By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — “He paints the soul, not just an image.” So begins the new documentary by PBS, featuring the life and work of Andrew Wyeth, and introducing viewers to one America’s great twentieth century painters – an artist whose work appealed to critics and audiences alike, an artist who spoke in […]
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)– To better understand propositions on the November 2018 ballot, Beth Israel’s Men’s Club will host a representative from the League of Women Voters of San Diego at its 6:30 p.m. dinner forum, Wednesday, October 17, at the Beth Israel campus, 9001 Towne Centre Drive. The League of Women Voters is a
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San Diego Calendar, USAPope Francis joins in commemoration of Holocaust victims in Lithuania The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has welcomed the Pope’s compassionate words commemorating Lithuania Jewish Holocaust victims and strong remarks against contemporary anti-Semitism. The Pope spoke on the 75th anniversary of the liquidation of the Vilnius ghetto during a two-day visit to Lithuania, his first to
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — Dana Milbank, an American author and political op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, has horrified me by his latest article for his newspaper: “America’s Jews are watching Israel in horror” (washingtonpost.com 9/21/18) There’s been much talk about American Jews pulling away from Israel, which has undeniably occurred as
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA
By Jerry Klinger GLENDALE, Oregon — Historic markers are simple things. Some are a few words. Some are longer. Some are so long few read beyond the first line, if at all. Every marker is a story. They are the stories of people, like you and me, who dreamed dreams, lived hopes, made choices,
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USA
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Brett Kavanaugh conferred with White House advisers on how to deny the charge of attempted rape. They presented him with a number of alibis employed by powerful men in similar situations and counseled him to choose one and adapt it to his circumstances. * Bill Clinton: “I did not try to
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In an irony of modern history, the marauding, barbaric, and pillaging destroyers of culture who came to be known collectively as ISIS inadvertently may have shed light on the story behind a shrine to the biblical Jonah as well as upon an ancient king of Assyria. Such
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Scaffolding, a Hebrew-language film with English subtitles, is a story of Asher (Asher Lax), a troubled 12th grade student, whose temper gets him in trouble with teachers, administrators, and other students alike. Asher has no respect for boundaries, nevertheless he has about him an innate sense of justice.
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
58 organizations seek sanction of professor who refuses recommendation for Israel-bound student After a University of Michigan (U-M) professor agreed to write a recommendation for a student and then reneged when he realized it was for study in Israel, 58 organizations demanded that U-M President Schissel sanction all U-M professors who engage in that or
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — As we wait for President Trump to unveil his peace plan to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, he has in fact made the prospect of achieving “the deal of the century” far more remote than it was already. His recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has enraged the Palestinians,
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — So, this is the moment I’ve been waiting for. My new book is out. Hooray! So far it’s only available as an ebook, but the paperback version is in the pipeline and will be available soon, I hope. It’s taken about two years to write, which is almost
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, USA
(c) Edwin Black IRVINE, California — Campus police at University of California, Irvine will in the near future refer anti-Israeli event disruptors of a May 3, 2018 pro-Israel event to Orange County prosecutors, according to a UCI spokesperson. Referral will occur, says the spokesperson, as soon as the campus police investigation concludes. If so, UCI
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Edwin Black, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Ellen Hershkin NEW YORK — It’s thrilling to be part of a historical moment when women are stepping into the political arena in record-breaking numbers. They’re tossing their hats into the ring — left, right and center — in national, statewide and local races. It’s an auspicious lead-in for next year’s 100th anniversary of the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Eitan Weiss, deputy chief of mission for the Israel Consulate General in Los Angeles, said during a lunch-time interview here on Thursday that Israel’s Palestinian opponents neither want peace nor have any regard for the truth. Those pushing BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanctions) against Israel “have no problems
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, USA