By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Mark Lavie has had a distinguished career in journalism. I well remember listening to his informative and unbiased reports from Israel on CBC radio. He has also written books. The latest is called, Are We Still Afraid? I gather from his piece on the “Jewish Website” of January 17 […]
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Middle East, USA
Temple Emanu-El, College Avenue Center open again for business A water main break had forced Temple Emanu-El in the Del Cerro area of San Diego to close for a few days, but as of Thursday, Jan. 17, the Reform congregation is back to normal. Similarly, the College Avenue Center, a program by Jewish Family Service
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Middle East, San Diego County, USA(c) By Edwin Black WASHINGTON, D.C. — Organized disruptors—both students and non-students—who shut down a pro-Israel gathering at University of California Los Angeles in May 2018 might not be prosecuted, according to information from LA City Attorney Mike Feuer’s office. Instead, they will be called to a confidential but mandatory proceeding called a “City Attorney
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Edwin Black, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to call for an early election, scheduled to take place on April 9, was really nothing short of another political stunt that Netanyahu has masterfully learned to employ when the time is right and he is reasonably assured of another victory. One would think,
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle EastTu B’Shevat, Israeli style, to be celebrated at Lawrence Family JCC The Israel-American Council (IAC) plans to celebrate Tu B’Shevat in 40 cities across North America, including San Diego, with special dinners Friday night coupled with presentations about the annual “birthday of the trees.” In San Diego, the celebration will be held from 6:30 p.m.
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, USA
By Oliver B. Pollak SAN FRANCISCO — In 2004 my law partner and I went to Washington DC for a conference. Our sightseeing included The Watergate, Jewish War Veterans Museum, and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial on the Mall. The Memorial first conceived in 1960, authorized in 1974 with Lawrence Halprin’s winning design went unfunded
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Oliver Pollak, Travel and Food, USABy H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO — “We will decide how best to control our borders and who will be allowed to enter our country.” That was the United State’s response to a recent U.N. compact on global migration. Many countries, including Israel, Hungary and Italy also opted out. Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, explained,
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International, Middle East, USA
U.S. Secretary of State condemns Iran missile launch Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo issued the following statement on Tuesday: “In continued defiance of the international community and UN Security Council Resolution 2231, the Iranian regime fired off a space launch vehicle today. Such vehicles incorporate technologies that are virtually identical and interchangeable with those
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a public declaration of Israel’s interest in having the United States recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Senators Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz have introduced legislation urging just that. Why now? There is no “peace process” – certainly none that involves Syria –
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — A cartoon in Ha’aretz (January 14) shows Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, in a room with his cyber hackers. One of them asks his president something to the effect: “Are we on the side of the Hasidim or the Litvaks (who normally oppose the Hasidim) in the next Israeli
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Both of my countries appear to be in the deep do do, with leaders on or over the borders of madness. From the end of September to late December the S&P Stock Index was on a wild ride, with decreases and increases in the range up to 300 points in
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAFinding the Right School in the Era of BDS and Intersectionality: A Jewish Parents’ Guide to Colleges 2018-19 Academic Year by Jerome Ostrov, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform © 2018, ISBN 978-1721925872, p. 429 plus appendices, $18.95. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – The letters BDS, an acronym for the words boycott, divestment, and sanctions, is a
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — To save America, two Jewish defenders of Israel are willing to put Israel at a measure of risk – even while a Palestinian congresswoman is applying the old “dual loyalty” accusation to a convoluting situation in the Senate. A far-reaching legislative plan to address Middle East concerns codifies
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Middle East, USAWajib written and directed by AnneMarie Jacir; 2017, Arabic with English subtitles, 96 minutes; to be shown during the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival at 1:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 11, at the Reading Cinemas Town Square, 4665 Clairemont Drive, San Diego By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Shadi (Saleh Bakri) an architect working
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast