By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — President Trump summoned his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to the Oval Office for what he described as “a heart-to-heart talk.” (“You always have my heart, sir,” Vice President Pence said from a corner of the room. “Sure, Mike,” Trump said, “Get me a Coke.” To which Pence responded: “An […]
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Schiff cites seven California races crucial to Democrats U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Los Angeles) says the possibility of Democrats winning control of Congress largely depends on California, where seven seats now held by Republican incumbents are being targeted in the upcoming November election. Among these is the 49th Congressional District seat currently held by the
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
SAN DIEGO — Beth Israel’s Men’s Club will host Professor Lawrence A. Herzog Ph. D at its 6:30 p.m.. August 15 Dinner Forum. Herzog will provide information and his view on how the proposed wall being considered between the United States and Mexico will impact all of us. This program is open to the entire
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International, San Diego Calendar, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Who can we trust in the complexities of political issues? Politicians? Commentators? None of the above? For those Americans and Israelis reading this column, the examples of Donald Trump and Benyamin Netanyahu may be setting new standards at the bottom of whatever can be called trust. Trump claimed to have reached
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA
Police, Emergency Medical Services, practice in Tiberius responding to a terror attack Special Weapons and Training (SWAT) teams of the national and local police, augmented by United Hatzalah, Ambulance Merizan and other first responders, conducted a drill in Tiberius (Tevaria) last week in which they practiced responding to a terrorist attack on the city’s IDF
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Yoni Peres TIRANA, Albania — Albania is a small country with a population of about three million people, 70 percent Muslim. It is situated on the Adriatic coast, neighboring Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia and Greece. For 500 years it was under the Ottoman regime. Following the Balkan war of 1914, it became independent. During World
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International, Middle East, Yoni Peres
By Jerry Klinger MARIETTA, Georgia — It was reported by a member of the lynching party; Leo Frank met his death with unexpected composure. A Georgia court had found him guilty of the murder of 13-year old Mary Phagan. She was an employee at the National Pencil Factory Frank managed in Atlanta. Frank was a
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USA
By Toby Klein Greenwald KFAR HAMACCABIAH, Israel — There is something humble and attractive about a foundation not naming itself after its founders, or main donors, but giving itself a Hebrew name that means “Gift of God.” I spent a glorious, mind-expanding day recently at the annual Matanel Israeli retreat in Kfar Hamaccabiah, where their
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Toby Klein Greenwald, Travel and FoodBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson BOUSSAC, France — The region around Limoges has been known since medieval times for its weavers. The art of tapestry-making once flourished there for many generations, passing down from father to son. Today the towns of Aubusson and Felletin are no longer famous for that particular specialty, though remnants of those ancient
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Travel and Food
By Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — Because three of the biggest pop culture staples, Marvel, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones, were absent this year, the recently concluded Comic-Con felt much quieter and much less abuzz with nerd-hype. This quiet is, of course, relative, as to the outside observer it was just as loud
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Last week, the Israeli Knesset passed a new basic law which in the main enshrines “Israel [as] the historical homeland of the Jewish people in which the State of Israel was established… The right to exercise national self-determination in the State of Israel is unique to the Jewish people…
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USA
Conference of Presidents objects to Palestine Authority leading U.N.’s G77 Group Arthur Stark, Chairman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations today expressed deep concern at the announcement that the Palestinian Authority will lead the biggest bloc of developing countries at the United Nations, known as
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Editor’s Note: This is the 21st in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego. Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There’s more than a million Russian-speaking Israelis, taking account of those born here minus those who have left for what seemed greener pastures. And certainly when taking account of those who came before the collapse of the Soviet Union. It’s a misnomer to call them Russians. Russian speakers is the
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA