Steve Kramer grew up in Atlantic City, graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1967, adopted the hippie lifestyle until 1973, then joined the family business for 15 years. Steve moved to Israel from Margate, NJ in 1991 with his family. He has written more than 1100 articles about Israel and Jews since making Aliyah. Steve and his wife Michal live in Kfar Saba.
By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — “There’s a terrible and relentless TV-movie ropiness about this film [Woman in Gold], combined with a dairy whiff of cheesiness. It deals with a fascinating and important subject but is let down by some embarrassing acting and writing, and it is one that Helen Mirren may have to […]
‘Woman in Gold’ and Vienna’s rebel art movement Read More »
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SAN DIEGO (SDJW) – During the month of July, San Diego Jewish World was privileged to publish works by the following writers and photographers. We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you and publicly express our appreciation. To access works by these contributors on San Diego Jewish World, type or copy their name
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Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Eileen Wingard, Eric George Tauber, Eva Trieger, Fred Reiss, EdD, Ira Sharkansky, Lawrence Baron, Lloyd Levy, Mark D. Zimmerman, Michael Ordman, Mimi Pollack, Natasha Josefowitz, Sheryl Rowling, Shor M. Masori, Shoshana Bryen, Steve KramerBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Does Iran need nuclear bombs? Fuggedaboudit! Though acknowledged as the largest instigator and banker of global terrorism, the Islamic Republic of Iran is being welcomed back into the community of nations on an equal footing, allowed to continue enriching uranium, to improve its nuclear technology, to have nuclear weapons
Obama ends the dream of curbing nuclear races Read More »
Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA-Last in a four-part series- By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — This is the third and last review of wannabes vying for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. There are so many declared candidates that both Fox and CNN will only allow ten to appear in their initial debates. The two presidential candidates
More GOP hopefuls’ opinions on Israel Read More »
Middle East, Steve Kramer, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Due to the large field of candidates, just ten of the many candidates vying to be the Republican nominee for president will be featured on the initial debates at Fox News and CNN, giving urgency to the campaigning before the August 6 Fox News debate. Below are snippets from
What GOP candidates have been saying about Israel Read More »
Middle East, Steve Kramer, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — My readers know that I, as an expatriate American, am primarily concerned with how any prospective president views the Jewish state. There are many candidates running for the US presidency from both parties, all of whom have opinions about Israel and its relationship with America. In my last
Israel views of five GOP candidates for President Read More »
Middle East, Steve Kramer, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — My readers know that as an expatriate American I am primarily concerned with how any prospective president views the Jewish state. There are many candidates running for the US presidency from both parties, all of whom have opinions about Israel and its relationship with America. Below is a
No strong Israel defenders among Dem W.H. hopefuls Read More »
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SAN DIEGO (SDJW)—San Diego Jewish World acknowledges and thanks those writers whose bylines and photo credit lines appeared during the month of June and the first few days of July on its website. They included: David Amos Stephen Hazan Arnoff Laurie Baron David Bedein Edwin Black Dan Bloom Shoshana Bryen Stephen Bryen Garry Fabian Donald
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Barry Shaw, Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Edwin Black, Eileen Wingard, Eric George Tauber, Eva Trieger, Fred Reiss, EdD, Ira Sharkansky, Lawrence Baron, Mark D. Zimmerman, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Michael Ordman, Mimi Pollack, Natasha Josefowitz, Sheryl Rowling, Shor M. Masori, Shoshana Bryen, Steve KramerBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — The Obama administration and its negotiating partners will soon close a deal with Iran on the June 30 deadline, permitting Iran’s nuclear weapons program to proceed at full speed. But wait! The deadline will be extended, just as has been done many times during the interminable negotiations with
U.S. wants a deal, any deal, with Iran Read More »
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By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel –When our older son, Moshe, recently visited Israel, we took advantage of the weather and his experience (he’s an adventure tour leader) to go kayaking. While Israel’s Mediterranean coastline and the Red Sea resort Eilat both provide Israelis with plenty of water sports, the country has a dirth of
Rafting and touring through the Galilee Read More »
Middle East, Steve KramerSAN DIEGO (SDJW)—San Diego Jewish World acknowledges and thanks those writers and photographers whose bylines appeared during the month of May on its website. They were: David Amos Laurie Baron Caren Besner Dan Bloom Shoshana Bryen Stephen Bryen Garry Fabian Abraham Foxman Donald H. Harrison Natasha Josefowitz Rabbi Ben Kamin Tony Klug Steve Kramer Lloyd
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Barry Shaw, Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Eileen Wingard, Eric George Tauber, Eva Trieger, Fred Reiss, EdD, Ira Sharkansky, Lawrence Baron, Mark D. Zimmerman, Melanie Rubin, Michael Ordman, Mimi Pollack, Natasha Josefowitz, Sheryl Rowling, Shoshana Bryen, Steve KramerBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — The book Catch the Jew! has been heavily advertised in Israel by Gefen Books. At first I was put off by the book’s title and its somewhat facetious cover art, but after watching a television interview with the author I was intrigued enough to purchase the book. Tuvia
Satirical ‘Catch the Jew’ upbraids left wingers Read More »
Middle East, Steve KramerBy Steve Kramer TEL AVIV–The English Speaking Friends of Tel Aviv University (Friends of TAU) hosted Professor Asher Susser at its most recent monthly lecture. Susser, who earned his PhD in Modern Middle Eastern History at TAU and is presently the Director for External Affairs of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies there,
TAU Prof. Susser provides Middle East overview Read More »
Middle East, Steve KramerBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Britain has just reelected a Conservative government, avoiding a “hung parliament,” a situation in which no single party wins an absolute majority of the votes. That, despite the fact that British polls had steadfastly predicted that neither the Conservative or Labor parties would win a majority. Israel, which
Coalition may keep Netanyahu on ‘right’ track Read More »
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