SAN DIEGO (SDJW)– For many youngsters the bar/bat mitzvah age is 13. However, for Ruth Goldschmiedova Sax, that was not possible. She was 13 when she was forcibly taken to a concentration camp by the Nazis. She would survive that one and two others before the Holocaust was over. On Saturday, at age 90, Sax
Survivor, on her bat mitzvah, offers 13 tips for life Read More »
Jewish Religion, USAWorld Jewish Congress condemns Neo-Nazi attack on Jewish restaurant The World Jewish Congress vehemently condemns the reprehensible antisemitic attack that took place recently on the sidelines of a neo-Nazi protest in the east German city of Chemnitz, in which masked assailants hurled rocks and bottles at a Jewish restaurant, injuring one person. “It is inconceivable
Editor’s E-Mail Box: September 14, 2018 (3 items) Read More »
International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
“Not only was she a woman, but she was Japanese” – Glenn Scott Wright, director, Victoria Miro Gallery By Heather Z. Rothstain LOS ANGELES – I wasn’t interested in her work, then I watched this documentary. Move over Warhol, stand back Claes Oldenburg, Kusama’s time is now! Kusama Infinity – The Life and Art of
Talented artist Kusama overcomes prejudice Read More »
International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — The name of the author, the actress Simone Signoret, caught my eye and I bought Adieu Volodia for 50 cents (521 pages, hardback) last summer while browsing the stalls at a village brocante, a kind of flea-market in rural France where the locals bring out the items they wish
1985 novel by Simone Signoret still captivates Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — “The State of Israel against the Jews” is the provocative title of an article in Friday’s Ha’aretz Magazine by Eva Illuz, professor of sociology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and author of many important books and articles on current affairs. She bases her contention on the highly publicized encounters
Netanyahu alienates Jews around the world Read More »
International, Middle East, USABy Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra NEW YORK — As Turkey’s President Erdogan runs out of money, he is now, more than any time before, using religion to exploit the Balkans, especially the states that are more susceptible to Islamic influence. Bosnia is at the fore of Erdogan’s ambitious Islamic agenda, where he is
Failing economy dampens Turkey’s Balkan influence Read More »
Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East
Women in Peace subject of study at the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice The Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego is focusing on the role women can play in peace-making, with panels planned Oct. 23, Nov. 7, and Nov. 8 on the campus. Featured will be Rosa Emilia
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Middle East, USA
Editor’s Note: This is the 28th in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego. Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
Moorea, land of Moana and UC field studies Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and FoodAnne Frank Center releases open letter to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg “We understand it’s not easy keeping 2 billion members happy, much less shouldering the weight for all the nasty things they might say to one another. We genuinely appreciate all the good social media can accomplish: the personal connections, the charity drives, the human compassion,
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USASAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)–Nine of the world’s leading philanthropic foundations announced their intent to commit at least $459 million through 2022 to the protection, restoration and expansion of forests and lands worldwide and the recognition of indigenous peoples’ and traditional communities’ collective land rights and resource management. These are powerful and under-appreciated climate solutions and
AJWS endorses global campaign to save the forests Read More »
International, Middle East, The World We Share, USABy Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — The Palestinian Arabs have turned refugee status into a profession, according to Middle East expert Mordechai Kedar. If nothing is done to change this, by the end of the 21st century, Palestinian Arab “refugees” may number about 100 million! How’s that possible? UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works
Palestinian Refugee- ism must end Read More »
Middle East, Steve KramerEnhanced Interrogations to Identify Anonymous By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — President Trump has decided that polygraphing all the associates he suspects of writing the anonymous OpEd in the failing New York Times will not not yield the identity of the treasonous culprit. He has appointed Dick Cheney to serve as the Presidential Grand Inquisitor
Humoring the headlines: September 11, 2018 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The following statement was issued on Monday by the U.S. State Department: “The Administration has determined after careful review that the office of the General Delegation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Washington should close. We have permitted the PLO office to conduct operations that support the objective of
U.S. closes P.L.O office in Washington Read More »
Middle East, USABy Ira Shakansky JERUSALEM — Even before the book was published, excerpts were spreading across the media. It’s Bob Woodward’s Fear, reflecting numerous conversations with insiders about the reality of the Trump White House. It fits what’s been apparent from presidential tweets, and extemporaneous comments later modified by aides. And it’s reinforced by an anonymous
Decision- making chaotic in U.S., calculated in Israel Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA