By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C–When Congress withheld U.S. military assistance to the Beirut government after Lebanese Army Forces (LAF) fired into Israel, Iran announced that it would pick up the slack. Tehran already supplies Hezbollah through Syria – a process improved, according to European sources, by a new Iranian agreement with Turkey not to block […]
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Shoshana BryenWASHINGTON, D.C. –Assistant Secretary of State Philip Crowley on Sunday issued a statement condemning remarks by former Chief Sephardic Rabbi Ovadia Yosef that , in essence, called upon God to strike down the Palestinian leadership. “We regret and condemn the inflammatory statements by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef,” Crowley’s statement said. “We note the Israeli statement that the
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By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO–Bridge Records, a new label, has produced some adventurous recordings. In 2007, the company introduced a collection of songs by Sefan Wolpe (1902-1972), an unheralded genius whose lyrics were in German, Yiddish, Hebrew and English. There followed other Wolpe albums such as a children’s puppet show tale, Lazy Andy Ant. Additional
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Eileen WingardEditor, San Diego Jewish World: I am writing to elicit your help in locating Laurie Phyllis Wohl who was a 1960 graduate at Hoover High School in San Diego. Laurie is the daughter of Elmer Wohl and his wife (cannot recall her name) and older sister to Jonathan. Mr. Wohl worked at General Dynamics in
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By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — The Catholic Church has over 10,000 saints and “beati,” or blessed on the roster. Does it really make a difference if there is one more? The answer is probably not for most rank-and-file Catholics. They already have three saints per day from among whom they can choose for
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Fred Reiss, EdDBERKELEY (Press Release) — The Judah L. Magnes Museum, one of the world’s preeminent collections of Jewish life, culture and history, has a new home at the University of California, Berkeley. The 10,000-piece collection of precious music, art, rare books and historical archives – part of the Magnes Museum since its founding in 1961 – was
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — As I was still wondering who I was early this morning, I heard the 6 o’clock news report that Rabbi Ovadia Yosef had used his weekly sermon to curse the Palestinians and wish an early death for their leaders. “Abu Mazan and all the other evil ones should perish. May
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Six Million Crucifixions: How Christians Teachings About Jews Paved the Road to the Holocaust by Gabriel Wilensky, Qwerty Publishers, San Diego, CA. ISBN 978-0-984-33467-4, ©2010, $27.95, p. 309, plus appendices. Available in Kindle edition By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California–Twenty-two of the highest ranking Nazi Party officials were tried from November 20, 1945 to October 1,
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Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff B.B. District Grand Lodge President To Attend Joint Meeting February 4 Southwestern Jewish Press, February 4, 1955, Page 1 San Diego will be honored by a visitation of the District Grand Lodge President of B’nai B’rith, David A. Chertkow of Canada, on Monday, Feb. 14, at 8:15 p.m.,
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Adventures in SD HistoryBy Bruce Kesler ENCINITAS, California–I just updated my will and trust and, with heavy heart, cut out what was a significant bequest to my alma mater, Brooklyn College. What caused the disinheritance is that all incoming freshmen and transfer students are given a copy of a book to read, and no other, to create their
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By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — When I opened this morning’s paper, I groaned when I saw that the stock market had dropped below 10,000. I began to feel sorry for myself until I read the next headline: “Flooding displaces one million more in Pakistan.” At least 1,600 people have been killed and 17
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The issue of Islam touches a problem with ancient lineage that appears in modern societies that pride themselves on diversity, and suffer from conflicts with people who are both outsiders and insiders. Josephus describes the civil war between Judeans who identified with the culture of the Romans, and those who rejected any
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Ira SharkanskyPart two of a series on poverty in Israel; to read part one, click here. Ephraim Guttman illustrates both the face of poverty in Israel and a solution. Dressed in the uniform of the ultra-Orthodox — the requisite black suit and white shirt, which makes no concession to the scorching summer heat — he does
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) strongly condemned the stabbing of a New York City taxi driver in an apparent anti-Muslim hate crime, calling the attack especially disturbing amid the current atmosphere of elevated anti-Muslim sentiment surrounding the Ground Zero controversy. Michael Enright is accused of stabbing Ahmed H. Sharif after entering
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