By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The received wisdom in Israel and in pro-Israel circles in the Diaspora is that if only Israel had better public relations (PR) it would be understood, appreciated and supported by foreign powers. It may be a noble way of blaming ourselves (or at least government officials) than recognizing the
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Middle EastBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — It’s surprising, some would say shocking, where you find little incidents of anti-Semitism. They sort of sneak up on you in sublime places, leaving you in a quandary whether to address it or walk away from it. This happened to me on the final sea day on the home
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nicki Haley held joint news conference yesterday to announce the withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Following is a transcript of their remarks.
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International, Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO — Following are some of the stories of Jewish interest that hit our editor’s computer mail box at editor@sdjewishworld.com on Tuesday, June 19. We are interested in local, national, and international news of Jewish interest, and welcome comments from members of the Jewish community about these news items. Bernie Sanders blasts family separations at border
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — My maternal grandparents were born in the 1800’s in the land that today is known as Israel. They passed away before I was born, and I regret I never got the chance to talk with them and hear their stories. Thus, it is with great interest that I perused
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountyBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Paul Aken operates the Platen Press Museum which is located, appropriately enough, in Mt. Zion, Illinois. Although it is coincidental, the religiously themed name of Aken’s city harkens back to the primary use of movable type after it was invented in Germany in 1439 by Johannes Gutenberg: It
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
SAN DIEGO — Following are some of the stories of Jewish interest that hit our editor’s computer mail box at editor@sdjewishworld.com on Monday, June 18. We are interested in local, national, and international news of Jewish interest, and welcome comments from members of the Jewish community about these news items. * American Israel Public Affairs Committee pleased
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Jonathan Freedland is a distinguished British journalist and a committed Jew. He normally writes for The Guardian, but on June 18 he published an article in the London Jewish Chronicle with the tile, “Benjamin Netanyahu thinks non-orthodox Jewish life outside Israel is doomed: for Bibi, the diaspora is mostly
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Middle East, USA
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Those who aren’t friendly to Israel, including some Jews, think that a country for the Jews goes against the trends of integration and accommodation across religions, races, and ethnicity. Extremists, including some Jews, say that Israel should remove its designation as being Jewish, should become “a country for all if
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — A few years ago, I interviewed Todd Salovey about the upcoming Jewish Arts Festival. In it’s third year, he announced a production that was all in Spanish. The audience laughed at him and he said, “Don’t laugh. It’s sold out.” That sellout performance was the work of Teatro Punto
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Eric George Tauber, International, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Story and photos by Donald H. Harrison; other photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — They sang, they danced, they ate, and, really, what better ways are there to celebrate Israel during its 70th birthday year? On Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17, who better to introduce the outdoor entertainment in Balboa Park’s area of
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, USA
SAN DIEGO — Following are some of the stories of Jewish interest that hit our editor’s computer mail box at editor@sdjewishworld.com on Saturday, June 16, and Sunday, June 17. We are interested in local, national, and international news of Jewish interest, and welcome comments from members of the Jewish community about these news items. American Jewish
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA
The Third Door by Alex Banayan; © 2018 Crown Publishing Group of Penguin Random House LLC; ISBN 9780894-136662; 286 pages plus acknowledgments; $26. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This is the story of a college student’s frenetic search for off-campus enlightenment in which he schemes and obsesses over interviewing the world’s most successful
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – What started as a family research project has developed into an intriguing way to tell the stories of Holocaust survivors that may ignite the interest of younger generations. Sarah Kamaras, an independent film maker based in New York, has taken the usual components of survivor testimony and stock
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA