Climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese.” Why doesn’t the President impose a tariff on China on exports of droughts, forest fires, hurricanes, hot weather, melting glaciers, pollution, rising sea levels, and torrential rains to the USA?
Humoring the Headlines: September 5, 2019 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
… Realizing the potentially dire consequences of a war with Iran, Trump is determined not to initiate any hostility against Tehran. Following Iran’s downing of an American spy drone in June, Trump rescinded his order to retaliate against Iranian targets, fearing unnecessary escalation. Iran’s resiliency and its readiness to counter any American attack, even at the expense of suffering major loses and destruction, persuaded Trump, to the chagrin of Netanyahu, that only negotiations would solve the conflict with Iran. …
War not an option for U.S., Iran Read More »
Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USA
Rep. Susan Davis said Wednesday she would retire after the current term in Congress — her 10th — thus inviting a Democratic gold rush in the heavily blue 53rd district.
“I have struggled to make this very difficult decision,” she said in a statement. “I will not seek another term in Congress. My decision today represents a desire to live and work ‘at home’ in San Diego.”
Scramble likely following Davis’ retirement announcement Read More »
Ken Stone, San Diego County, USA
… “Arugot” is Hebrew for “flower beds” and in the last 30 years Arugot has planted seeds for the success of more than 4,000 children.
Dr Jeremiah Lubasch, founder of Arugot, is a pediatrician from Argentina, to which his parents had fled from Germany and the Nazis in 1939. He made aliya to Israel with his family in 1977 and they settled in Haifa, where he discovered, through his work, that there were problems that were going untreated, especially among the Haredi population, who were unwilling to send their children to secular pre-schools or therapy centers.
Arugot — Helping Children Succeed Read More »
Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Toby Klein Greenwald
…In the main part of the paper of 9 August my attention was drawn to a full-page advertisement placed by the Brigitte Bardot Foundation and headed by the clarion call (in French): ’11th August 2019 – “Aid el-Kebir,” Day of Sorrow and Blood.’
What followed was a long and detailed diatribe against the fact that thousands of sheep were going to have their throats cut under appalling conditions….
Bardot Foundation fights kosher and halal slaughter Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish Religion
In a personal letter to her constituents, Congresswoman Susan A. Davis on Wednesday announced that this is her final term in Congress.
“I have struggled to make this very difficult decision. I will not seek another term in Congress. My decision today represents a desire to live and work ‘at home’ in San Diego,“ wrote Davis, who is an active member of San Diego’s Jewish community.
Rep. Susan Davis announces plans to retire Read More »
San Diego County, USA
To many, the term “Middle East peace” represents the impossible dream, if not the ultimate contradiction in terms. But there is a place in the region where Jews, Muslims, and Christians meet peacefully every day on the basis of shared concerns and a sense of humanity.
It’s not a country, though it is older than many of the nations in the vicinity. Nor is it a mirage, though the desert is within view.
Hadassah Hospital: An Oasis of Peace Read More »
Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
Items in today’s column:
*’Remembrance and Hope’ at Jewish Family Service depicts Holocaust Survivors’ lives
*Judy Gumbiner turns 75 with a big Tifereth Israel Synagogue celebration
Our Shtetl San Diego: September 4, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — American security assistance generally is predicated on the principle that a smaller or poorer country that has U.S. equipment and training will be better able to defend common interests than one that doesn’t. Sometimes it works that way. But sometimes it puts the U.S. in bed with people who want
Why is the U.S. training the Lebanese Army? Read More »
Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA
Beware of Human By Elona Baron as told to Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−On my walks in the neighborhood, I see a lot of Beware of Dog signs. Why don’t I ever see any Beware of Human signs? There are approximately 88,000,000 dogs in the United States, and, 49 Americans died from dog bites last year.
Hounding the Headlines: September 3, 2019 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – Eighty organizations on Tuesday wrote to the California State University (CSU) Chancellor and the University’s General Counsel demanding answers regarding San Francisco State University (SFSU) Professor Rabab Abdulhadi’s continued use of the university’s name and logo to spread anti-Semitism and false propaganda against Israel on social media. The groups
80 Jewish groups protest SF State prof’s postings Read More »
Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Items in today’s column
* A Non-Traditional, ‘Erotic’ Night of Yiddish poetry Has Been Rescheduled to Sept. 21.
* Some Rabbinic Thoughts as Rosh Hashanah Approaches
*A Rosh Hashanah Recipe: Apple & Olive Oil Cake
* Richard Hirschhaut to head regional office of American Jewish Committee
Our Shtetl San Diego: September 3, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release) — The following statement was issued by the Reform Judaism’s principal officers. As we begin the month of Elul, we enter a time of introspection and reflection culminating in the Jewish High Holidays. Individually and communally, we consider our actions, their impacts on others, and our responsibility to do whatever we
Reform Judaism condemns Trump’s ‘hate speech’ Read More »
Jewish Religion, USA
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –Benny Gantz, the leader of Israel’s Blue and White party, may have a distinguished record as the former IDF chief of staff (as have two other leaders, Ashkenazi and Ya’alon) and an attractive manner, but he hasn’t exactly overwhelmed us with his words and actions. Yet, according to current opinion
Gantz benefits from excesses of Netanyahu Read More »
Middle East