Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori EL CAJON, California – The city of El Cajon boasts a large population of refugees from Iraq, with some estimates running as high as 60,000. Behind Detroit, the city is said to have the second highest concentration of Iraqi Christians (Chaldeans) in the United States. […]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FBI model, endorsed by many security professionals in the United States and abroad proposes that in the case of an Active Shooter those impacted should first run, then if that fails hide, and if, and only if that fails, fight. The model was put clearly to the test
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International, USA
JERUSALEM — A bipartisan delegation of of five U.S. mayors is visiting Israel with AJC (American Jewish Committee) Project Interchange for intensive dialogue and briefings. The week-long educational seminar marks the first delegation under the auspices of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the U.S. Conference of Mayors and AJC, the highlight of which is
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Middle East, USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — During a weekly Friday afternoon protest several years ago in Philadelphia, a woman claiming to speak for the Palestinians was dismissive of children attacking Israeli troops on the West Bank. As we spoke in front of the now-closed Israeli consulate at 19th Street and JFK Boulevard, she claimed the
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Middle East, USA
By Jerry Klinger CHENEY, Washington — The Great Drum was rhythmically beaten by ten Native American Salish Singers seated about it. Their Song drifted over the Palouse Prairie as it had before for untold years. Hundreds gathered on the high ridge above Eastern Washington University, below the white colored water tower with the school’s
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Travel and Food, USABy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — As a Jewish literary activist concerned about how things look on the printed page, I have been lobbying editors at major English-language newspapers and magazines for the past ten years to start capitalizing the word ”Earth” when referencing the planet we live on and when reporting on climate
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The World We Share, USABy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — In the wake of the most recent school shootings have come all the usual cries for more “sensible” gun laws such as mandatory background checks and bans on civilian ownership of military-style assault weapons. Blah, blah, blah. Dead kids aside, we as a country need to focus on
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Eric George Tauber, USABy Michael Jeser SAN DIEGO — This week was a week of more ups and downs for the Jewish people. As our community began picking up the pieces from the devastating attack on Chabad of Poway, our brothers and sisters in Israel went through yet another series of traumatic attacks from terrorists in Gaza. With
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Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Tifereth Israel Synagogue celebrated Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Israeli independence day, on Thursday night, May 9, with songs, four American perspectives on Israel, and the kind of dairy dinner you might be served in Tel Aviv. Oscar and Olga Worm own Bekker’s Catering, which typically serves non-kosher food. But the
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Elliott Nahmias, regional political director for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), will discuss the status of American support for Israel at a speech following at 6:15 p.m. buffet dinner Wednesday, June 19, sponsored by the Beth Israel Men’s Club at Congregation Beth Israel, 9001 Towne Center Drive. Admission
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Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USABOSTON, Massachusetts (Press Release)— Coinciding with May’s observances of Jewish American Heritage Month and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day), the Ruderman Family Foundation has made available to the public never-before-seen archival footage that shares the stories of the American Jews who helped established and strengthen the nascent State of Israel. “Eyewitness 1948: The American Contribution”
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued the following statement on the occasion of Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Israel’s Independence Day: “On behalf of the American people, I offer best wishes and congratulations to all Israelis as you mark the 71st anniversary of Israel’s independence. “On this day, the friendship between the United States
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Jewish History, Middle East, USA
By Sig Christenson San Antonio Express-News When Oscar Stewart heard the sound of gunfire, it would have been natural to run the other way — but it also would have been contrary to what he’d done as a soldier in Iraq and as a San Antonio teenager who once tackled and punched an abusive
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I have had the privilege over the years of interviewing many Survivors about their experiences during the Holocaust. After doing a number of these interviews, I noticed a pattern. When they were recounting for me all the horrible things that had happened to them and their families
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Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA