Ruth Mastron, the president of the House of Israel in Balboa Park, has had an active love affair with that nation since 2008, the year she first volunteered to work for three weeks on an Israeli Army base. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — StandWithUs, an international, non-partisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism, has announced Oz Laniado as the new Executive Director of StandWithUs Southwest. In addition to San Diego County, the expanded region under Laniado’s oversight now includes Rancho Mirage, Orange County, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado. Laniado served
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Israel, San Diego County
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Some of my readers are no doubt upset by Jewish Israelis’ recent attacks on Palestinian villages. Though I admit that there may have been some overreaction by Israeli villagers living beyond the 1949 Armistice Line, there is ample reason for Israelis taking action into their own hands. What
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By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson I left my homeland of England about 60 years ago and came to live in Israel for a variety of reasons, one of them being the weather. The England that I left behind was a fairly stable country with regard to the composition of its population, which was largely white. There were,
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Israel, Lifestyles, Opinion
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — The New York Times headline, “Fanning the Embers After a Fiery Speech,” is hardly explicit. It does not convey the meaning of the story that follows, and the story is relegated to a back section of the June 4 Sunday edition six days after another NYC newspaper broke the
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA
Published by DPA Four people were killed in an attack on Tuesday near an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, paramedics said. Another four people were injured by gunfire, the Israeli Magen David Adom ambulance service said. All eight victims were Israelis. According to the Israeli military, two suspected Palestinian attackers opened fire on a
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Just two days before his 95th birthday, Holocaust survivor Ben Midler will throw out the ceremonial first pitch Sunday, June 25th, at a day game between the San Diego Padres and the Washington Nationals. Involving the Jewish Federation of San Diego and a range of synagogues and Jewish institutions throughout the county, the day has been designated by the Padres as “Jewish Community Day at Petco Park.” [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Fred Kropveld, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sports & CompetitionsBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — So many times, on our way back to Jerusalem after spending a few days at the Dead Sea or in Eilat, we passed the sign directing travelers to the Good Samaritan Inn and Mosaic Museum. I often wanted to make the slight detour to visit the site but
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Travel and Food
Published by DPA The German parliamentary committee tasked with defence gave the approval on Wednesday for two key military projects to expand air defence in Germany. The defence committee members voted in favour of purchasing an Israeli long-range air defence system and a short-range German system. The Bundestag’s defence committee reached a broad cross-party agreement
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After taking a gap year, many students are left wondering, “What’s next?” For people in their early 20s, this can be a frightening question. But Masa Israel Journey fellows at the end of their gap year experiences find this question to not be as daunting. Simon Lagrange, a San Diego native, is finishing his gap
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Israel, San Diego County, USA
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — On Tuesday, President of Israel Isaac Herzog, Hebrew University President Prof. Asher Cohen, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon, and Jose Mugrabi, a prominent art collector, laid the cornerstone for Einstein House, adjacent to the Hebrew University campus on Givat Ram in Jerusalem. The Einstein House will house exhibits of the legacy, work,
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Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Jerry Klinger The Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation (JASHP) conducted a small wreath-laying ceremony at the General David “Mickey” Marcus memorial in Tlse-Stone. June 10 was the Sabbath. No wreath laying would be tolerated by the very religious community and yeshivah students living and studying nearby. The 9th or the 10th really does
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Israel, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Opinion, USA
By Heidi Gantwerk SAN DIEGO — Our last day of the CommUNITY Trip to Israel found us at Anu, The Museum of the Jewish People. This incredible museum shares the story of the Jewish people over thousands of years and celebrates a remarkably rich and diverse tapestry of modern Jewish life. To walk into a
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Heidi Gantwerk, Israel, Opinion, San Diego County
Published by New York Daily News A shooting at a car wash in the Arab town of Yafa an-Naseriyye in Israel left five dead on Thursday, in what’s considered to be one of the country’s deadliest incidents in recent years. The attack may be related to criminal gangs and linked to a feud between two
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