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Middle East, anti-Semitism subjects in V.P. debate

October 7, 2020

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In their first and only televised debate this election season, Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) clashed Wednesday evening, among other topics, over the U.S. role in the Middle East and whether President Trump has condoned white supremacists, and by implication anti-Semitism. While […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Endorsing a compassionate Congressional delegation

October 7, 2020

Compassion illustrated by bill providing meals for needy military dependents By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Two members of the San Diego County congressional delegation — Democrats Susan Davis and Mike Levin — have introduced legislation to help enlisted military families assure their children are well fed. This is reflective of an ongoing effort

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Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, USA

The Wreckage Of Trump’s Presidency

October 7, 2020

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The following is the introduction to my just-released book, Trump—The Wannabe Dictator. Like many Americans, I have been observing Trump’s rise to power with some perplexity, often asking myself how and why a man of his character became the President of the United States, which is viewed as the

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Alon Ben-Meir, USA

What if Trump proves too sick to carry on?

October 6, 2020

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — When hosting a radio show 32 years ago, Mike Pence dubbed himself “Rush Limbaugh on decaf.” Maybe he is now “Donald Trump on decaf.” Our vice president, who debates Sen. Kamala Harris Wednesday night, could become an unlikely savior sometime between now and Jan. 20. After being diagnosed

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Bruce Ticker, USA

Two Unspoken Causes of Anti-Semitism

October 6, 2020

By Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York — Starting from very ancient times, world history presents many examples of dictators who desired world domination, or at least domination of as big a part of the world as possible. The Assyrian, Babylonian, and Roman empires are some ancient examples of this. More recent examples are the Spanish,

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Arkady Mamaysky, International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Material Ecology: Neri Oxman at MMA

October 6, 2020

By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The Museum of Modern Art is currently exhibiting Material Ecology, a tantalizing sample of the truly astounding and path-breaking work of Neri Oxman and her team, Mediated Matter group, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Oxman is an American-Israeli architect and designer – yet these designations conspicuously fail to

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, USA

Campa-Najjar for Congress; Nader for Judge

October 6, 2020

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I remember many years ago when I was a student at UCLA (1962-66), we occasionally would debate which is a better metaphor for the United States: Is our country a “melting pot” or a “chef’s salad?” The difference is that the former metaphor envisions melting all the individual

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA

The Haredim and coronavirus

October 5, 2020

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — A major source of the coronavirus spreading is the ultra-Orthodox or Haredi communities. We don’t know exactly the extent of infections, due perhaps to the reluctance of politicians, health personnel, and the media to publicize it. We do know that it is extensive, a third or more of the total,

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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish Religion, Middle East

The genius architect of Allentown, PA

October 5, 2020

By Ira Spector SAN DIEGO — In 1972, at age thirty-nine, I was filled with feelings of youth and immortality. This was changed forever by a 23-year-old nymph who was in a discussion group I was involved in. She defined me, for the first time within earshot, as an “older man,” thus creating an unclimbable

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Lifestyles, USA

Per capita, Israel is a major COVID victim

October 5, 2020

By Michael Laitman, Ph.D PETACH TIKVAH, Israel — For months, I have been watching with growing trepidation the cavalier nonchalance of Israelis toward Covid-19. Now, I am afraid, it’s too late to undo the damage. In the past week, the average death toll was 31 people, and the rate is quickly rising since many hospitals

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Lifestyles, Middle East

Israel’s Consul-General aids in Covid fight

October 4, 2020

Other items in this column include: Political bytes By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Hillel Newman, the South African-born, Israeli consul general in Los Angeles, has practiced highly confidential private diplomacy as the former Israeli ambassador to the Muslim countries of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Now, notwithstanding coronavirus restrictions, he is engaged in highly public

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, USA

Following up a 101-year-old tragedy

October 4, 2020

By Oliver B. Pollak. Ph.D RICHMOND, California — The 1918-1919 “flu” epidemic took between 2,800 and 7,500 Nebraska lives, 974 of them in Omaha. On July 4, 1919, the weekly Omaha Jewish Bulletin published “Breaking Lives and Homes for Profit.” It read: Fanny Skulke came with her husband to the United States from Lomas, “a

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Jewish History, Oliver Pollak, USA

Fiction: A Too Thrifty Costa Rica Trip

October 4, 2020

By Ira Spector SAN DIEGO — I planned a vacation in Costa Rica. As usual I searched every airline, travel agency, garage sale and the entire catalogue of the Library of Congress for the cheapest airfare. My efforts were rewarded with a very inexpensive airline to transport us to this Central American paradise. It’s a

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International, Jewish Fiction, Travel and Food

Where are the Lines?

October 2, 2020

By Ira Spector SAN DIEGO — Why is it, sometimes, that the same item is called one thing in one place and another name somewhere else? What we Yanks call a cigarette, or cig, the Brits call smokes, a fag, or faggot. What we call underpants, they call knickers. Every vacuum cleaner to them is

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International, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Middle East, anti-Semitism subjects in V.P. debate

Endorsing a compassionate Congressional delegation

The Wreckage Of Trump’s Presidency

What if Trump proves too sick to carry on?

Two Unspoken Causes of Anti-Semitism

Material Ecology: Neri Oxman at MMA

Campa-Najjar for Congress; Nader for Judge

The Haredim and coronavirus

The genius architect of Allentown, PA

Per capita, Israel is a major COVID victim

Israel’s Consul-General aids in Covid fight

Following up a 101-year-old tragedy

Fiction: A Too Thrifty Costa Rica Trip

Where are the Lines?

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