By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM — I’ve never been in Tel Aviv or Haifa for Tisha B’Av, but my guess is that it probably doesn’t feel too much different than Tisha B’Av in Seattle–a few hardy souls sitting on the floor of their synagogues in the evening and then spending the day itself struggling to […]
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Andrew J. Shapiro, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, was dispatched last Friday to the Brookings Institution to advance the charm offensive that seeks to convince Israelis and American supporters of Israel that the Obama Administration is Israel’s best friend. He worked hard, but his bottom line was
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, September 17, 1954, Page 14 By Irving R. Stone, Psychological Consultant (Note: During Irving Stone’s tour of military duty, this issue of the column has been written by his wife, Rosanne Stone) Be Yourself – In Atlantic City a few
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Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo’s Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican, Benjamin Blech and Roy Dolinger. HarperOne, New York, 2008. 320 pages. By David Strom SAN DIEGO — Over the years as a reader and book reviewer, I have focused my interests mainly on nineteenth and twentieth century history. Most of that interest is focused
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Travel and FoodENCINITAS, California (Press Release)– Over 110 patrons of the Seacrest Village Retirement Communities’ The 211 Club enjoyed a spectacular evening on Sunday, July 11, at the home of Jeffrey Strauss, owner and chef of the acclaimed Solana Beach restaurant Pamplemousse Grille. The occasion was to celebrate their commitment to the charitable mission of Seacrest Village. The
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Travel and FoodBRUSSELS (WJC)–Leaders of all major faiths have held their annual meeting with the leaders of the three main EU institutions. Around twenty representatives from the Jewish, Christian Muslim religions – including World Jewish Congress Deputy Secretary-General Maram Stern – as well as from the Sikh and Hindu communities met in Brussels with European Commission President
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Travel and FoodHAMBURG (WJC)–German authorities are investigating the activities of a Hamburg-based Iranian-owned bank after it was blacklisted by the US government in connection with sanctions against Iran. A spokesman for Germany’s Finance Ministry said financial officials had no knowledge of wrongdoing by the European-Iranian Trade Bank (EIH), following a report by the ‘Wall Street Journal’ that
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USABUENOS AIRES (WJC)–several hundred people have commemorated the 16th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center, in which 85 people died and hundreds were injured. Speakers at the ceremony, which was organized by the group ‘Memoria Activa’ and attended by former Argentine President Néstor Kirchner, called for justice and highlighted the fact that
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USAJERUSALEM (Press Release)–The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Jewish Federations of North America welcome and support Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s clear stance against the passage of the conversion bill of MK David Rotem in its present form. In his stance, the prime minister has shown leadership and commitment to preserving the unity of the
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Currently the most pressing religious war in these surroundings is not between Jews and Muslims or Christians, but among the Jews. As is typical of this recurring conflict, the weapons involved are not explosives. This round of conflict has not escalated beyond nastiness and disinformation. But those are sufficient to heat
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Ira Sharkansky, USACompiled by San Diego Jewish World staffSouthwestern Jewish Press, September 17, 1954, page 12 Some surprises in American Jewish History By Rabbi Lee J. Levinger In this tercentenary year we are going to hear many times the central themes of American Jewish history. We shall be told how this community has grown in three-hundred years
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By Cynthia Citron SANTA MONICA, California — It’s a boy. Due to be born around August 30th and named Beckett or Jackson or Brady. But then, his mother-to-be, Racquel Lehrman, has been “giving birth” for the past nine years. “By the time a play that I’ve publicized or produced finally opens, I feel like it’s my
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Jewish Home Cooking by Arthur Schwartz,Ten Speed Press, $35 Jewish Holiday Cooking by Jayne Cohen, John Wiley and Sons, $32.50 By Marc Yaffe BETHESDA, Maryland–The two Jewish cookbooks that are being reviewed here were both runners-up for the 2009 James Beard Awards in their individual categories. Clearly I am guilty of a certain hubris for
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Travel and FoodCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff March of “Dimes Raises $60,000 in Drive Southwestern Jewish Press, September 17, 1954, Page 10 The 1954 Emergency March of Dimes in San Diego County has been an unqualified success, Jerry Rudrauff, March of Dimes chairman, announced today. The Emergency drive to raise funds for the care of
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