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Endorsing a compassionate Congressional delegation

October 7, 2020

Compassion illustrated by bill providing meals for needy military dependents By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Two members of the San Diego County congressional delegation — Democrats Susan Davis and Mike Levin — have introduced legislation to help enlisted military families assure their children are well fed. This is reflective of an ongoing effort […]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, USA

The Wreckage Of Trump’s Presidency

October 7, 2020

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The following is the introduction to my just-released book, Trump—The Wannabe Dictator. Like many Americans, I have been observing Trump’s rise to power with some perplexity, often asking myself how and why a man of his character became the President of the United States, which is viewed as the

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Alon Ben-Meir, USA

What if Trump proves too sick to carry on?

October 6, 2020

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — When hosting a radio show 32 years ago, Mike Pence dubbed himself “Rush Limbaugh on decaf.” Maybe he is now “Donald Trump on decaf.” Our vice president, who debates Sen. Kamala Harris Wednesday night, could become an unlikely savior sometime between now and Jan. 20. After being diagnosed

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Bruce Ticker, USA

Two Unspoken Causes of Anti-Semitism

October 6, 2020

By Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York — Starting from very ancient times, world history presents many examples of dictators who desired world domination, or at least domination of as big a part of the world as possible. The Assyrian, Babylonian, and Roman empires are some ancient examples of this. More recent examples are the Spanish,

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Arkady Mamaysky, International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Material Ecology: Neri Oxman at MMA

October 6, 2020

By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The Museum of Modern Art is currently exhibiting Material Ecology, a tantalizing sample of the truly astounding and path-breaking work of Neri Oxman and her team, Mediated Matter group, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Oxman is an American-Israeli architect and designer – yet these designations conspicuously fail to

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, USA

Campa-Najjar for Congress; Nader for Judge

October 6, 2020

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I remember many years ago when I was a student at UCLA (1962-66), we occasionally would debate which is a better metaphor for the United States: Is our country a “melting pot” or a “chef’s salad?” The difference is that the former metaphor envisions melting all the individual

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA

The genius architect of Allentown, PA

October 5, 2020

By Ira Spector SAN DIEGO — In 1972, at age thirty-nine, I was filled with feelings of youth and immortality. This was changed forever by a 23-year-old nymph who was in a discussion group I was involved in. She defined me, for the first time within earshot, as an “older man,” thus creating an unclimbable

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Lifestyles, USA

Israel’s Consul-General aids in Covid fight

October 4, 2020

Other items in this column include: Political bytes By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Hillel Newman, the South African-born, Israeli consul general in Los Angeles, has practiced highly confidential private diplomacy as the former Israeli ambassador to the Muslim countries of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Now, notwithstanding coronavirus restrictions, he is engaged in highly public

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, USA

Following up a 101-year-old tragedy

October 4, 2020

By Oliver B. Pollak. Ph.D RICHMOND, California — The 1918-1919 “flu” epidemic took between 2,800 and 7,500 Nebraska lives, 974 of them in Omaha. On July 4, 1919, the weekly Omaha Jewish Bulletin published “Breaking Lives and Homes for Profit.” It read: Fanny Skulke came with her husband to the United States from Lomas, “a

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Jewish History, Oliver Pollak, USA

We endorse Barbara Bry for S.D. Mayor

October 2, 2020

Other items in today’s column include *Susan Davis honors Justice Ginsburg in Congressional Record *Jewish organizations By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — It wasn’t all that long ago that the City of San Diego had a City Manager form of government. That meant that the mayor was like a super councilmember, who had a

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA

A misheberach prayer for the Trumps

October 2, 2020

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — We should all wish President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and White House Senior Assistant Hope Hicks a speedy recovery from coronavirus, which already has killed more than 200,000 Americans. Even as we Jews pray in synagogue each week for the health, safety, and wisdom of

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Donald H. Harrison, USA

OpEd: A ‘Biblical’ President?

October 1, 2020

By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — Some of my Christian friends assert that they still support President Trump in spite of his many glaring flaws because they feel that he best represents “Biblical values.” So great is Trump’s reverence for the Bible that he’ll use federal troops to disperse crowds of non-violent demonstrators with

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Eric George Tauber, USA

The Joys of Sukkot

October 1, 2020

By Sam Glaser LOS ANGELES — During the Sukkot holiday, the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles erupts in joyful celebration. Our forty-plus kosher restaurants all have sukkot attached. There’s a sukkah on top of Ralph’s supermarket. One could conceivably sukkah hop to a different hut every five minutes and not exhaust the inventory. Google “Sukkah’s

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Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Middle East, Sam Glaser, USA

Soille returns temporarily to distance learning

October 1, 2020

Other items in this column include: *Ethnic Studies *Political Bytes *San Diego Jewish World news *In memoriam By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Soille San Diego Hebrew Day School, now observing a nine-day holiday for Sukkot, will delay the resumption of its in-person classes until Wednesday, Oct. 14, two days after the holiday period’s

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Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sheryl Rowling, USA

Endorsing a compassionate Congressional delegation

The Wreckage Of Trump’s Presidency

What if Trump proves too sick to carry on?

Two Unspoken Causes of Anti-Semitism

Material Ecology: Neri Oxman at MMA

Campa-Najjar for Congress; Nader for Judge

The genius architect of Allentown, PA

Israel’s Consul-General aids in Covid fight

Following up a 101-year-old tragedy

We endorse Barbara Bry for S.D. Mayor

A misheberach prayer for the Trumps

OpEd: A ‘Biblical’ President?

The Joys of Sukkot

Soille returns temporarily to distance learning

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