By David Amos SAN DIEGO–In the 18th and 19th Centuries, people attended music concerts expecting to hear a few old favorites, and at the same time, to sample newly composed music. Many of the most celebrated concerts in history featured nothing but new music. Somehow, starting in the Twentieth Century, we have lost our way. […]
The importance of commissioning music Read More »
Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)– Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations welcomed the letter to President Obama currently circulating in the House of Representatives supporting the U.S.-Israel relationship and urged members of the House to join the effort led by Representatives Ted Poe (R-TX), Gary Peters (D-MI), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
Jewish organizations laud House letter to Obama on Israel Read More »
Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Agency for Jewish Education continues its summer class offerings with Professor Sanford Lakoff of UCSD. Lakoff will teach a 5 week class beginning on July 8th on “Israel: A condensed history of its origins and challenges.” This course aims to present a concise history of the origins and development of the
Sanford Lakoff to teach course on Israel Read More »
Middle East, San Diego CalendarNEW YORK (Press Release)–Acerbic and hate-filled statements by President Hugo Chavez and other Venezuelan government leaders are once again contributing to a climate of rising anti-Semitism in Venezuela, where extreme criticism of Israel “continues to be used as a political tool.” According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), recent statements from Chavez and others in the
Chavez fosters anti-Semitism in Venezuela Read More »
Middle EastHAIFA (Press Release)–“Zionism has one meaning: The establishment of a Jewish state in the Land of Israel, with an emphasis on the establishment of a state,” said renowned Israeli author Prof. A. B. Yehoshua at a conference at the University of Haifa that discussed “What is Zionism in the 21st Century?”. Prof. Yehoshua opened his
Professor says 'Zionism' often mislabeled in debates Read More »
Middle EastHAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Cyclical changes in atmospheric pressure and sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean affect drought in the Sahel region on the southern Sahara rim. This has been revealed in an international study carried out by researchers from the University of Haifa, the French National Meteorological Service, Columbia University and the University
Warm temperatures in North Atlantic leads to rain in Africa, climate study finds Read More »
Middle EastBy Morton A. Klein and Dr. Daniel Mandel NEW YORK–Disturbing, shocking and eye-opening. Israel attempts to legally prevent Iranian missiles and rockets from being delivered to Gaza, controlled by the internationally recognized terrorist group, Hamas; yet the world and media condemns the Jewish state of Israel and mourns the nine Hamas supporters who were killed
Reason behind world's Gaza flotilla uproar: plain, simple, old-fashioned anti-Semitism Read More »
Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)– Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations urged members of the Senate to join Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in their letter to President Barack Obama that reaffirms “support for our strategic partnership with Israel” and encourages the President to continue to support Israel
Conference of Presidents urges senators to sign letter to Obama urging Israel support Read More »
Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SANTEE–As you feed the ducks in the Santee Lakes, or watch naval enthusiasts sail radio-controlled model battleships and cruisers on its waters, or picnic along its shores, you may not realize that you are standing at a venue that back in the 1960s was a sensation of the water reclamation
San Diego County’s historic places: Santee Lakes Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Middle EastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, June 121, 1954, page 2 By Irving R. Stone, Psychological Consultant “Escapes from Reality” I believe everyone looks at himself in the mirror at least once a day and views the environment about him from his home or office several
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 11, 1954, Part 2 Read More »
Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –This city’s population is 764,000. Groups with high political salience are 269,000 Arabs (35 percent), and an estimated 155,000 ultra-Orthodox. The Arabs have great prominence among overseas watchers of Jerusalem, but opt out of local politics by boycotting municipal elections. Almost none of them accepted Israeli citizenship when it was offered
Arabs, Orthodox Jews and secular Jews often vie in Jerusalem Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastLOS ANGELES (Press Release)—StandWithUs, the international Israel education organization, welcomes UC Irvine’s (UCI) decision to take disciplinary action against Irvine’s Muslim Student Union (MSU), an organization that repeatedly crossed red lines to foment hostility against Israel and intimidate its supporters on campus. The MSU had claimed that its right to free speech included the right
StandWithUs praises UCI decision to suspend Muslim Student Union Read More »
Middle EastBy Eileen Wingard CARLSBAD, California–Israel has supplied the world with an abundance of musical talent. In addition to many fine orchestras, topped by the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta, it has been the birthplace or the nurturing ground for violinists Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zuckerman, Shlomo Mintz; pianinsts Yefim Bronfman, Daniel Barenboim and others. The
Israeli violinist and pianist to perform together June 17 in Carlsbad Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Middle East, USABy J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida–Why does the Israel Navy’s killing civilian protesters on the high seas remind me of the brutal actions of the British Navy in combating the ships of Aliya Bet in 1947? There is no comparison in quantity or quality between the two events but both won the battle and
IDF copies British Navy in winning and and losing Read More »
Jewish History, Middle East