By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM—Reading the announcements of government officials is more of an art than a science. It is appropriate to weigh the use of certain words rather than others, and take note of what a statement does not say. No one, including those involved in its preparation, can claim certainty as to how it […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School has devised a delicious corollary to this publication’s motto that “there is a Jewish story everywhere.” Gourmets may like the Orthodox school’s saying even better: “There’s great kosher food everywhere.” Coming out next week, in plenty of time for the December 11th first evening
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA
LAURA SIMON—She’s 104 on Thanksgiving Day ___________________________________________________ By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Among the celebrants of November birthdays at The Patrician senior residence in the University Towne Center area yesterday was Laura Simon, the oldest of them all. Today, Thanksgiving, she turns 104. Simon smiled when Milica Todorivic, a member of the dining room staff,
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Calendar, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM—Israel’s image in the world is less than desirable. How bad? is difficult to answer. There have been no serious threats of sanctions by major governments. The efforts of academics to declare boycotts have failed due to more reasonable colleagues. None the less, it is troubling to know about shouting against Israelis
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Compass Theatre has announced it is bringing back the play Welcome to Ramallah for five performances for five performances December 6, 8, 13, 15 and 20 on its stage at 3704 6th Avenue in the Hillcrest area of San Diego. Written by Sonja Linden and Adah Kay, the production will again be
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Carol Davis, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
COMMERCIAL BREAK—Zeji Ozeri, left, pauses with microphone in hand during filming of a commercial of I-Chamba, owned by Vic and Lea Sefler, seated at right. Telemundo videographer is Nancy Castro ________________________________________________________ By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Zeji Ozeri is a man of three cultures—Mexican, Israeli, and now American—and as a singer, song leader,
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USABy Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD – To be an artist is to be an outsider. A loner. A person overwhelmed by his passions. And more than a little insane. That’s the premise of Stacy Sims’ play As White As O, now having its world premiere at the Road Theatre in North Hollywood. In sympathy and fascination
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Cynthia Citron
By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO–I’m sorry to say I’m not much of a Trekkie so I’m not up on all the Star Trek comings and goings. Armin Shimerman was a regular for seven years on the Television hit show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. According to my findings his fictional character, Quark owned a bar
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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM— One should never say never. However, Probably not is a fair guess. Closest to me is one more round in the endless conversations among officials about peace between Israel and Palestine. The latest we hear is that Israel is willing to stop building settlements, stop taking Palestinian land, and will remove
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Carol Davis CARLSBAD, California–New Village Arts Theatre in Carlsbad is currently mounting Steve Martin’s (yes THAT Steve Martin of Roxanne, Father of the Bride and The Jerk) 1993 intellectual fantasy Picasso At The Lapin Agile about two earthmovers who meet, discuss and predict the future.Just for starters the characters at the center of Martin’s imaginary
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Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
BEFORE—Joey Landwehr and Daniel Myers with hair intact; both plan to shave their heads to aid cancer victims. ______________________________________________________________ By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Daniel Myers, a junior at High Tech High School, always took pride in his hair, which at one point he wore in what some called a Jewfro. As an actor with
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Donald H. Harrison, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There has been a worrisome shift in Israeli commentary on President Obama’s efforts to force peace between Israel and Palestine. A prominent emphasis had focused on the President’s naivete, what one called a “childish” assumption that his engagement could bring the parties to positions they had not taken on their own.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C.–Was there ever an administration that cared so much how it sounded to itself, but so little how it sounded to the American people? The President’s tin ear was on full display as he tried to reassure the public about the soundness of the decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in
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Shoshana Bryen, USABy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO– When my daughter Myla Wingard first encounted Lucas Richman at the Brandeis-Bardin Institute, she excitedly informed me that this young man, with prodigious musical talents, was sure to become recognized as a second Leonard Bernstein. Like Bernstein, Richman was a gifted pianist, composer and conductor. Although Lucas Richman is not yet
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Eileen Wingard