International

Scaffolding movie constructs troubled youth’s story

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO —  Scaffolding, a Hebrew-language film with English subtitles, is a story of Asher (Asher Lax), a troubled 12th grade student, whose temper gets him in trouble with teachers, administrators, and other students alike.  Asher has no respect for boundaries, nevertheless he has about him an innate sense of justice. 

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

Editor’s E-Mail Box: September 21, 2018 (7 items)

58 organizations seek sanction of professor who refuses recommendation for Israel-bound student After a University of Michigan (U-M) professor agreed to write a recommendation for a student and then reneged when he realized it was for study in Israel, 58 organizations demanded that U-M President Schissel sanction all U-M professors who engage in that or

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Dorothea’s book: ‘All Quiet on the Midwestern Plains’

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — So, this is the moment I’ve been waiting for. My new book is out. Hooray! So far it’s only available as an ebook, but the paperback version is in the pipeline and will be available soon, I hope. It’s taken about two years to write, which is almost

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, USA

Anti- Israel disruption at UCI under police probe

(c) Edwin Black IRVINE, California — Campus police at University of California, Irvine will in the near future refer anti-Israeli event disruptors of a May 3, 2018 pro-Israel event to Orange County prosecutors, according to a UCI spokesperson. Referral will occur, says the spokesperson, as soon as the campus police investigation concludes. If so, UCI

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Edwin Black, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Whatever your party, vote for women’s health

By Ellen Hershkin NEW YORK — It’s thrilling to be part of a historical moment when women are stepping into the political arena in record-breaking numbers. They’re tossing their hats into the ring — left, right and center — in national, statewide and local races. It’s an auspicious lead-in for next year’s 100th anniversary of the

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israeli diplomat: Truth, peace under Palestinian attack

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Eitan Weiss, deputy chief of mission for the Israel Consulate General in Los Angeles, said during a lunch-time interview here on Thursday  that Israel’s Palestinian opponents neither want peace nor have any regard for the truth. Those pushing BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanctions) against Israel “have no problems

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

‘Intelligent Lives’ tracks 3 adults with mental disabilities

Intelligent Lives, a documentary by Dan Habib, scheduled for release September 21. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Intelligent Lives, a documentary by Dan Habib about the high potential of people with mental disabilities, is scheduled for New York City release Sept. 21 and around the country thereafter.  Narrated by Chris Cooper, whose son

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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

High marks for Spike Lee film probing Klan

By Sheldon Foster Merel ENCINITAS, California — BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee ‘s recently released film, covers  the early years  of the Black Power Movement in the 1970s , and  most importantly exposes  the Klu KLux Klan’s  insidious  agenda  of racism,  and Anti-Semitism in America. BlacKkKlansman is  based  on the life of  Ron Stallworth who served as 

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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: September 17, 2018 (4 items)

Terrorist victim Ari Fuld mourned The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America had expressed its great sadness over the death of Ari Fuld zk”l, a U.S.-Israeli citizen who was killed over the weekend in Israel by a Palestinian terrorist. Fuld, 45, was attacked Sunday morning by a terrorist wielding a knife outside a shopping

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA