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Novelist Grossman believes negotiations can solve some problems with Hamas

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–David Grossman is one of Israel’s most celebrated intellectuals, with an impressive list of prizes for thoughtful and provocative fiction. He also authored descriptions of Israeli Arabs and Palestinians that capture conditions that derive from their own cultures and from living under the shadow created by Israel. Long an opponent of force […]

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, August 20, 1954, part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Personals Southwestern Jewish Press, August 20, 1954, page 3 Guest Time – Summer time becomes smug-time for San Diegans.  For no matter what part of the country our guests come, we need never apologize for that “unusual weather.” Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cohen, had as their guest her

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What does an agreement between U.S. and Israel really mean?

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)–As Prime Minister Netanyahu arrives for his 5th set of meetings with President Obama, the headline in one newspaper is, “Obama mum on Bush’s borders for Israel,” noting, “The White House has declined to publicly affirm commitments made by President Bush to Israel in 2004 on the final borders

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Two greatest disruptors of life in Jerusalam: Obama and Moskowitz

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Cities are places where people of different backgrounds and outlooks come together and make do with one another. Jerusalem is no different, but it is also different. Prominent groups in the population are Arabs, about 30 percent, and ultra-Orthodox Jews, about 30 percent of the Jewish population.  For Jerusalemites who are neither

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, August 20, 1954, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Community Census Gets Under Way This Week Southwestern Jewish Press, August 20, 1954, page 1 Over 400 San Diego Jewish families were being interviewed this week by 40 trained census enumerators in the first Jewish population census ever attempted in our community. Participating in the census are Marshall

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Remembering another July 4 when an American president stood up for Israel

 By Rabbi Ben Kamin   SAN DIEGO — One recalls July 4, 1976—the great Bicentennial—with much nostalgia and affection.  America was exactly 200 years old, had survived the Watergate scandals and a presidential resignation without bloodshed or constitutional tremors.    The dreadful Vietnam War was over after some fifteen years of entanglement, though we struggled (and

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, August 6, 1954, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Southwestern Jewish Press, August 6, 1954, Page 5 Terror in Rumania (Editorial) Recent revelations regarding the reign of terror conducted by the Communist Government against Zionists there have shocked many in the free world.  Communists in Israel, faced by the news that 200 Zionist leaders in Rumania have

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Clinton pledges $15 million for Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation

KRAKOW, Poland (Press Release)–In a speech July 3, at the Schindler Factory Museum here, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the U.S. intention to contribute $15 million over five years to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, subject to Congressional authorization and appropriations. The World War II-era factory of Oskar Schindler, the German entrepreneur who saved hundreds

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McChrystal affair points up wisdom of punishing enemy but not occupying its territory

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The dismissal of General Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan is not as seismic as some are contending, but it is significant. The comparison  with Truman and MacArthur is not appropriate. MacArthur acted against presidential policy, and helped create the military and political disaster of Chinese entry into the Korean War. McChrystal and his

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California insurance companies already divesting Iran-related assets

SACRAMENTO (Press Release)–On the same day President Obama is expected to sign a tough new law expanding sanctions against the Iranian government, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that his relentless focus on reducing the exposure of California policyholders to risky Iran-related investments resulted in insurers selling nearly one fifth of the assets the industry

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