This book tells an amazing, true story about the Judean date palm that was thought to be extinct but was brought back to life thanks to two women scientists. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education
At a growing number of restaurants, there’s more to read than the menu. The backs of the wait staff’s shirts can teach you Yiddish at a Jewish deli, or engage in some punnery at two Italian restaurants in the eastern part of San Diego and in Santee. [Donald H. Harrison]
B’Shalom: Restaurant Server Shirts, Jewish Political News Read More »
California, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
By Stephen M. Flatow (JNS) Over the last few weeks, a prominent Middle Eastern leader has been complicit in repeated calls to wipe out the entire State of Israel. Yet the international community has not said a word. How strange… No threats from the Biden administration to deny him a visa. No angry Reform rabbis
Palestinian Media Calls for Terrorism and the World is Silent Read More »
Israel, Opinion, USA
Published by Reuters By Dedi Hayoun BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel (Reuters) -Israelis protesting judicial reforms sought by the hard-right government converged on the country’s main airport on Thursday in a bid to disrupt a trip abroad by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as a visit by the U.S. defense secretary. Defying a heavy police
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Israel
By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — On June 28, 1914, the Serb student Gavrila Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in Sarajevo. A month later, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia for the act of one Serb. The guilt of one person was shifted to the Serbian
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Alex Gordon, International, Jewish History, Opinion
Hats off to former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his You Tube video, shown in an article republished on San Diego Jewish World, that urges antisemites to turn away from hate for their own sake. Haters, he said, never win and end up broken. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Opinion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Published by Reuters By Idrees Ali CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin travelled to Egypt on Wednesday to tell Cairo it wanted to deepen security and other ties but was concerned about human rights in country where activists say government critics are regularly rounded up. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who as army
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Middle East
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — New York City Mayor Eric Adams may well fit in somewhere between the great actor Frederic March’s portrayal of a fanatical lawyer delivering God’s instructions to the world, and that of lesser-known actor Jay Robinson as a frenzied Caligula when, as Rome’s emperor, he demands his court to “kneel…kneel…kneel
God Speaks to Eric Adams, and NYC’s Mayor Tells the World…Adams, Adams, Adams Read More »
Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA
By Sarah Ogince (JNS) “Cursed is Hitler, cursed is Mussolini … Blessed is Roosevelt, blessed is Churchill.” With these words, the Moroccan scribe Prosper Hassine concluded his account of World War II and the Holocaust. The story was familiar, but what made Hassine’s work unique was its style: Written on a long parchment scroll, it
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Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – American Jewish Committee (AJC) has named Holocaust and genocide expert Sara E. Brown as director of its new San Diego Regional Office. Brown will represent AJC as the organization expands its presence in Southern California and the Southwest. AJC San Diego is the 25th U.S. regional office for AJC, the
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San Diego County, USA
Thanks go to Marsha Sutton who drew my attention to Rabbi Barry Silver of Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor (Generation to Generation) of Palm Beach County bringing a federal suit in Florida seeking to overturn that state’s ban on abortions after the 15-week point of a pregnancy. He was joined by Rabbi Arthur Wascow of the Shalom Center, as well as by the Unitarian Universalist ministers Harris Riordan and Tony Fisher, and by Buddhist minister Maya Malay. [Donald H. Harrison]
B’Shalom: Abortion and the Guarantee of Religious Freedom Read More »
California, Donald H. Harrison, USA
Published by Reuters By Idrees Ali AMMAN (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in Jordan to begin a three-country Mideast visit, is aiming to reassure key allies of American commitment to the region despite Washington’s recent focus on Russia and China, officials said, but plans frank messages for leaders of Israel and Egypt. The Pentagon
US Defense Secretary Aims to Reassure Mideast Allies, Deliver Tough Message Read More »
Middle East
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Minister of Finance, with some power over defense, Bezalel Smotrich, has inspired anger from American and other foreign officials, for his call about destroying the Arab settlement where two Jews were murdered. Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Minister of Security, with power over the police, has quarreled, and gotten only partial
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Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Opinion
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — In its third year, ADI’s “Make the Change Challenge” STEM accessible design contest drew 227 exceptional entries from students across North America, but it was Naomi Ghitelman from the Posnack School in Davie, Fla., who won the day, claiming the contest’s $1,000 grand prize and successfully spotlighting the inaccessibility of our
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Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA