International

Comic-Con lauds Lily Renée as women’s trailblazer

Story and photos by Marcia Tatz Wollner SAN DIEGO — Most people at Comic Con go to the Masquerade on the Saturday night of the five-night convention. But on Saturday evening from 8:30-9:30pm over 50 participants attended the program Lily. This shows their serious commitment to the comics industry, history, women in comics, and to […]

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Jewish History, Marcia Tatz Wollner, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jewish trivia quiz: Marriage in Israel

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Protests are erupting in Israel and throughout the Jewish world as a result of the detention of a Conservative rabbi in Haifa by Israeli police, in response to a rabbinical court order. The Haifa Rabbinic Court charged the rabbi with “marrying those who are not eligible to be

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Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Middle East, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Pompeo slams Iranian kleptocracy

SIMI VALLEY, California (Press Release) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed Iranian leadership for stealing from that nation’s people, trampling on their rights, and exporting similar abuses around the globe.  The Secretary spoke Sunday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, then dialogued with former California governor Pete Wilson.  The State Department provided this

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Middle East, USA

A Holocaust book for older preteens

What Was The Holocaust? by Gail Herman, Penguin Random House, New York, © 2018, ISBN 978-0451533906, 105 pages, $5.99. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – That there are casualties and atrocities in war for both soldiers and civilians is summed up best by General U. S. Grant, “War is hell!” How about when there is

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, International, Jewish History

Anti- Israel protestors at UCLA may face prosecution

(c) Edwin Black LOS ANGELES — It began as yet another frustrating example of a university refusing to take swift action in a case of aggressive disruption of a pro-Israel event. The belligerent shutdown of a Students Supporting Israel panel discussion occurred at the University of California-Los Angeles on May 17, 2018. That incident has

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Edwin Black, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israel, Jordan team to save ‘White Helmet’ refugees

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Sunday: “The United States welcomes the safe evacuation of more than 400 members of the Syrian Civil Defense, otherwise known as the White Helmets, and their families from southwest Syria. We are glad that these ‎brave volunteers, who have saved thousands

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International, Middle East, USA

A new book for former San Diegan Marilyn Forstot

SAHUARITA, Arizona (Press Release) — More Precious than Rubies by former San Diegan Marilyn Forstot is set during and after the American Revolution. The story follows the life journey of a heroic Jewish woman, Sarah Perez, and her family. The well-researched novel shows early American life from a Jewish perspective and demonstrates the contributions Jews made

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 20, 2018 (5 items)

Anger over arrest of Conservative rabbi for officiating at a non-Orthodox wedding On the very morning of the day he was to drive to Jerusalem to participate at the President’s residence on a panel on Jewish diversity and unity, Conservative Rabbi Dov “Dubi” Haiyun was awakened by police in Haifa to be questioned about officiating

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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Netanyahu campaigns for reelection by going hard right

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — There’s no date for the next general election in Israel but the prime minister is already campaigning at full speed. Three most current instances come to mind, 1. He has promoted legislation, just passed, that will prove that he and his party are the only authentic custodians of the Zionist

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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East

Survivor Ruth G. Sax impresses Comic- Con audience

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Although Ruth Goldschmiedova Sax of Chula Vista conceded that she didn’t grow up with comics, or even know about Superman, whom she subsequently came to admire, she was clearly the hit of a panel on art and the Holocaust that was held Thursday, July 19, at the Comic-Can

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, USA

The chicken farmer who was tarred and feathered

By Oliver Pollak SAN FRANCISCO — The 25th Annual Laborfest in San Francisco, held in July, is a month long celebration with 55 programs of remembrance, struggle, accomplishment and martyrdom. California Historical Society director Anthea Hartig opened an event at the CHS quoting James Baldwin – “American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and

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Jewish History, Oliver Pollak, USA