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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – There are two photos of Jewish members of the U.S. Congress in the news . One we’d like to see a lot more of; the other a lot less. The first, of course, is that of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who has been in physical rehabilitation ever since January […]
Tales of two congressional photos Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, USA
Editor’s Note This article focusing on Honduras is the fifth in the World-At-Home series, in which we posit that it’s possible to “travel” around the world without leaving San Diego County, through visits to local venues and interviews with San Diegans involved in diverse foreign projects. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – When Tamar
Peeling back labor misunderstandings on a Honduran banana plantation Read More »
Donald H. Harrison
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The House of Israel’s membership on Sunday celebrated the Balboa Park institution’s transformation from what some had called an “embarrassment” to what City Councilman Todd Gloria described as the “best” of the national cottages that comprise the 75-year-old House of Pacific Relations. The House of
House of Israel is rededicated with modernized interior Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Three family members of different ages and interests decided to tour four art museums in counterclockwise direction in Balboa Park—the Museum of Photographic Arts, the Timken Art Gallery, the San Diego Museum of Art, and the Mingei International Museum. One family member, my grandson, Shor, 10, loves to
3 generations find pleasure at 4 Balboa Park art museums Read More »
Donald H. Harrison
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In CJ, the quarterly magazine of Conservative Judaism, two rabbis – Aaron Alexander and Daniel Greyber – have authored an article entitled, “Tefillin On A Plane.” It recalls the time when an Alaska Airlines Flight was boarded by FBI agents in Los Angeles investigating some Orthodox men who
An airborn, interreligious learning opportunity Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Ever since 1852, the year Lewis Franklin was appointed foreman of the county Grand Jury and Louis Rose was elected as a member of the city Board of Trustees, Jews have played leadership roles in the affairs of the City of San Diego. So it’s not surprising that
Jews active in civic affairs key to future of mayor’s office, Balboa Park Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Sometime before the Bill Clinton impeachment trial, the nation decided that a politician’s sexual conduct—in or out of marriage—wasn’t of our concern. Even the Republicans who were leading the charge to force Clinton out of the White House weren’t saying that it was because he had sex with
Anthony Weiner, what are your responsibilities now? Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Up in San Francisco, a measure headed for the Nov. 8 ballot asks city voters to ban male circumcision inside the city limits. Some see it as a thinly veiled attack on Jews and our religious beliefs. Others accept take proponents at their word that they are just
Answering San Francisco’s circumcision haters Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Having read about Palestinian demonstrators’ plans for massing along Syria’s border with Israel, I had a fantasy about what Israel could have done…. Instead of shooting tear gas, rubber bullets and in some cases live ammunition, soldiers in my fantasy would have pulled back the gates and as the Palestinian crowd rushed
A fantasy on the Golan Read More »
Donald H. Harrison
By Norman Greene SAN DIEGO — Ohr Shalom Synagogue, winner of a Save Our Heritage Organization award, held a Dedication event Sunday, June 5, to acknowledge its “Restoration of a Sacred Place Award” and to thank all those responsible for the $4.6 million restoration project. Welcomed by Ohr Shalom’s president Al Shelden, congregants and
Ohr Shalom dedicates its restored, historic synagogue Read More »
Adventures in SD History, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish HistoryBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Call it Jewish pride, but if I had my druthers, I’d like to see the San Diego mayor’s race come down to a race between two members of our community: District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, a Republican, and Congressman Bob Filner, a Democrat. Now, it’s not that I have
How about Dumanis vs. Filner in San Diego mayoral finale? Read More »
Donald H. Harrison
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — We watch the news on TV where we are informed that murder and mayhem, death and destruction are raging all around us. Regimes are changing in the wake of mass demonstrations, some more violent than others, in several countries nearby. But we look out of the window and
If Middle East is in turmoil, why does life seem so pleasant? Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East
Nachas Ruach: Torah-Based Psychotherapy and Tools for Growth and Healing by Dr. Naftali Fish, Targum Press, Brooklyn, NY; ISBN 978-1-56871-50099-9 ©2011, $29.95, p. 304 plus bibliography By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California–Abraham J. Twerski, M.D., founder and medical director emeritus of Gateway Rehab, in Pittsburg, PA, relates in an opening letter to the book Nachas
Psychotherapy for the haredim Read More »
Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion
By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO –Coptic Christians in Egypt are increasingly concerned for their safety and well-being; the “spring” has quickly turned cold and threatening for this historically maligned minority in the land of the Nile. The despotic ruler of Yemen refuses to loosen his bloody grip; Gadhafi still runs and mutilates the Libyans;
President Obama underappreciates Israel Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Middle East