Raffi, story by Craig Pomranz, illustrations by Margaret Chamberlain, Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, IsBN 9781847-805966. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Made by Raffi is a story by singer Craig Pomranz, with illustrations by Margaret Chamberlain, that should help children who feel different from others of their gender understand that they have
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Elena Ferrante’s novels about her childhood in a run-down Naples neighbourhood and her life subsequently focus to a great extent on her friendship with Lina, a.k.a. Lila, the girl who dominated her life as a child and to some extent as an adult, too. The character of Lina
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle East
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Jews from South Africa have played an important role in the development and maintenance of the overall San Diego Jewish community, says Pamela Nathan, president of the South African Jewish American Community (SAJAC). Yet, she said, their story, which began in such Eastern European countries as Lithuania and
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, USABy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Benny Ganz and Yair Lapid came onto the stage together and announced the launch of the new Blue and White coalition to lead the country after the upcoming Israeli elections. Benny Ganz said that his mother and Lapid’s father lived in the same ghetto in Budapest during the Holocaust years.
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Barry Shaw, Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL –Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion for a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning excessive seizure of property by law enforcement agencies following an arrest. According to a New York Times story, she said excessive seizures violate the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing equal protection of
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Jewish historian Joellyn Zollman will discuss “American Jews and Delicatessen” at a buffet brunch meeting of Beth Israel Men’s Club at 10 a.m., March 24. The fee is $8, with registration available on line by clicking here. Zollman holds a Ph.D. in Jewish history from Brandeis University. She recently curated
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Jewish HistoryThanks to Bob Holloway for spotting this fantastic magician.
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Travel and Food
By Donald H. Harrison NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL – President Trump has nominated a replacement for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. He is Jeffrey Rosen, who currently serves as Deputy Transportation Secretary under Secretary Elaine Chao, the wife of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. .. Jared Kushner and Michael Flynn are persons of interest
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York — Looking back at the history of international relationships, it is easy to see the main factors which make countries hostile towards one another. * Ideological differences between the countries; * Territorial claims of one country against another * A country’s desire to seize another country’s natural resources. * A
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Arkady Mamaysky, International, USA
SAN DIEGO — Our license plate maven, Melanie Rubin, spotted another license plate demonstrating Jewish pride. This one, we know, belongs to a Chabad rabbi.
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Melanie Rubin, San Diego County